1340 Amendments of Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas every day countless tons of waste reaches the sea from the mainland or is discarded from ships, and whereas a very significant proportion of this is plastic waste (bottles and bags, among other items)

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure that plastics, tyres and other waste from land do not reach the sea;

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to organise programmes to raise awareness of the impact of waste on marine ecosystems and to prevent waste reaching the sea;

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on the Commission to come up with a specific public programme to remove plastics and other objects from the seabed

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes the allocation of EUR 2 million to develop a methodology for, and conduct, comparative testing of food products in different Member States; expects the testing to be completed at the earliest possible date, preferably in 2018;

2018/03/02
Committee: AGRI

2018/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls ~~for~~on the ~~establishment of an agency or other specialised unit to monitor~~Commission and the Member States to bring public oversight to bear on consistency of composition and proportional use of ingredients in identically branded and packaged food products.

2018/03/02
Committee: AGRI

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Commission communication on a balanced and progressive trade policy to harness globalisation1; underlines the importance of this communication for a European agriculture sector that is suffering from unbalanced competition on both the EU and foreign markets; _________________ 1 COM(2017)0492. COM(2017)0492.

2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that harnessing globalisation should involve both strengthening global discipline to prevent unfair competition and distortions of trade in agriculture, and avoiding undue exposure of sensitive EU agricultural sectors to competition from imports of products that are not subject to similar standards, costs and constraints as regards, for example, environmental protection, labour law and public support to end social, economic and environmental dumping;

2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that while trade agreements could open up opportunities for the promotion of EU offensive interests with respect to processed and unprocessed food products for a small number of large farmers and undertakings, they also entail a significant risk for more sensitive EU agricultural sectors and small and medium-sized farms that are already crisis- hit or have been particularly exposed to price volatility;

2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that trade agreements lead to the closure of small and medium-sized farms and small businesses, resulting in the depopulation of rural areas;

2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Expresses its serious concerns with respect to the possible conclusion of the ongoing free-trade negotiations with Mercosur involving major concessions in sectors such as beef, sugar and biofuels which could endanger the viability of local production in certain parts of the EU, particularly mountain areas whose economies are heavily dependent on beef farming;

2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of strong coordination between Member States for the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the EU market; draws attention to the need to avoid the ~~excessive~~ concentration and grabbing of farmland and forests ~~in foreign (non-EU) hands~~; recalls, in this respect, its resolution of 27 April 2017 on the state of play of farmland concentration in the EU3; _________________ 3 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0197.

2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Urges the Commission and Member States to make the negotiations transparent, provide full information and promote public debate; takes the view that debates should also be promoted in state and autonomous community parliaments;

2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Stresses that transporting and marketing staple foods around the world generates greenhouse gases and wastes energy, and the export priority should therefore be abandoned and staple foods removed from trade negotiations;

2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Firmly rejects the use of agriculture as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations;

2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas Western Sahara is currently a Non-Self-Governing Territory under the foreign military occupation of Morocco, divided by a military wall of more than 2,700 kilometres and that access to the natural resources of Western Sahara is one of the keys of the conflict and its exploitation without consent of the Saharawi people supposes a violation of Article 73 of the Charter of the United Nations;

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. Whereas 83.7% of the catches obtained in the waters occupied by Morocco come from the area of Dakhla, in the Saharawi fishing ground, being Saharawi less than 5% of the workers in the sector and none work in the port, but precarious workforce, and that in the area 3188 Moroccan boats operate in front of 312 Saharawi;

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. Whereas it is estimated that 92% of the catches made by European fleets under the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement take place precisely in the waters of Western Sahara;

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)

Mb. whereas under the EU-Morocco Agreement, the fleet of European Union countries has captured 324584 tonnes of fish in four years worth more than 300 million euros;

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M c (new)

