Policy Watch|European Union
Brussels drafts Nitrates Directive change to let farmers use manure-based liquid digestates in place of chemical fertiliser
The European Commission opened a one-month public feedback period on 19 October 2026 on a targeted amendment to the Nitrates Directive. It would let Member States extend the RENURE recovered-nitrogen option to certain liquid digestates from livestock manure. Next come a qualified-majority vote in the Nitrates Committee and three months of Parliament and Council scrutiny.
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