During its session in Strasbourg, the European Parliament adopted an amendment proposed by PiS MEP Mariusz Kamiński calling on the European Commission to take “concrete, urgent, and decisive action,” to halt the influx of cheap fertilizers from Russia into the European market.
This provision was added to a resolution on strengthening the EU’s unwavering support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s war of aggression. The adopted amendment points out that Russia is shifting from exporting gas to the European market to exporting fertilizers produced using cheap gas subject to EU sanctions.
“In the resolution, we emphasized that fertilizer exports are not only a major source of revenue and foreign currency for the Russian state—directly fueling Moscow’s war machine—but also threaten the EU’s economies and food security,” — explains MEP Mariusz Kamiński. “This situation affects the plant in Puławy, but its consequences are much broader. In the amendment I proposed, I emphasized that the EU’s dependence on Russian fertilizers is growing at an alarming rate, which is why we are demanding decisive action. The amendment was supported by 435 MEPs across party lines, representing nearly all political groups. Only the most pro-Russian MEPs voted against it. I hope that the strong appeal I put forward will receive an appropriate response from the new European Commission. The nitrogen industry is strategic for Poland’s security. Defending Zakłady Azotowe Puławy means defending jobs and ensuring food security. “I will continue to monitor this matter, and later this week I will submit a parliamentary question asking how the Commission intends to implement Parliament’s appeal,” announced MEP Mariusz Kamiński.