Mc. considering, taking into account the judgment of the CJEU of 27 February 2018, EU has committed a fraud of 95.8 million euros to the EU budget, since the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement is no applicable to the waters of Western Sahara and the European Union has paid 58.8 million euros of access to fishery resources based on this Agreement, and 37 million for sectoral support:

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M d (new)

Md. whereas, due to the illegal application of the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement to Western Sahara, the Saharawi people have stopped receiving 58.8 million access to fishery resources, 34 million in canon, 300 million in value of catches and 37million in sectoral support, the economic damage caused reaches 430 million euros;

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M e (new)

Me. whereas the people of Western Sahara have not given their consent to this agreement, an indispensable requirement for it to be applied in Western Sahara as established in the judgment of the CJEU, a consent that must be expressed through its legitimate representative, the Polisario Front, in application of Resolution34/37 of the General Assembly of the United Nations:

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Takes note of the two conditions set in the Court’s judgment, to explicitly mention Western Sahara in the Agreement text and to obtain the consent of the people, and of the third criterion added by the Council, which is the need to ensure that the Agreement benefits the local population;deleted

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Urges the European Commission to enter into negotiations with the Polisario Front whenever it wishes that an agreement could be applicable to Western Sahara;

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Reiterates the illegality of this new agreement between the Union and Morocco by including fishing exploitation from Western Sahara and highlights the doubts that some Member States, social organizations, the Polisario Front or the European Parliament's Legal Service have expressed in regarding its possible legal and political repercussions on the question of the exercise of the right to self-determination of Western Sahara;

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Stresses the consent of the legitimate representative of the Saharawi people, the Polisario Front, has not been obtained, since the talks have been limited to a "consultation" related to trade in Western Sahara without there having been a real process of consent;

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

~~3. Welcomes this clarification and the legal certainty that it provides for EU operators fishing in the waters in question;~~deleted

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

~~4. Notes that the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Commission conducted a process of consultations with the local populations affected by the SFPA and with interested parties;~~deleted

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

~~5. Takes note of the Commission report on the evaluation of the benefits of the SFPA for the population of Western Sahara;~~deleted

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Requests the European Commission to demand from Morocco precise information on the number of Sahrawi people benefited by the EU- Morocco Fisheries Agreement

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Underlines that in order to credibly support and fully encourage the ongoing peace process under the auspices of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary- General Horst Köhler, the EU should abstain to ratify any amended Agreement between the EU and Morocco applicable to Western Sahara as it would imply EU support for one of the two parties in the conflict and hinders the efforts of the Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations to reach a political solution; especially when the parties are expected to meet in Geneva under the auspices of the UN in December in the first direct negotiations between the Polisario Front and Morocco since 2012;

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that the sectoral support provisions in the SFPA can facilitate structural investment in the sector, particularly in the construction of infrastructure and plant to help boost competitiveness and employment;deleted

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights the inclusion in the SFPA of new provisions for closer monitoring of the allocation, in financial terms, of fishing activities in the waters in question, with a view to ensuring that the populations concerned benefit proportionately from them;deleted

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

~~10. Points out that the SFPA provides for strengthening sustainable fishing practices, combating illegal fishing and ensuring better economic governance of the sector;~~deleted

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Highlights, too, the provision in the SFPA for stepping up scientific cooperation and conservation and management measures to ensure the sustainability of fishing activities and the renewal of the stocks;deleted

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

~~12. Warns that failure to conclude the new agreement would have negative financial repercussions on the local economy and on the prospects for future development;~~deleted

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0349M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls therefore on the Committee on Fisheries, as the committee responsible, to propose that the European Parliament decline its consent;

2018/12/04
Committee: PECH

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises that the preferential treatment granted for certain Moroccan fruit and vegetable exports to the EU under the agreement of 8 March 2012 concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products, processed agricultural products, fish and fishery products – all the more so in the absence of adequate traceability – is a particularly sensitive matter for Europe’s horticulture industry, especially in southern Europe;

