Activities of Anja HAZEKAMP related to 2021/2205(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the school scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products under the Common Market Organisation Regulation
Amendments (38)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 20 October 2021 on a farm to fork strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission Action plan for organic farming in the EU,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
— having regard to Europe's Beating Cancer Plan,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to the European Citizens' Initiative on Right2Water,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the foundation for a sustainable and healthy society is already being laid at school;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas all schoolchildren should have equal and fair access to healthy, nutritious and sustainable food products;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is hugely important to raise awareness and educate children on matters such as local food chains, organic farming, sustainability in food production and food waste, as well as food security, climate change, environmental protection, social justice and human and animal health and welfare;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas children should learn how we can protect the earth, all its inhabitants and its scarce resources;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas studies have shown that the consumption of fruita decrease in the consumption of animal products, and an increase in the consumption of fruit, pulses, legumes, nuts, seeds and vegetables, reduces the risk of life-threatening diseases and helps to mitigate the environmental impact of food systems;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas nature and environmental education could be an important link in building and further strengthening the relationship of young people with nature in order to gain respect for people, animals and the environment, since nature and environmental education increases involvement with nature and ensures more sustainable behaviour later in life, making an important contribution to a sustainable lifestyle and a healthy living environment;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas measures designed to provide healthy and sustainable food products to all schoolchildren, irrespective of their socio- economic background, can have positive effects on their physical and mental health and lay the foundation for healthy and sustainable consumption and living patterns later in life;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas European food production standards are the highest and most rigorous in the worldr than in most third- countries, but still do not meet citizens’ calls for higher animal welfare standards;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the Commission has set a target of at least 25% of the EU’s agricultural land under organic farming by 2030;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the school scheme should be aligned with the Farm-to-Fork Strategy and Europe's Beating Cancer Plan and educate on sustainable food production and sustainable food consumption, make healthy products more available to schoolchildren and encourage the shift to healthy and sustainable diets that include more plant- based foods;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas in most Member States tap water can be consumed safely and all schools in the EU should ensure the availability of tap water to children;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Recital F d (new)
Fd. whereas the school scheme should be an inclusive programme and take the multicultural dimension of schools in the EU into account by catering for the different diets and eating habits prevalent among children;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F f (new)
Recital F f (new)
Ff. whereas there is a high meat and dairy consumption in the EU, while a third of the Europeans does not eat fruit and vegetables every day;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets the fact that in many cases,Notes that the amount of EU funding that the Member States receive is inshould be sufficient to reach all target groups and generate the desired impact at national level;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the factNotes that some Member States are not making full use of the budget available;
Amendment 70 #
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 productspulses, legumes, nuts and seeds, and to consider a 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;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to restrict the budget envelope of dairy products to fortified plant-based milk alternatives;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to take steps to ensure that the Member States solely guarantee a certain level of quality for theorganic products covered by the scheme, which could also be factored into the take-up of the budget and the achievement of national participation targets;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges the importance of educational measures, especially nature and environment education, 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; and the need to align the educational measures with the objectives of the Farm- to-Fork Strategy; points out that visits to animal sanctuaries would provide children with an opportunity to learn about farmed animals’ natural behaviour outside the food production system; notes that visits to community gardens and related projects are also a critical tool to enable children to familiarize themselves with sustainable farming practices;
Amendment 101 #
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, and that these measures shall include films, animations and testimonies to educate children on animal-welfare, nutrition, the impact of diets on climate change, the environment and nature conservation, as well as resources for training teachers and school staff;
Amendment 104 #
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 and to focus on healthy eating habits,and sustainable eating habits and sustainable agriculture, in general and sustainable agriculture in particular, including organic farmingcluding organic farming, as well as food security, climate change, environmental protection, social justice and human and animal health and welfare;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the need to increase the participation of other stakeholders in the educational measures, includingsuch as civil society organisations, and emphasizes the importance of greater involvement of parents and teachers;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be unprocessed, organic and, originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements, healthy, nutritious and sustainable in accordance with the Farm- to-Fork Strategy; calls on the Commission to introduce minimum sustainability requirements (including the establishment of criteria for seasonal food and local food) and to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including healthuman and animal health and welfare, environmental, social 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 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights the importance of aligning the school scheme with the ambitions set out in the Farm-to Fork- Strategy;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Commission to include plant-based proteins and fortified plant-based milk alternatives, as well as a wide variety of legumes, nuts and seeds in the scope of the scheme;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Emphasizes that to ensure the scheme includes and caters for children from cultures with a prevalence of lactose intolerance, and a less meat-centric diet, either due to religious or cultural considerations, plant-based proteins, such as tofu, and seitan, fortified plant-based drinks and a wider variety of pulses, nuts and seeds should be included in the scope of the scheme;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Underlines the need to make a variety of vegetarian and vegan options available in schools to cater for children with dietary restrictions and needs, which should be nutritiously complete and include a source of protein, fats and carbohydrates, fortified plant-based drinks as an alternative to milk, as well as a complete micronutrient profile;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10e. Calls on the Commission to ensure the scheme becomes more inclusive and also caters for children who cannot or choose not to consume dairy products for medical, dietary, ethical or other reasons, as this growing group of children currently has no access to alternatives for dairy products and are therefore excluded from participating in a part of the scheme;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that animal-based products containing added sugars, fats, salt or sweeteners should not be permitted within the scheme; urges the Commission to remove the exceptions that allow for the distribution of certain types of products with limited sugar and fat content in order to ensure that the scheme remains aligned with its objectives and wider EU policy goals;
Amendment 166 #
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 and sustainable habits from an early age;
Amendment 178 #
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 toin the detriment of farmers participating in the schscheme, and that the focus should be on small- scale farmers and the selection of extensive and sustainable farming systemes;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. ProposeConsiders establishing a forum to encourage the Member States to share best practices in order to identify successful ways of streamlining the implementation of the scheme;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Member States, in the interest of transparency and public awareness, to disclose the reasons for choosing a specific producer, as well as the process of implementing the school scheme and the use of the funding received;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to place a greater focus on communicating how the products are distributed, and, in the case of animal-based products, how animals have been raised, transported and slaughtered, including particular emphasis on the promotion of regional and local products, by developing and providing more uniform material to the Member States to increase awareness and information relating to the scheme;