5 Amendments of Michela GIUFFRIDA related to 2016/2024(BUD)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of agriculture and rural development in delivering many EU objectives and the important part it represents of the overall EU budget for 2017; insists, given its importance, that the agriculture budgelong-term stability of the agriculture budget is ensured and that it remains at least at its current level;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Urges the Member States to make steps against the slow rate of direct payment, therefore asks the national authorities to cooperate with the European Commission to speed up payments under pillar one in the Member States concerned, as cash flow is a major problem for the farmers hit by the agricultural crisis.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights that the private storage scheme is a useful tool on short term, therefore stresses that longer term solutions should be find.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Highlights that trying to reduce administrative costs, particularly where it involves severe cuts in administrative staff numbers can lead to inability to ensure timely payments and maintain adequate levels of effective control.
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Urges the Commission to take steps to tax harmonization on the field of food articles, which has a clear budgetary effect and would help the primary producers and the consumers.