7 Amendments of Ulrike MÜLLER related to 2017/2088(INI)
Amendment 10 #
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1. Believes that it is crucial for the EU farming sector to support a new generation of environmentally conscious and global minded young farmers in tackling the many challenges ahead, such as climate change, preserving natural resources (soil, water and air), increasing biodiversity and promoting sustainable agricultural production;
Amendment 20 #
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2. Highlights that current common agricultural policy (CAP) instruments for young farmers should be improved in the future; notes that these tools must be targeted to young farmers’ specific needs, including their economic and social needs, and promote projects with the highest added value for farmers and underlines that the administrative procedures for young farmers should be efficient and simple in order to minimize the administrative burden on applicants and public authorities; notes that these tools must be targeted to young farmers’ specific needs, including their economic and social needs, and promote projects with the highest added value for farmers; believes that the use of the environmentally-friendly and climate-smart innovative solutions and technologies in order to strengthen farming competitiveness and long-term food security is a key issue;
Amendment 34 #
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3. Stresses that generational renewal is key to maintaining vibrant rural areas across Europe that foster jobs and sustainable business activity; notes that this requires to take a long term perspective, in particular with regard to the access to infrastructure and services, includingsuch as healthcare, social services, education, transport and high- speed broadband;
Amendment 37 #
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3. Stresses that generational renewal is key to maintaining vibrant rural areas across Europe that foster jobs and, sustainable business activity and innovation; notes that this requires access to infrastructure and services, including healthcare, social services, education, transport and high- speed broadband;
Amendment 50 #
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4. Emphasises that young farmers must be trained and skilled to enable them to find the ever-more complex solutions required to face current and future environmental challenges, including the use of the latest technological developments in farming; important for successful solutions and innovation is that the administrative burden should not increase;
Amendment 51 #
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4. Emphasises that young farmers must be trained and skilled to enable them to find the ever-more complex solutions required to face current and future environmental challenges, including the use of the latest technological developments in farming; therefore advanced training and exchange between young farmers across the European Union is needed;
Amendment 79 #
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6 a. Takes note of the social insurance system in Germany as a positive example, as it contributes significantly to increase the share of farmers that hand over their farm to the next generation as well as to the access to expensive loans for young farmers;