Biofuels Bill amendment debate causes tension in the Se

On Monday, the Sejm debated over 18 amendments to the Biofuels Bill, most of which were rejected. Yet another attempt at amending the project will take place on July 10. A heated debate is sure to arise, since tension between the agricultural and the fuel lobby is intensifying. Yesterday, the Sejm special committee for the Enterprise Development Labor program, discussed potential amendments to the project. It was suggested, for example, that only domestic natural resources would be used for the production of biocomponents. Government members assessed this amendment as being incompatible with EU law. Andrzej Grad from the Civic Platform (PO) put forward a proposal to make the amount of bio-components in biofuels dependent on the requirements of producers and the fuel sector. This, however, generated unfavorable reaction. Talks will continue on Thursday (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) A.C.