2018/10/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Warns of the environmental risks, for example for water resources, entailed by intensive, uncontrolled and export- oriented development of agricultural production in Western Sahara, as highlighted by the European Commission;

2018/10/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that most of the concerns expressed in that opinion are, from the point of view of the European horticulture industry, still relevant today, in what is a difficult and volatile period for the industry, in particular as a result of the continued use of European agriculture as a bartering chip in international trade relations and the ongoing Russian embargo;

2018/10/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Re~~grets the legal uncertainty that has arisen since the Court of Justice judgment of 21 December 2016; is concerned that the Commission has been unable to~~iterates that the Court of Justice judgment of 21 December 2016 provides that the agreements between the European Union and Morocco are not applicable to Western Sahara, recognising the latter as a different and separate territory from Morocco to which it is not linked through any tie of sovereignty; is concerned that, in spite of the judgment in question, the Commission insists on disregarding it and is not ready to comply with it or provide reliable data on preferential imports of products from Western Sahara that may have been carried out since that date, ~~in spite of the judgment in question~~; wonders what the cost has been to the EU budget of any preferences granted during the period concerned without a valid legal basis; in the absence of sufficient comparative information, is doubtful whether the Commission is able to assess the impact of the proposed new agreement properly;

2018/10/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the European Commission to open negotiations with the Polisario Front whenever it wishes an agreement to be applicable to Western Sahara;

2018/10/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Nevertheless welcomes the clarification that the new agreement provides, and hopes that it will be able henceforth to provide a clear, stable framework for the economic operators concerned, on both sides of the Mediterranean;deleted

2018/10/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Reiterates that this new agreement between the Union and Morocco is illegal insofar as it includes products from Western Sahara, and highlights the concerns that some Member States, social organisations, the Polisario Front and the Legal Service of the European Parliament have expressed in terms of its legal and political repercussions for the exercising of the right to self-determination by Western Sahara;

2018/10/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Expresses its deep concern about the inadequate consultation procedure carried out by the European Commission which does not allow for the free and informed consent of the Sahrawi people, especially since the Polisario Front and other Sahrawi organisations have not been properly involved in the process;

2018/10/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Recalls that the Polisario Front, as recognised by the United Nations, is the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people and that the conclusion of an agreement without their consent constitutes an infringement of the rights of the peoples of non-autonomous territories whose interests must be paramount, as laid down in Article 73 of the Charter of the United Nations;

2018/10/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7d. Emphasises that the majority of Sahrawis will not benefit economically or in any other manner from this agreement and condemns the fact that the 173 000 Sahrawi refugees living in the Tindouf refugee camps have not been consulted on it and will not benefit from it;

2018/10/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0256M(NLE)

Patrick LE HYARIC, Eleonora FORENZA, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Helmut SCHOLZ, Miguel URBÁN CRESPO, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Barbara SPINELLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Points out that the EU and Morocco have negotiated, as set out in the initial agreement concluded in 2012, an ambitious and comprehensive agreement on protecting the geographical indications and designations of origin of agricultural products, processed agricultural products, fish and fishery products that provides for the protection by Morocco of the full list of the EU’s geographical indications; points out, furthermore, that the procedure for concluding the agreement, which began in 2015, was suspended following the Court’s judgment of 21 December 2016; calls for that procedure to be resumed and finalised as soon as possible in conjunction with the conclusion of the agreement considered in this opinion.deleted

2018/10/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0256(NLE)

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5

– having regard to Rule 99(1) and (4),and Rule 108 (6) and (7) of its Rules of Procedure,

2018/11/07
Committee: INTA

2018/0256(NLE)

Patrick LE HYARIC, Eleonora FORENZA, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Helmut SCHOLZ, Miguel URBÁN CRESPO, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Barbara SPINELLI

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Gives its consent to the agreement;~~Asks to the European Court of Justice to issue a legal opinion whether the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco is complying with the European treaties, with the international law and with the 21 December 2016 European Court ruling.

