13 Amendments of Ulrike MÜLLER related to 2017/2116(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas it is necessary to adopt a more comprehensive analysis of the protein issue in Europe so as to maximise the number of instruments at our disposal for boosting the effectiveness of action to reduce our dependence on imported vegetable proteins;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas proteins are at the core of the challenges of food safety, animal feed, biofuels, environmental protection and global warming; whereas they are essential to life and are present in all foods consumed by both humans and animals;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the EU would benefit from large scale production of protein crops by reducing our deficit in plant protein; recognises the significant obstacles stemming from the relatively low yields of suitable legumes and their weak price competitiveness in relation to imported products;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the nitrogen needed to feed plants and manufacture vegetable proteins is today mainly provided by synthetic nitrogenous fertilisers, which are costly to produce and generate pollution of both water and airhave a high ecological footprint by using large amounts of fossil fuels during the production process; Highlights that this does not contribute to the goal of the circular economy and making more efficient use of our resources and waste streams; Therefore, the use and development of alternative organic nitrogen fertilisers needs to be stimulated, such as the recycling of nutrients from organic waste streams like animal manure;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that protein crops grown in the EU contribute to a more sustainable livestock production; in this regard, stresses the importance of diverse crop rotation and efficient nutrient and water management.
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Encourages investment in legume breeding and highlights that climate change increases the need for stress resistant crops.
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the process that has been made in the development and validation of analytical methods for official controls on the presence of Processed Animal Protein (PAP) in feed; Is looking forward to further developments in this field, to re-authorise pig PAP in poultry feed or poultry PAP in pig feed, in order to both contribute to the circular economy and to become less depended on imported vegetable protein;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights that legislation on processed animal protein is often outdated and should be made fit for purpose in order to create more room within the regulatory framework to make the use of alternative protein sources easier, such as insect proteins;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers it necessary to invest in new breeding techniques in order to develop firstly, protein crops that are more adapted to the European climate, and secondly, improve the protein value of our crops; stresses the importance of security of investments in order to foster research and investment in breeding better protein crops in the EU;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that this plan calls for the mobilisation and coordination of several EU policies: the CAP, the Renewable Energy Directive, research policy, the neighbourhood policy and trade policy;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers it important for the CAP to support protein crop cultivation by means of the voluntary coupled payment (which, if not restricted to crops and regions in difficulty, would give scope for more action) and the greening payment, and by means of the second pillar, particularly through agro-environmental measures on organic farming, investment quality, advice, training and of course innovation via the EIP;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that it is necessary to secure our soya supplies by cooperating more closely with our neighbourhood, in particularfor example with Ukraine, which has opted for Europe and which produces soya that could be brought into the EU via the Danube;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Takes the view that the 1992 Blair House Agreement is now obsolete and is likely to hamper the sustainable development of protein crop growing in Europe; calls, therefore, for the useful contribution of protein crop biofuel production – which is helping to ensure the supply of GMO-free proteins in the EU – to be recognised in the biofuel debate and properly taken into account;