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MEPs in the industry committee in Brussels on Thursday adopted plans to phase in 50-percent tariffs on Russian (and Belarusian) fertiliser over the next three years (Photo: davidgordillo)

MEPs back Russia fertiliser crackdown, sidelining Orbán

MEPs have agreed sanctions-like tariffs on Russian fertiliser, but one lawmaker says such trade measures are not an effective workaround for Hungary's veto in the EU Council. 

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

MEPs in the industry committee in Brussels on Thursday adopted plans to phase in 50-percent tariffs on Russian (and Belarusian) fertiliser over the next three years (Photo: davidgordillo)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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