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27 Amendments of Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ related to 2017/2088(INI)

Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the shortage of young people pursuing careers in farming is jeopardising the economic and social sustainability of rural areas and constitutes a major barrier to access to good-quality, healthy food, something that is already a luxury for a significant part of the population;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas farmers are faced with low incomes, long working hours, a risky and uncertain occupation, poor living conditions in many rural areas and privatised services;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the deregulation of production, the elimination of market instruments from the CAP, the orientation of production towards exports and intensification has depressed incomes in the sector and led to rural depopulation;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the creation of an agricultural guarantee instrument, proposed by the Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) in March 2015, which should make it easier for young farmers to access credit; recommends that access to finance be improved through subsidised interest rates on loans for new entrants; calls for improved cooperation with the EIB and the European Investment Fund (EIF) to foster the creation of financial instruments dedicated to young farmers across all Member States;deleted
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recommends making changes to CAP aid; the maximum per asset aid ceilings therefore need to addressed without delay and guarantees should be made to ensure that persons joining the farming sector encounter no problems in receiving existing aid if they have not inherited a pre-existing farm; adds that minimum values per asset need to be set;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Draws attention to the opportunities for young farmers offered in the European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds to design and implement financial instruments in the form of loan, guarantee or equity funds in order to provide access to finance to those in need;deleted
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Ensuring access to aid for small- scale farms and family farms needs to be made a priority, given that it is they who create the most jobs, are the most economically viable, require the lowest level of indebtedness and are easiest to transfer;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform 2014- 2020 introduced new measures to support young farmers in setting up farms; expresses concern however that administrative burdens may be inhibiting take-up of these measures; nNotes that the overall administration of the direct payments and Rural Development Programme measures is perceived as difficult, especially for new entrants who are not familiar with the payment system;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that each 'simplification' brings with it greater complexity;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Draws attention to the fact that, while new measures have been introduced to help young farmers, they have not proven to be effective;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. We should ensure that this is more than mere advertising and that the resources are distributed fairly;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Points out that it is almost impossible for people from outside the world of farming to set up a small-scale farm; ways to support this type of farm should be studied, such as progressive integration into the sector or the guaranteed provision of aid under the first pillar; there are sectors that receive no aid of any kind and in which farmers find it difficult to remain in business beyond the first five years;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that most newly set-up farms are placed in a competitive environment with fast-changing conditions; recommends giving EU farmers more flexibility to respond to changing conditions on the markets in their business plans; believes that changes in the payment instalments should be considered;deleted
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that access to land is the largest barrier to new entrants to farming in Europea major barrier hindering young people from joining the sector and is limited by the low supply of land for sale or rent in many regions, as well as by the competition from other farmers, investors and residential users; considers that the land access problem is exacerbated by the current direct payment structure, which requires minimal active use of the land and allocates subsidies largely on the basis of land ownership; believes that the existing farmers are incentivised to retain land access in order to retain subsidy access instead of ensuring the best use of the land; recommends increasing the activity levels required to receive payments and to targetlink subsidy payments towards the achievement of particular outcomes (e.g. production of specific environmental or social goods) assets and production;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the Member States to set up mechanisms to guarantee shared ownership of agricultural holdings with a special emphasis on young women in order to ensure their rights are upheld;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that in many Member States the generational renewal and the access of young people to agricultural land is hindered by late succession; considers that the current CAP lacks any incentives for older farmers to pass their businesses to younger generations; recommends reconsidering the implementation of measures that would motivate older holders to pass their farms to young farmers, such as the ‘farm-exit scheme’ and other incentives for retirement;deleted
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States to provide women with fair access to land with a view to encouraging them to settle in rural areas and play a full and active role in the agricultural sector;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that a proper definition of active farmer will help generational renewal, drive structural change and aid land mobility;deleted
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that there is a need to moderniseadapt the vocational training provided in rural regions; believes that access to the European Social Fund (ESF) should be facilitated and an increased budget given to vocational training in rural areas;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to offer more training opportunities for potential and confirmed young farmers, including farming, technological and entrepreneurial skills such as marketing, networking, communication and, financial expertise and knowledge of various models of production;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Asks for training not to be dispensed by companies that will subsequently sell the relevant technology and the production model;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Asks for training to provide an alternative to industrial agriculture and livestock-raising, which gives rise to a high degree of indebtedness, requires intensive investment and offers no control over the activity;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5 a (new)
Public services Or. es (Subheading 5 a (new):for inclusion before paragraph 18.)
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that developing modernsustainable agricultural practices ensuring healthy food for the population will make agriculture more attractive to young farmers; stresses the need to support innovative digital farming technology and urges the Commission to ensure that any future CAP reflects this;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Member States and their various levels of government to provide affordable, high-quality public facilities and services for daily life in rural areas, especially in the fields of health care, education and assistance;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Points out that this should include childcare infrastructure, health services, educational centres, institutions for care and assistance for the elderly and dependent persons, staff-replacement services for workers on sick or maternity leave, cultural services, public transport, post offices and internet access;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 311 #
18c. Urges the Member States and regional authorities to improve public transport and provide a secure supply of energy and reliable broadband infrastructure and services in rural areas; stresses the importance of digital development in rural areas and of taking a comprehensive approach.
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI