11 Amendments of Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ related to 2017/2052(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the common agricultural policy (CAP) is fundamental for food security, the preservation of rural populations and sustainable development; regrets that the CAP, which once accounted for 75 % of the EU budget is now only 38 % as laid down in the current multiannual financial framework (MFF), while food requirements have increased, as has the need to develop environmentally friendly farming practices and to mitigate the effects of climate change has increased; urges the Commission to increase, or at least to maintain at its current level, the CAP budget post-2020;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that a substantial and accessible fisheries fund is necessary in order to implement the common fisheries policy (CFP), to ensure the sustainability of European aquaculture and fisheries, including through implementation of the discard ban and landing obligation and achieving the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) objective, and to help the sector carry out the necessary restructuring process;including support to improve gear selectivity to allow the landing obligation to be fulfilled.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Brexit must not be used as an excuse to reduce future funding; the EU should find a way to ensure that a possible decline in the post-2020 MFF does not automatically translate into lower allocations to the EMFF;ensure that EMFF funds are under no circumstances cut for low- impact fisheries, artisanal fisheries and small-scale fisheries which should be prioritised in the allocation of funds.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to continue defending farmers and to fund information campaigns on the CAP budget since the amount of aid publicised can be misleading, given that the public is unaware of the fact that the bulk of the CAP is financed at EU level and replaces national spending; stMember States not to refer repeatedly in public to the same aid schemes as this helps to confirm the public impressesion that the CAP delivers good quality products at affordable prices to Europeansfarmers receive very large amounts of support, which is not the case;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that, even though the EU remains a net seafood importer, European fisheries continue to be a very important source of healthy food for the European market; underlines that the EU should continue to prevent substandard products from entering the EU market; and should promote the use of fish from local fisheries in the canteens of public entities such as educational establishments, hospitals, retirement homes, public institutions, etc.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that coastal communities that depend on artisanal fisheries should be a priority in the future EMFF given the importance of artisanal fisheries in such localities in terms of the environment and employment, this sector accounting for 80% of the European fleet and for 40% of employment in the primary sector as a whole, in addition to the jobs created indirectly in local distribution, the manufacture of nets or ship repair; stresses, moreover, that coastal communities that depend on artisanal fisheries should be a priority in the future EMFF to ensure growth and provide income and employment; notes that this was the message of the reform of the common fisheries policy and that this message was heeded when the new policy was formulated.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the increasingly important role of the so-called ‘blue economy’; is of the opinion that the priorities of the Blue Growth strategy should be aligned with those of the EMFF, i.e. environmental sustainability, resource efficiency, competitiveness, creation of high-quality employment opportunities and territorial cohesion; calls on the Commission to reassess the financial allocations for Blue Growth in the MFF and stresses that a fisheries fund should play an important role in this regardat under no circumstances should financing be provided for ‘blue economy’ activities that directly or indirectly jeopardise fishing activities or cause damage to fishery resources through pollution, altered currents, etc.;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that Brexit will have a projected impact of between EUR 3.8 and EUR 4.1 billion a year on the CAP, and calls therefore on the Commission to find alternative forms of financing, for example by increasing Member States’ contributions as a percentage of gross national income; stresses the need to increase funding in line with responses to the various cyclical crises in sensitive sectors such as milk, pork, fruits and vegetables, and to create instruments that can mitigate price volatility, such as price and market regulation instruments;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of maintaining the same level of financing for the European Fisheries Control Agency. solely in respect of its control, inspection and surveillance tasks in the fisheries sector; notes, furthermore, that it is opposed to European Fisheries Control Agency funds being used to finance or indirectly strengthen other activities such as those of Frontex;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for continued support for those most in need, including family farms and smallaid for small farms to be increased, aid for medium-sized farms to be maintained and for anid medium-sized farms, as well asto be allocated fairly, with a ceiling per farm; Calls for continued support for the most disadvantaged, mountain and outermost regions; calls on the Commission to envisage increasing the envelope for programmes of options specific to isolation and insularity (POSEI), as called for by Parliament;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the necessary financial and legal framework for the food supply chain, in order to combat unfair tradhandling crises is ing prlacticese;