39 Amendments of Daniel BUDA related to 2021/2205(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the promotion of healthy diets and a healthy lifestyle is a sensitive and increasingly important issue inissue and should become a priority for our society;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a varied, balanced and healthy diet combined with regular physical activity is essential for the health of our citizens;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas nutrition education which promotes a varied, balanced and healthy diet is crucial to stimulate healthy consumption habits and therefore it should be improved all across the EU;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is hugely important to raise awareness and educate childhat, through educational measures, children across the European Union understand and are awaren onf matters such as local food chains, organic farming, food quality, nutritional value of food, sustainability in food production, food security and food waste;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas studies have shown that the consumption of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of life-threatening diseases and helps to mitigate the environmental impact of food systems; whereas the levels of consumption of fruit and vegetables among children and young people is not satisfactory;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas a 2002 World Health Organization report stated that low fruit and vegetable consumption is one of the top 10 risk factors that contribute to mortality from known causes;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas measures designed to educate children and adolescents on the importance and benefits of a healthy diet can have positive repercussions on society as a whole, especially in the long term;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas measures designed to educate children and adolescents on the importance of a varied, balanced and healthy diet can have positive repercussions on society as a whole;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas measures designed to provide free access to healthy food products to all schoolchildren, irrespective of their socio- economic background, can have positive effects on their physical and mental health and positive impacts on social well-being;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas European food production standards in the EU are the highest and most rigorous in the world, especially in terms of sustainability;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the profile of the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme should be raised and the programme better communicated in order for it to reach more participants;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas monitoring and evaluation are crucial for ensuring the proper functioning of the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets the fact that in many cases, the amount of EU funding that the Member States receive is insufficient to reach all target groups in all regions and generate the desired impact, uniformly and fairly, at national level;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that some Member States are not making full use of the budget available; in this context, calls on the Commission to redistribute the funds not fully used by some Member States to Member States that have been successfully implementing this measure;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that some Member States are not making full use of the budget available, mainly due to the high amount of administrative and bureaucratic procedures;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to increase the total budget envelope for the school scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products and to consider a fair redistribution among the participants of the scheme; emphasises that increasing the budget for the scheme would make it possible to increase the frequency of distribution every week and the duration of distribution throughout the school year; recalls that the amount of vegetables, fruit, milk and dairy products needed for consumption varies at least according to age;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to include resources in the allocated budget envelope to take account of the situation of children with severe food allergies who have a history of severe allergic reactions on direct contact with or inhalation of the allergen, ensuring alternative solutions that do not threaten the child’s safety during school hours;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to periodically assess the possibility of gradually increasing the scheme budget, given its benefits to society as a whole;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to set a fixed budget that Member States should use for educational measures;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges the importance of educational measures in the context of achieving the scheme’s objectives; points out that farm visits are a critical tool to enable children to reconnect with agriculture and to get to know and experience at first hand the vital role played by farmers; highlights that, in order to raise children’s awareness of the role of farms in society and everyday life, children could, amongst other things, visit milk processing plants, exhibitions and fairs, take part in competitions and theme days devoted to the consumption of fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products, get involved in gardening activities at school or, occasionally, taste products other than those that are distributed on a daily basis;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to ensure that at least 10 % of the funding allocated to them under the scheme every year is earmarked for educational measures in order to render those measures more frequent and widespread; considers, therefore, that the mere distribution of products, in the absence of any educational measures, is not sufficient to instil a healthy lifestyle;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to provide more guidance on the content of the educational measures, such as a focus on healthy eating habits, agriculture in general and sustainable agriculture in particular, including organic farming; calls on the Commission to provide guidance, including on the educational and safety measures relating to allergens and the alternative solutions being considered in order to adapt to the situation of children with severe food allergies who have a history of severe allergic reactions on direct contact with or inhalation of the allergen;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses that educational activities must be carried out by qualified staff at each educational establishment;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Sstresses that the products for distribution should be unprocessedfresh, high quality, unprocessed and, where applicable, organic and originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that, in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;
Amendment 139 #
10a. Underlines that products for distribution should originate from agricultural productions with the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, quality, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair- trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Insists that the scheme should include alternative products that suit children with severe food allergies who have a history of severe allergic reactions on direct contact with or inhalation of the allergen, thus ensuring the child’s safety during school hours;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines that the consumption of fruit and vegetables within the school scheme should be incentivised; suggests the introduction of fresh ready-to-eat fruit and vegetables;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Suggests that the future implementation of the scheme should focus on nurseries, kindergartens and primary schools, as children should acquire healthy habits from an earland an inclination for a healthy lifestyle from an early age; as we are seeing a worrying increase in childhood obesity and related health conditions, a healthy diet and a balanced lifestyle are two concepts that children should be familiarised with from nursery age;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Suggests that while the future implementation of the scheme should focus on nurseries, kindergartens and primary schools, as children should acquire healthy habits from an early age, attention should be also given to secondary schools, especially when it comes to educational measures;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that, in some Member States, especially in rural schools, the products may not be attractive for the children to consume, since they are always available to them in their own household; considers that, in this situation, an alternative solution would be to redistribute the funds in order to develop local, small-scale economic activities that generate more diversified products;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Stresses that alternative diversified products need to be available, to suit children with severe food allergies who have a history of severe allergic reactions on direct contact with or inhalation of the allergen, and that additional funds need to be allocated for this; recommends that educational establishments should have a clear database of all schoolchildren who are predisposed to such intolerances; considers that the quantity of diversified products needed must also be specified when drawing up specifications for public tender procedures;
Amendment 183 #
14. Recalls that procurement procedures, even simplified ones, should comply with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria for award; insists that large suppliers must not have a predominant position to the detriment of farmers participating in the scheme, in order to maintain balance on the internal market, encouraging fair competition between large and small-scale entrepreneurs and farmers;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that procurement procedures, even simplified ones, should comply with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria for award; insists that large suppliers must not have a predominant position to the detriment of farmers participating in the scheme; stresses that priority should be given to local products and short supply chains;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Proposes that public procurement procedures should be carried out separately for each product, so that small tenderers who develop a single category of products are not disadvantaged; stresses the importance of the fact that public tender procedures must be greatly simplified, so that they are accessible to all categories of entrepreneurs;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to develop an enhanced communication strategy in order to boost the take-up of the scheme by schools in Member States, especially those with low participation rates; stresses that EU promotional and communication material could also be used as a means of further encouraging schools to take part;