11 Amendments of Beata GOSIEWSKA related to 2018/0166R(APP)
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Disagrees with the Commission’s proposal for the next MFF, which would entail substantial cuts to the CAP; highlights the fact that the extent of the cuts varies according to the parameters used for the comparison; disagrees with the Commission’s approach of providing two calculation methods for the MFF (current vs constant);
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of direct payments as well as second-pillar funds for farmers; deplores in particular the severe cuts envisaged for the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment and employment in rural areas; stresses that it cannot be taken for granted that national co-funding of the second pillar will fill the budget gap; advocates maintaining the current level of EAFRD funding for rural development and maintaining the cohesion criteria for the distribution of this part of the CAP budget among the Member States;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the maximum permissible rate of transfers between pillars to be raised to the current 25%;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that an indirect boost to farmers' income can also be achieved through a real reduction in red tape for farmers in the CAP;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
8. Stresses that ensuring a level playing field for farmers in the EU single market requires full alignment of the level of direct payments between Member States;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
(1) 9. Considers that the Commission's proposal to extend financial discipline to all beneficiaries of direct payments will not serve the objective of achieving a better balance in the distribution of payments between farms of different sizes, and therefore expects the current exemption from the financial discipline mechanism for farmers receiving up to EUR 2 000 in direct payments to be maintained;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
(2) 10. Considers that the agricultural reserve for 2021 should constitute a separate budget line within the 2021 limit, which is justified by the nature of the disbursements from this reserve, which are intended to serve market mechanisms; stresses that the agricultural reserve should in the first instance be funded from assigned revenue under Pillar I of the CAP (EAGF);
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 3 (new)
Paragraph 7 – point 3 (new)
(3) 11. Calls for the current N+3 rule applicable in the case of automatic decommitment of allocations under Pillar II of the CAP to be maintained;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 4 (new)
Paragraph 7 – point 4 (new)
(4) 12. Advocates maintaining at least the current level of the school scheme budget as it plays an important role in promoting healthy eating and in shaping positive eating habits among children and young people;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 5 (new)
Paragraph 7 – point 5 (new)
(5) 13. Recognises the risk that reducing support for CAP and cohesion policy measures would entail in limiting the scope for providing support for entrepreneurship in rural areas and support for territorial development in terms of infrastructure;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 6 (new)
Paragraph 7 – point 6 (new)
(6) 14. Calls for a better balance between environmental and climate objectives and CAP funding, since the Commission's proposed increase in ambition in this area (40% of the entire CAP budget for climate goals, and 30% of Pillar II funding for the environment), together with significant cuts in funding, means that the policy's ability to meet the objectives of modernising and restructuring the agri-food sector and rural development will be severely reduced;