7 Amendments of Daniel BUDA related to 2021/0227(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of transitional common agricultural policy (CAP) measures to bridge the gap to the new legal basis for a strong contribution to the European Green Deal and ensure a smooth and harmonious transition to the new provisions; points at the possible strong repercussions of the negotiated compromises on the budget structure; welcomes the reinforcement of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) by EUR 5,7 billion from Next Generation EU (NGEU) in 2022; highlights that NGEU support is not only essential to the recovery of farmers and rural areas from the impact of the pandemic, but also crucial to the Union’s ambitious environmental targets and the resilience of the agricultural system in achieving the new strategic biodiversity and 'farm to fork' objectives;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that a reformed and modernised Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will support the transition towards a fully sustainable agricultural sector and the development of dynamic rural areas, in line with the ambitious objectives of the European Green Pact and its related strategies, namely the 'farm-to-fork' and biodiversity strategies;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the establishment of the new digital Europe programme to address the current digital investment gap; emphasises that the digital Europe programme will enhance essential EU digital capabilities by focusing on key areas of artificial intelligence, cyber security, advanced computing, infrastructure, governance and data processing and their interoperability, development and optimal use in critical sectors, including agriculture and the environment;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Welcomes the fact that heading 3 - natural resources and environment - is to provide around half the total budget resources earmarked for combating climate change in the period 2021-2027; stresses that appropriations under this heading are earmarked for investments in a sustainable agricultural and maritime sector, seeking to ensure safe and high quality food supplies through the adoption of updated agricultural and maritime policy objectives;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the COVID-19 pandemic has emphasised the strategic role that agriculture plays in avoiding a food crisis by providing safe, high-quality, nutritious and varied food at affordable prices; Iwelcomes the slight increase in demand and appropriations for agricultural market interventions in the 2022 budget over the 2021 budget; insists that some of the COVID-19 crisis measures supporting agricultural sectors need to be continued in 2022 to mitigate the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic and to steadily reinvigorate rural communities so as to guarantee medium and long-term food security;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages Member States, under Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments, as amended, to channel direct payments under their national ceilings into the voluntary scheme for small farmers;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the necessity to allocate a significant share of the Horizon Europe funds to the agri-food sector to support research and innovation in food, agriculture, bioeconomy and rural development in order to accommodate the ambitions of the European Green Deal; urges the Commission to ensure that the results reach farm level; recalls the importance of proper advisory services for farmers to integrate state-of-the-art technologies, including cultivation and breeding methods, and improve the sector’s competitiveness and sustainability.