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🛑 Copa and Cogeca deeply disappointed by the European Parliament’s vote on CBAM In plenary today @Europarl_EN rejected “Article 27a” closing the only door to a temporary safeguard that could have protected farmers from the impact of exceptionally high fertiliser prices in times of crisis. ❌As fertiliser prices remain high and geopolitical tensions are putting further pressure on energy and fertiliser markets, this decision is simply incomprehensible! By backing an industry-led approach without providing a meaningful safeguard for farmers, this decision risks undermining 🇪🇺 productive capacity and leaving farmers increasingly exposed in a market that remains far from transparent. Ultimately, the consequences will not stop at the farm gate: higher production costs will feed through to food prices and consumers. What makes this decision even more disappointing is that a balanced solution was available. It would have been entirely possible to preserve the objectives of supporting the decarbonisation and competitiveness of the European fertiliser industry while introducing a targeted and temporary crisis safeguard for farmers. 👎The proposal to allow the Commission to redirect CBAM revenues to support farmers in times of crisis would be little more than a sticking plaster. The same applies to the proposal to include cereals for export in the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund. ⛔️With the position adopted by Parliament today, and a Council position that offers little more, farmers have very few reasons to expect a meaningful solution from the upcoming trilogue negotiations. @COPACOGECA nevertheless calls on MEPs and Member States to use the forthcoming negotiations, as well as the revision of the ETS framework, to address this structural problem. Read full >>>>copa-cogeca.eu/press-release…