13 Amendments of Jean ARTHUIS related to 2018/2037(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the EU is both the world’s largest importer and exporter of agri-food products; at the same time the options of using CAP rural development programmes (RDPs) to contribute towards insurance, mutual funds and income stabilisation schemes for farmers have not been implemented widely;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for increased support for family farms and young farmers;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls for better synergies between CAP and other EU policies, in particular regarding energy, water supply, land use, biodiversity and ecosystems, and the development of remote and mountainous areas;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Calls for measures to further increase the competitiveness of food production sector, introduction of new technologies and increased productivity thus thereby strengthening the EU's leading role in the world.
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the CAP pursues inseparable economic and environmental objectives, and this twin-track approach must be preserved and even reinforced, in the context of the reform of the first pillar and the greening scheme, in favour of a transition towards a European agricultural model which is sustainable and efficient;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the intenaspiration to further simplify and modernise the CAP, but emphasises that the integrity of the single market and a truly common policy must be the overriding priorities of reformand in particular the progress made with the adoption of the omnibus, but stresses that a policy which is not understood by its stakeholders and beneficiaries cannot claim to be meeting its targets;
Amendment 1025 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation and modernisation in agriculture by supporting tapplied and basic research and their development in order to support farmers in the evolution of their practices in order to respond more effectively to health, environmental and competitiveness issues; Training and agricultural extension as a pre-condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States should also be fostered, while fostering the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models between Member States;
Amendment 1044 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls in particular on the Commission to support the experimentation, by farmers and research bodies or government agencies, of collective measures aimed at mitigating climate change by combating soil erosion and providing incentives for the development of practices to store more carbon in the soil;
Amendment 1141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, health and market risks, by creating additional incentives for flexible risk management and stabilisation tools while ensuring broad access; such as setting up a European agricultural insurance fund which can be mobilised at times of crisis, aimed at reducing production volumes in order to ensure that the price of raw materials produced in Europe will rise or stabilise. This instrument, which proved its worth during the milk crisis, should be institutionalised and put into use across the board so that it can provide maximum benefit;
Amendment 1162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chainCalls on the Commission, with regard to the specific nature of the agricultural market and in line with the objectives of Article 39 TFEU and the exception described in Article 42 TFEU, to mitigate the effects of its competition policy by allowing practices, agreements and arrangements between producers within the food supply chain by means of a clear legal framework which would consolidate the position of upstream producers, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis preventionpromote the concentration of supply in individual sectors, improve transparency in the markets and prevent fresh crises from breaking out;
Amendment 1256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Considers that at the present time it would not be beneficial if we felt compelled to draw on public subsidies to help certain agricultural sectors which have been weakened by the negotiation of new free-trade agreements;
Amendment 1268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Considers that, in order to achieve coherence, we should avoid making agriculture the adjustment variable for negotiations on free-trade agreements in future and instead proceed according to the ‘single pocket’ principle;