2018/11/07
Committee: INTA

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) The internal market policy has also resulted in losers, increasing inequalities between Member States and regions within Member States in terms of income levels, wages, services, relocation of production and businesses, industrial production, etc.

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) The internal market has to continuously adapt to a rapidly changing environment of digital revolution and globalisation. A new era of digital innovation continues to provide opportunities for businesses and individuals, creates new products and business models but equally constitutes a challenge to regulation and enforcement as well as in terms of the exclusion of a substantial part of the population owing to the digital divide.

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) A modern internal market promotes competition and, in some cases, benefits consumers, businesses and employees whilst exacerbating inequalities between the most disadvantaged and most favoured areas. Making better use of the ever evolving internal market in services should help European businesses create jobs and grow across borders, offer wider choice of services at better prices, and maintain high standards for consumers and workers. To achieve this, the Programme should contribute to the removal of remaining barriers, and to ensure a regulatory framework that can accommodate new innovative business models.

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10). Regulatory obstacles in the internal market have been removed for many industrial products through prevention mechanisms, the adoption of common rules and, where no such Union rules exist, through the principle of mutual recognition. In areas where no Union legislation exists, the principle of mutual recognition means that goods that are lawfully marketed in one Member State enjoy the right to free movement and can be sold in another Member State, with the socio-economic distortions and environmental footprint that this generates. However, inadequate application of mutual recognition makes it harder for companies to access markets in other Member States. Despite the high degree of market integration in the area of goods, this leads to lost opportunities for the economy at large. ~~The Programme should therefore aim to improve the application of mutual recognition in the area of goods and to reduce the number of illegal and non- compliant goods entering the market.~~

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) Public procurement is used by public authorities to ensure value for public money spent and to contribute to a more innovative, sustainable, inclusive and competitive internal market. Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council49 , Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council50 and Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council51 provide the legal framework for the integration and effective functioning of the public procurement markets representing 14% of Union’s gross domestic product, to the benefit of public authorities, businesses as well as citizens, including consumers. The Programme should therefore support measures to ensure a wider uptake of strategic public procurement, the professionalisation of public buyers, improved access to procurement markets for SMEs, increase of transparency, integrity and better data, boosting the digital transformation of procurement and promotion of joint procurement, through strengthening a partnership approach with the Member States, improving data gathering and data analysis including through development of dedicated IT tools, supporting exchange of experiences and good practices, providing guidance, pursuing beneficial trade agreements, strengthening coopeDirect management by public administrations is the most effective and efficient and should therefore be the usual and preferred practi~~on among national authorities and launching pilot projects.~~ ce. _________________ 49 Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the award of concession contracts (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 1). 50 Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65). 51 Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243).

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) In order to meet the objectives of the Programme and to facilitate the lives of citizens and businesses, high-quality user- centric public services need to be put in place. This implies that public administrations will need to start working in new ways, bring down silos between the different parts of their administrations, and to engage in the co-creation of these public services with citizens ~~and businesses~~. Moreover, the continuous and steady increase of cross- border activities in the internal market requires provision of up-to- date information on the rights of businesses and citizens, but also information explaining the administrative formalities. In addition, provision of legal advice and helping to solve problems which occur at cross national level becomes essential. Furthermore, connecting national administrations in a simple and efficient manner as well as evaluating how the internal market works on the ground is necessary. The Programme should therefore support the following existing internal market governance tools: the Your Europe Portal which should be a backbone of the upcoming Single Digital Gateway, Your Europe Advice, SOLVIT, the Internal Market Information system and the Single Market Scoreboard in order to improve citizens' daily lives and businesses' ability to trade across borders.

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) The Programme should also promote the correct and full implementation and application of the Union legal framework for anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing by the Member States and the development of future policies to address new challenges in the field, keeping in mind that human and fundamental rights take precedence over all other considerations. It should also support the relevant activities of the international organisations of European interest, such as the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism of the Council of Europe.

