Activities of Clara AGUILERA related to 2022/2183(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Ensuring food security and the long-term resilience of EU agriculture (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the war against Ukraine and the ensuing significant increases in input prices are leading to a significant cumulative distortion on global agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture markets, in particular on the cereals and, vegetable oil and livestock production markets; whereas food production and access to food must not be endangered or used as a geopolitical weapon;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the common agricultural policy (CAP) has made a positive contribution in strengthening the role of European agriculture in the 60 years it has been in place and whereas it should continue to do so in future with sufficient budgetary support that is extensive enough to guarantee the security and supply of food in Europe;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the future food security of the European Union is directly linked to the ambitions of the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Green Deal; whereas the cumulative effect of Green Deal related legislation must not lead tolegislation relating to the Green Deal must not impede a smooth transition as regards both timing and requirements; whereas it is vital to earmark a sufficient amount of public funding for the arable and livestock sectors so as to prevent adverse effects and a decline in EU food production that could jeopardise food security in the EU;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas women play a vital role in rural areas, and, with a view to countering the risk of rural areas being abandoned, it is important that women be afforded recognition and visibility for their work on and co-ownership of farms; whereas action and measures need to be taken to support gender equality in farming sectors in the EU;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have once again demonstrated the need for the EU to strengthen its food security and reduce its dependence on imports from outside the EU; welcomes the adoption, due to the exceptional current circumstances, of temporary measures to increase EU production during the 2022/23 harvest season, which will contribute to food security and which will need to be maintained if the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the European Green Deal could be a milestone in the EU transition to a greener and more sustainable economy, while pointing out that many of the resulting measures might have adverse effects, which have not yet been properly assessed, on EU farms and food security; calls on the Commission to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the cumulative impact of Green Deal legislative proposals on the EU farming sector and requests that steps be taken to ensure a just transition when it comes to changes to the production models that will be affected by those proposals, including the allocation of budgetary funding in addition to the CAP;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
New cultivationbreeding methods
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU to speed up the adoption of legislation on the use of new cultivationbreeding techniques in order to increase yields and make crops more resilient to climate change and new pathogensnew pathogens, thereby reducing the use of plant protection products, and to climate change, particularly in view of the droughts and water shortages and droughts that are afflicting an increasing number of EU Member States; points out that new cultivationand diverse varietal improvement targets can promote sustainable agriculture, which is not possible without innovation;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to speed up the procedure to regulate New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) and to present a legislative proposal for their use, accompanied by all of the necessary guarantees, so that they can be used as soon as possible and use of chemical plant protection products can be reduced, by offering, among other things, the alternatives derived from these new techniques;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets the blanket ban on the use ofat the Commission rushed to present a legislative proposal with binding reduction targets for pesticides, in sensitive areas being mooted by the Commission, since this would pose a significant threat to the livelihood of many farmers and severely limit their output.cluding a ban on their use in so-called sensitive areas, without first offering farmers affordable and effective alternatives to control pests or taking into account the impact that the lack of tools to protect plants from harmful organisms might have on the EU's food security, its dependence on imports from third countries and the ability to maintain proper plant health;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the inclusion in the Commission communication on ensuring the availability and affordability of fertilisers (COM(2022)0590) of a strategy to help farmers cope with exceptionally high costs; considers, however, that while it contains many valid medium and long- term policy recommendations, which focus more on supporting Europe's fertiliser industry than its farmers, it fails to provide adequate support for farmers in the current crisis, which could have very serious implications for food security;
Amendment 511 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that the social economy, especially cooperatives, can help to strengthen the role of farmers as business owners in the food chain, adding value through innovative measures, improving production costs by pooling services and purchases, and thus strengthening the joint trade structure;