24 Amendments of Angélique DELAHAYE related to 2017/2088(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that it is crucial for the EU farming sector, particularly in view of the ageing of the European farming population, to support a new generation of environmentally conscious young farmers in tackling the many challenges ahead, such as climate change, preserving natural resources (soil, water and air), improving soil quality, increasing biodiversity and promoting sustainable agricultural production;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the ageing of the farming population in the Member States is a major problem;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the problems of generational renewal and access to land are recurrent problems that have persisted for years and which require genuine solutions to address them;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to take into account the diversity of territory, in particular the difficult areas, which require particular support;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the shortage of young people pursuing careers in farming is jeopardising the economic and social sustainability of rural areas and the EU's independence with regard to food;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and finance research and innovation in innovative environmental practices and the development of renewable energy on farms, and to promote the exchange of best practices among farmers;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas new entrants such as young farmers are particularly vulnerable to price volatility and whereas they encounter additional difficulties in gaining access to funding from banks or other credit programmes, due to a lack of financial assets to be used as security;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take measures to secure farmers' incomes in the face of various climate, health and economic risks and thus make farms more resilient, in particular by introducing new risk management tools and strengthening the existing ones;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of coherence between local, national and EU measures for young farmers; calls on Member States to facilitate generational renewal, including through inheritance and taxation laws, rules on access to land, territorial planning and farm succession strategies; notes that the current CAP payments system, and decoupled payments in particular, contributes to higher land rental costs and purchase prices and does not promote the transfer of farmland;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that it is the role of the Commission to align social, tax and environmental standards in agriculture in the Member States in order, ultimately, to have these standards harmonised and stabilised at European level;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that any successful strategy for generational renewal and supporting young farmers should take a holistic approach, facilitating young farmers’ access to land, bank finance and other credit schemes, advisory services and training; stresses that this should make farming, which is vital for humanity, an attractive occupation to young farmers and wider society.
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform 2014- 2020 introduced new measures to support young farmers in setting up farms; expresses concern however thatthat the level of administrative burdens may be inhibitings the take-up of these measures; notes that the overall administration of the direct payments and Rural Development Programme measures is perceived as very complex and difficult, especially for new entrants who are not familiar with the payment system;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recognises that farmers must be able to remain in charge of their land and that if a farm is to work well it must be free and flexible in the same way as any other type of business;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that to be economically viable a farm must be able to expand in order to attain a critical size commensurate with the economic reality of the market;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Stresses that owners must be free to sell to whoever they want and calls on the Commission to facilitate the transfer of land, and succession in particular, in order to make it easier for young people to set up;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Access to land and countering ‘land- grabbing’
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take measures to combat farmland speculation, given that access to land is the biggest problem faced by young and new farmers;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that in many Member States the generational renewal and the access of young people to agricultural land is hindered by late succession; considers that the current CAP lacks any incentives for older farmers to pass their businesses to younger generations; recommends reconsidering the implementation of measures that would motivate older holders to pass on their farms, experience and knowledge to young and new farmers, such as the ‘farm-exit scheme’ and other incentives for retirement;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the Member States and the regions should be given more power to regulate farmland and set restrictions to that end, particularly with a view to tackling Europe’s land-grabbing and concentration phenomenon, which is limiting young farmers’ options when starting out;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. The same conditions and standard of living should be ensured for young people living in rural areas as well as for those living in urban areas. In order to avoid discrimination and to prevent the abandonment of rural areas, it should be provided: Wi-Fi connection, access to health, education, training and innovation, better roads;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Encourages the setting-up of an "Erasmus" type scheme associated with vocational training to improve young farmers' skills and experience;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to offer more training opportunities for potential and confirmed young farmers, including farming, technological, new technological and entrepreneurial skills such as marketing, networking, communication and financial expertise;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage initiatives such as the French 'Demain je serai paysan', which aims to promote farming as a career among young people and to give them all the information they need to get the relevant training and set up their farms;