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) The implementation and development of the internal market in the area of financial services, financial stability and the Capital Markets Union including sustainable finance, highly depends on the evidence based policy measures taken by the Union. In order to achieve this objective, the Commission should have an active role in constantly monitoring financial markets and financial stability, assessing the implementation of Union legislation by Member States, evaluating whether the existing legislation is fit for purpose and identifying potential areas of action where new risks emerge, with a continuous involvement of stakeholders throughout the policy cycle. Such activities rely on the production of analyses, studies, training materials, surveys, conformity assessments, evaluations and statistics and are supported by IT systems and communication tools.deleted

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

(22) Strengthening the ~~competitiveness~~sustainability of European enterprises while reassuring an effective level playing field and an ~~open and competitive internal market~~internal market which prioritises local products is of othe utmost importance. SMEs are the engine of the European economy making up 99% of all businesses in Europe, providing two thirds of jobs, and contributing substantially to the creation of new jobs with a regional and local dimension.

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) Many of the Union's ~~competitiveness~~sustainability problems involve SMEs' difficulties in obtaining access to finance because they struggle to demonstrate their credit- worthiness and have insufficient collateral. Additional financing challenges arise from ~~SMEs'~~the need to ~~stay~~ compet~~itive by engaging e.g. in digitization, internationalization and innovation activities and skilling up their workforce~~e in an ever more open internal market in which large undertakings and corporations enjoy a far more favourable situation to begin with. Limited access to finance has a negative effect on businesses creation~~, growth~~ and survival rates, as well as on the readiness of new entrepreneurs to take over viable companies in the context of a business succession.

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) To overcome these market failures and to ensure that SMEs continue to play their role as the foundation for the Union economy´s ~~competitiveness~~sustainability, small and medium sized enterprises need extra support through debt and equity instruments to be established under the SME window of the InvestEU Fund established by Regulation […] of the European Parliament and of the Council52. The loan guarantee facility put in place under Regulation (EU) No 1287/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council53has a proven added value and is expected to bring a positive contribution to at least 500 000 SMEs; a successor will be established under the SME window of the InvestEU Fund. _________________ 52 COM(2018) 439 final 53 Regulation (EU) No 1287/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (COSME) (2014 - 2020) and repealing Decision No 1639/2006/EC (OJ L 347 of 20.12.2013, p. 33)The most suitable measures to achieve this objective should be explored.

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) Clusters are a strategic tool for supporting the competitiveness and scaling-up of SMEs as they offer favourable business environments. Joint Cluster Initiatives should achieve critical mass to accelerate the growth of SMEs. By connecting specialised eco-systems, clusters create new business opportunities for SMEs and integrate them better in European and global strategic value chains. Support should be provided for the development of transnational partnership strategies and the implementation of joint activities, supported by the European Cluster Collaboration Platform. Sustainable partnering should be encouraged with continuation funding if performance and participation milestones are reached. Direct support to SMEs should be channelled through cluster organisations for the following: uptake of advanced technologies, new business models, low- carbon and resource-efficient solutions, creativity and design, skills upgrading, talent attraction, entrepreneurship acceleration, and internationalisation. Other specialised SME support actors should be associated to facilitate industrial transformation and implementations of smart specialisation strategies. The Programme should thus contribute to growth and build linkages with the Union's (digital) innovation hubs and investments made under Cohesion Policy and Horizon Europe. Synergies with the Erasmus programme can also be explored.deleted

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32

(32) A well-functioning common financial reporting framework is essential for the internal market, for the effective functioning of the capital markets and for the realisation of the integrated market for financial services in the context of the Capital Markets Union.deleted

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36

(36) The Union contributes to ensuring a high level of consumer protection, empowering consumers and putting them at the heart of the internal market by supporting and complementing Member States’ policies in seeking to ensure that citizens when acting as consumers can fully reap the benefits of the internal market and that, in so doing, their safety and legal and economic interests are properly protected by means of concrete actions. The Union has also to ensure that consumer and product safety laws are properly and equally enforced on the ground and that businesses enjoy a level playing field with fair competition in the internal market. Moreover, it is necessary to empower, encourage and assist consumers in making sustainable choices, thus contributing to a sustainable, energy and resource efficient and circular economy. It is, therefore, of fundamental importance that the European economy should prioritise the internal market and not internationalisation or exports.

