6 Amendments of Matt CARTHY related to 2014/2040(BUD)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets the cut of EUR 481 289 for the school milk programme and the cut of EUR 900 073 for the school fruit programme, as both programmes have proven to be useful and efficient within the Member States and considers this cut to be extremely inappropriate given the current crisis and levels of child malnutrition in the EU; asks to increase the fund for both programmes to previous levels; asks that both programmes are designed to be less bureaucratic and more user friendly;
Amendment 13 #
11. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that funds allocated to the Reserve for crises in the agricultural sector in the 2015 budget which are subsequently left unspent are made available in full as direct payments in the following budgetary year; in addition to this welcomes the increase in the crisis reserve fund, but would like to see this go further;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and Member States to monitor the significant price volatility of agricultural products, notably in the beef sector, which has adverse effects on farmers’ incomes, and to react promptly and effectively when needed;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Regrets the cut in funds to support beekeeping, as Parliament has consistently viewed beekeeping as a priority for the future of agriculture; notes that this cut jepordises the future of the EU'S biodiversity and agri-food sector;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 a – new
Paragraph 15 a – new
15 a. Regrets the suggested cuts in rural development programmes. Asks the council to reconsider this given the current atmosphere given the ongoing increasing insecurity and depopulation in many rural communities;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 d – new
Paragraph 15 d – new
15 d. Calls on the council to use the money saved under 'enchancing public awareness of the Common Agricultural Policy' to increase the rural development budget.