13 Amendments of Michela GIUFFRIDA related to 2015/2353(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the CAP provides income support to farmers through Pillar 1 and provides support for environmental programmes and economic activity in rural areas and prevents rural depopulation; notes, in this connection, that it is essential to maintain the two-pillar CAP structure in order to compensate and support farmeagricultural and livestock sectors and rural areas;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that, were all policies in the EU, nationally or at Union level, to be entirely financed from the EU budget, the CAP share would only amount to 1 %, which seems very reasonable for a policy that supplies food for over 500 million citizens, supports environmental sustainability and creates employment; considers that the CAP is the best and cheapest security policy of the Union as it ensures sufficient food supply, fosters territorial cohesion and prevents rural depopulation;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that, were all policies in the EU, nationally or at Union level, to be entirely financed from the EU budget, the CAP share would only amount to 1 %, which seems very reasonable for a policy that supplies food for over 500 thousandmillion citizens; considers that the CAP is the best and cheapest security policy of the Union as it ensures sufficient food supply;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that no alteration to the allocation of funds under Heading 2 agreed for the 2014-2020 period is included in the aims of the MFF mid-term review, although some guidance can be provided for the next programming period;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that grants are an effective and priority form of support in many areas of public intervention; recognises the potential of financial instruments as a form of support for ESI Funds; calls for a more simplified use of financial instruments in future;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that price volatility linked to worsening market conditions in many agricultural sectors has significantly increased in recent years, leading to severe income volatility; stresses, therefore, the need to ensure that sufficient budgetary resources are available to deal with the market crises, such as those caused on occasions by decisions taken outside the industry, such as the foreclosure of the Russian market after the veto, which currently affectings the milk, pig meat and fruit and vegetable sectors; a particularly, along with the phasing out of the milk quota system a year ago. Adds in this regard that, owing to the CAP budget cuts made during the last MFF negotiations, direct payments from the first pillar of the CAP are currently insufficient to mitigate the income volatility experienced by farmers;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Commission to take into account the extraordinary efforts made by Member States and regions in providing appropriate reception conditions and integrating asylum seekers and other migrants, and to explore the possibility, in compliance with the expenditure ceilings set out in the MFF and without prejudice to the adjustment of the cohesion policy budget, pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation 1311/2013, of providing additional assistance to such Member States and regions when reviewing the functioning of the MFF;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the fixed ceilings for the CAP until 2020 entail much lower margins than in the previous MFF, while the sector faces more challenges; stresses, in this regard, that any use of the margin must be exclusively to address the needs of the agricultural sector, given that long-term planning and investment security are essential for EU farmers; points out that agriculture should not be the only sector to bear the brunt of political decisions, as is currently the case with the Russian embargo and with the Euro- Mediterranean agreements;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that the obligations imposed on European farmers with regard to environmental sustainability and food security have no parallel in global agriculture.
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 15 – subparagraph 1 (new)
stresses the need to face global economic competition through appropriate farm sizes; considers the incentive for solutions that group together agricultural holdings, such as Producers’ Organisations, to be critical in this regard
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes the link between maintaining enough funds in the CAP budget and obtaining enough added value for society as a whole, in particular, so that job creation and improvements to quality of life increase the appeal of rural life compared with urban areas;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that the success of the CAP and acceptance thereof also depends on further reducing bureaucracy and, limiting regulatory administrative provisions to an acceptable level; and, what is more, stresses that there should be a more direct link between the current support system and the creation of employment and wealth in the territory where food is produced.
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that the success of the CAP and acceptance thereof also depends on further reducing bureaucracy and limiting regulatory administrative provisions to an acceptable level, and also on the promptness of payments from designated national authorities;