After yesterday’s welcome ITRE Committee vote, the European Parliament’s plenary needs to safeguard EU’s strategic soy supply chains.

The European Biodiesel Board and FEDIOL welcome yesterday’s ITRE Committee adoption of the important EPP-ECR Motion for Objection[1] to Delegated Act 2026/2680. This delegated act threatens the viability of EU soy cultivation and processing based on a flawed methodology within the framework of the Renewable Energy Directive.

It is now the responsibility of the European Parliament Plenary to ensure policy coherence between the EU regulatory framework governing production of crop-based biofuels and the EU protein autonomy ambitions: namely the soon-to-be published Commission Protein Plan and the ongoing revision of the Common Market Organisation Regulation (CMO II - EU Protein crops sector).

Considering the strategic role soy processing plays for enhancing EU food security and having regard to the serious consequences for the EU-based farming and processing sectors, we urge the European Parliament Plenary to object to the Delegated Regulation.

EBB and FEDIOL stand ready to engage with the Members of the European Parliament in order to gather the absolute majority needed to object to this Delegated Act.

EBB - The European Biodiesel Board

FEDIOL - The Vegetable oil and protein meal industry
 

[1] Co-signed by 13 MEPs from EPP, ECR and Renew Groups:

Angelika Niebler, Christian Ehler, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Matej Tonin, Letizia Moratti, Andrea Wechsler, Elena Donazzan, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Nicola Procaccini, Angelika Winzig, Michael Hadjipantela, Zala Tomaši''.chr('269').'', Andreas Glück

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ITRE-RD-789919_EN.pdf