Activities of Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO related to 2015/2226(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
How the CAP can improve job creation in rural areas (short presentation) ES
How the CAP can improve job creation in rural areas (A8-0285/2016 - Eric Andrieu) ES
Amendments (19)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital C (new)
Recital C (new)
C. whereas the universal framework provided by the Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture systems (SAFA) developed by the FAO;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the gender pay gap in rural areas is 10% wider than in other areas and whereas there is a need to pay more attention to establishing up-to-date statistics on female land ownership, and on the working conditions of women in rural areas;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights the importance of multifunctional farming in creating jobs in rural areas; stresses, in this context, the importance of developing small-scale and artisan food-processing industries as a way of generating local synergies in job creation;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Supports the comprehensive development of geographical indications to protect specific regional features and cultural diversity, since they represent a crucial source of high-quality new jobs in rural communities;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Takes the view that area-based payments under the first pillar of the CAP do not make it possible to optimise job creation in rural areas and deepen inequalities in rural communities; calls for this payment method to be phased out as part of the mid-term review of the CAP and replaced by schemes with a greater potential for creating jobs;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls for payments linked to production to be restored as part of the mid-term review of the CAP, as a way of fostering the creation of wealth and jobs through agriculture in rural communities;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Calls on the Member States to draw up definitions of ‘active farmer’ that should include farmers with a greater capacity for creating wealth and jobs, and exclude other individuals with few links to agriculture and a low impact on the economy of rural areas;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Criticises the market orientation of the CAP, which makes it possible for large retailers to engage in unfair practices, decimating jobs in rural areas, something that affects women in particular; expresses its concern about the impact on European agriculture of agreements that are currently being negotiated, such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada (CETA), and the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Points out that the amount of farmland in the EU is becoming smaller by the year; emphasises that it is vital to preserve arable land in order to guarantee jobs in rural areas; calls on the Member States to promote improved access to land in areas with high levels of rural unemployment, not only via land ownership, but also via leasing and cooperative land use and management; in that connection calls for action to be taken to ensure that young women farmers have access to credit and are able to participate in land management;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges that action be taken to put an end to the abusive practices of large food distribution groups in the supply chain, with the aim of guaranteeing a fair price for farmers that will safeguard the job creation potential that farming has in rural areas;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses the need to develop policies to support organic farming in the Member States as a way of revitalising and generating jobs in rural areas;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the introduction of social conditionality in the CAP’s first pillar as a means of guaranteeing due compliance with collective agreements and relevant social and employment legislation in this field; takes the view that its correct implementation should not represent an additional administrative or financial burden for farmers;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to introduce the indicators proposed by the FAO in its Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture systems (SAFA), in particular those geared to employment and social well-being;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a stronger role for social partners in the development and implementation of agricultural policy in order to create quality jobs, ensure adequate health and safety conditions and foster the social integration of rural workers, in particular young people, women and migrant workers;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for a stronger inclusion of social considerations in the CAP first pillar, through the introduction of a social conditionality clause that ensures compliance with relevant collective agreements and social and labour legislation;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that improving access to land through instruments such as public land banks is key to agricultural employment; calls on Member States to share experiences and develop additional instruments to make access to land possible in rural areas with high unemployment, not only through ownership but also by promoting tools such as participatory use and management of farmland;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges that the gender gap in rural areas be addressed in order to improve women’s labour conditions and access to land; Is concerned at the low participation of women in rural and agricultural employment, where they make up 45% of the workforce even though they represent 50% of the population; points out that women are disproportionately affected by precarious and dependent employment conditions; stresses that the situation is even more serious in terms of access to farm ownership, since only 29% of land is owned by women1 a; urges that the gender gap in rural areas be addressed in order to improve women’s labour conditions and access to land; urges that a gender focus be adopted in the EU’s agricultural and rural policies; highlights, in this connection, the significance of up-to-date statistics on farm ownership and women’s employment in rural areas; __________________ 1a http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2015/536466/IPOL_STU%28 2015%29536466_EN.pdf
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the defence of the right to public services in rural areas against current neo-liberal policies; supports the development of decent rural job creation programmes and minimum income schemes to ensure social cohesion and decent living conditions for people living in rural areas, given the high rate of poverty and social exclusion in rural areas.