Activities of Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ related to 2020/2085(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare
Amendments (13)
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the laying hens directive has been a success; whereas this success is limited, however, given the broad range of approacshown insufficient progress and it did not meet the real needs of laying hens applied by the Member States tond gradually put pressure on change, which its implementation, which has distorted competition in the single market;why alternatives to a cage housing system1a began to be used more in individual Member States; _________________ 1aEuropean Union; End the cage age: Looking for alternatives, 2020; https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2020/658539/IPOL_STU(20 20)658539_EN.pdf
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas it is in the interests of both farmers and consumers to ensure equal conditions in the internal market and at the same time equal conditions for imports of products from third countries;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas European parliament adopted the resolution of 10 June 2021 on the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘End the Cage Age’ with the objective of phasing out the use of cages in EU animal farming by 2027;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Acknowledges the Commission's decision to complete the impact assessment of the ban on cage farming prepared by EFSA in 2022 and the revision of animal welfare legislation, including Directive 98/58/EC, by 2023;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that changes must be made after scientific evaluation and with a view to meeting citizens’ needs, with due account for consumers’ choices and purchasing power; calls for shorter supply chains in human nutrition, relying on locally or regionally produced food to provide consumers with better direct access to local food and to support small farmers;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. WarnsPoints out that any potential changes to cages will need to be accompanied by precise and unambiguous definitions of what constitutes a cage; urges the Commission, as part of the implementation of the new legislation, to precisely and clearly define the conditions for the breeding of individual species of animals, including facilities for their breeding, which will be based on examples of good practices of alternative housing systems; in preparing new legislation, the Commission should consider impact studies that identify the increased costs of these farms, as well as the risks associated with the spread of disease, increased stress and aggressive animal behaviour2a; emphasizes that alternative breeds can eliminate these negative elements in the long run; it is necessary to create a system of effective breeding, where animals live in favourable conditions and are also economically prosperous for breeders; _________________ 2aEuropean Union; End the cage age: Looking for alternatives, 2020; https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2020/658539/IPOL_STU(20 20)658539_EN.pdf
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for further special financial support for breeders linked to the transition to an alternative housing system for animals in connection with the implementation of new legislation banning cage farming, to which the European Commission committed by 2027 on the basis of a call from the European parliament´s resolution of 10 June 2021 on the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘End the cage age’;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for financial support to be provided to livestock farmers who must effect a transition on their farms, whether by means of public policies (a coherent combination of different tools, including the CAP) or the market, and for consumers to be provided with clear and transparent information by ensuring clear and reliable labelling of animal products on welfare- related aspects of their production; calls, further, for a positive and non-stigmatising communications strategy to be implemented; calls on the Commission and the Member States to communicate positively and arouse awareness on the importance and quality of work of farmers and animal breeders and the positive effects of the new animal welfare legislation;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that practices intended to improve animal well-being usually incur higher production costs and increase farmers’ workload, and that this must be offset by corresponding remuneration; stresses, by way of example, that phasing in loose housing for pregnant sows would require a 30-year transition period to ensure that the additional costs incurred are recouped from the market, and that the least onerous way of introducing this is to construct new buildings, something that can only be done withdemands the cooperation of the authorities in issuing building permits and to reduce the administrative burden;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Invites the Commission to improve the internal market by devising a harmonised, shared strategy on animal welfare in European countriesincluding changes resulting from new European animal welfare legislation;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the Commission to inform consumers and raise their awareness of the reality of livestock farming and the diversity and origin of production methods by showing, without dogmatism, the care and attention that farmers pay to their animals; invites Member States to incorporate this campaign in school programs;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Asks the Commission to accompany any decision with a scientific and economic impact assessment (including a market studyenvironmental, economic and social impact) taking into account the diversity of farming methods in each sector in the European Union and analysing the situation from both the animal’s (species by species and at different stages of production) and the farmer’s perspective;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to re- evaluate trade agreements with third countries in order to ensure that they meet the same animal welfare and product quality standards;