Activities of Norbert ERDŐS related to 2015/2353(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Preparation of the post-electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament's input ahead of the Commission's proposal (A8-0224/2016 - Jan Olbrycht, Isabelle Thomas) HU
Amendments (9)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Whereas the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that the expected rise in the world’s population to 9.1 billion by 2050 will require a 60% increase in food production and a 24% increase in crop yields in the developed countries by that date; stresses that one of the most important goals in the future will be maintaining food security in the European Union and providing assistance to poorer countries to address the challenges of food security; stresses that food, like water, will be a strategic commodity in the future and therefore Europe will need the Common Agricultural Policy and a strong agricultural budget more than ever before;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the CAP provides income support to farmers through Pillar 1 and provides support for environmental programmes and economic activity in rural areas and prevents rural depopulation; notes, in this connection, that it is essential to maintain the two-pillar CAP structure in order to compensate and support farmers and rural areas and protect and create jobs in rural areas;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that the current amount in Heading 2, as provided for in the current MFF, must remain at least at the same level; refers, in this connection, to Article 2 of the MFF Regulation, which clearly states that allocated national envelopes may not be reduced by the midterm revision; considers, furthermore, that other Union policies must have the necessary financial means to allow the Union to honour its legal obligations in accordance with the corresponding sectoral legislation; considers it unacceptable that the funds set aside for agricultural policy are reallocated in order to compensate for a lack of funds in other policies or programmes;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists also that the amounts for direct payments in Heading 2 should be left untouched; points out that this is crucial for the income situation of many farmers, particularly during times of crishe crisis which is affecting several agricultural branches, and that the absorption rate per year is almost 100 %;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. On recent food safety scandals: in light of, for example, the 2011 E-coli outbreak, the 2013 horsemeat scandal and the ongoing issue with counterfeit honey from China, along with current outbreaks of animal diseases such as African swine fever in Poland and the Baltic States and the avian influenza epidemic in France, insists that, during the mid-term review of the multiannual financial framework, the excess funds from other budgetary items listed in Chapter 3 be reallocated to address food safety and animal health crises, as the EU funds currently available – altogether EUR 1.89 million over seven years – are insufficient;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the fixed ceilings for the CAP until 2020 entail much lower margins than in the previous MFF, while the sector faces more challenges; stresses, in this regard, that any use of the margin must be exclusively to address the needs of the agricultural sector, given that long-term planning and investment security are essential for EU farmers; points out that agriculture should not be the only sector to bear the brunt of political decisions, as is currently the case with the Russian embargo; asks the Commission to keep up negotiations with Russia with a view to ending the agricultural embargo as soon as possible on the basis of mutual agreement;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that agricultural production has an extremely high added value, since it also supplies the processing sector, thereby contributing to economic and social cohesion in regions and to the EU’s balanced regional development; points out that it is therefore necessary to maintain and, where appropriate, step up the support received by farmers, since this provides an incentive to increase agricultural production; stresses that the CAP and cohesion policy contributes significantly to growth and employment in rural areas, more so than other Union policies; recalls that, in statistical terms, one farmer provides seven additional jobs in related sectors; points to the importance of maintaining the CAP’s focus on supporting small-scale and family farming businesses as the cornerstone of agricultural production in the EU and of life in the EU’s rural areas;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the important role of food processing in keeping the EU’s agricultural sector competitive; acknowledges that the European Union’s competitive advantage on the global market is primarily in food and drink, which have a high added value and whose designated origin may be protected; considers that protecting geographical indicators should be one of the most important objectives at the international free trade negotiations; stresses that in the future considerable EU funds should be spent on establishing and developing food processing plants by means of a strong rural development pillar;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that the success of the CAP and acceptance thereof also depends on further reducing bureaucracy and limiting regulatory administrative provisions to an acceptable level; acknowledges that the single area payment scheme (SAPS) is a simple and fair means of support which is easy to implement and therefore recommends that SAPS be kept after 2020;