6 Amendments of Edouard FERRAND related to 2016/2024(BUD)
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission and the Member States to be more active in proposing lasting solutions to combat the significcombat the high volatily of farm prices by instituting a policy of regulation of production antd price volatility of agricultural products and by limiting the impact of agricultural imports from third countries; notes that price volatility occurs more frequently in a more globalised market, requiring more effective and rapid actions in order to prevent farmers’ incomes being negatively impacted;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to increase the competitiveness and sustainability of European agriculturebolster the model of family farming on small and medium-sized farms, and calls for financial resources to be made available to meet these objectives;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the continuing imbalances in the food supply chain with primary producers being considerably weaker than other actors in the chain; urges the Commission to take action to improve the transparency of prices and margins in the food supply chain; highlights Parliament’s position on unfair trading practices; calls for a revision of the competition rules which apply to agriculture.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers that the European Union ought no longer to provide direct or indirect support to farmers in third countries whose production competes with that of EU Member States;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Is concerned about the impact of a partnership with Ukraine on European farming;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Stresses that it is paradoxical on the one hand to pursue a costly and inhibiting policy of greening while on the other hand conducting trade negotiations with major agricultural producing countries which do not abide by the same standards, and calls for the free trade negotiations with the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to be suspended; considers it inappropriate to resume discussion of an EU-MERCOSUR trade agreement.