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44

(44) A high level of health protection through the food supply chain is necessary to allow the internal market to operate efficiently. A safe and sustainable food supply chain based on agroecological production methods is a prerequisite for society and for the internal market. Cross border health crises and food scares disrupt the functioning of the internal market by limiting the movements of persons and goods and disrupting production.

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45

(45) The general objective of Union law in the food chain area is to contribute to a high level of health for humans, animals and plants along the food chain, to support the improvement of the welfare of animals, to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural community (in particular by increasing individual earnings through higher agricultural prices), to stabilise the markets and to contribute to a high level of protection and information for consumers and a high level of protection of the environment, including the preservation of biodiversity, while improving the sustainability of European food and feed productions, increasing quality standards across the Union, enhancing the competitiveness of the Union food and feed industry and favouring the creation of jobs.

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48

(48) High-quality European statistics developed, produced and disseminated under the European Statistical Programme are essential for evidence-based decision making. European statistics should be available in a timely manner and should contribute to the implementation of Union policies as reflected in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, notably strengthened and integrated economic governance, social, economic and territorial cohesion, sustainable development, agricultural policy, the social dimension of Europe and ~~globalisation~~to adopt the necessary political measures to avoid the repercussions of globalisation on society as a whole.

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) to improve the functioning of the internal market, and especially to protect and empower citizens, consumers and businesses, in particular micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), by guaranteeing their sustainability, enforcement of Union law, facilitation of priority local market access, standard setting, and by promoting human, animal and plant health and animal welfare; as well as to enhance cooperation between the competent authorities of Member States and between the competent authorities of Member States and the Commission and the decentralised Union agencies;

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to provide high-quality, comparable and reliable statistics on Europe which underpin the design, monitoring and evaluation of all the Union policies and help policy makers, businesses, trade unions, academia, citizens and media to make informed decisions and actively participate in the democratic process.

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) improving the ~~competitiveness~~sustainability of enterprises with special emphasis on SMEs and achieving additionality through the provision of measures that provide various forms of support to SMEs, priority access to local markets ~~including the internationalisation of SMEs, favourable business environment for SMEs, the competitiveness of sectors, the modernisation of industry and the promotion of entrepreneurship~~and a favourable business environment for SMEs;

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d – point i

(i) empowering, assisting and educating consumers, businesses, trade unions and civil society; ensuring a high level of consumer protection, sustainable consumption and product safety notably by supporting competent enforcement authorities and consumer representative organisations and cooperation actions; ensuring that all consumers have access to redress and; provision of adequate information on markets and consumers;

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d – point ii

(ii) enhancing the participation of consumers, other financial services end- users, trade unions and civil society in financial services policy-making; promoting a better understanding of the financial sector;

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) creation of the right conditions to empower all actors of the internal market, including businesses, trade unions, citizens and consumers, civil society and public authorities through transparent information and awareness raising campaigns, best practice exchange, promotion of good practices, exchange and dissemination of expertise and knowledge and organization of trainings;

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) provision of mechanisms for citizens, workers, consumers, end-users, civil society and businesses representatives from the Union to contribute to political discussions, policies and decision making process, notably by supporting the functioning of representative organisations at national and the Union level;

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) facilitating SMEs' access to markets, supporting them in addressing global and societal challenges and business internationalisation, and strengthening Union industrial leadership in global value chains, including the Enterprise Europe Network;deleted

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c

~~(c) addressing market barriers, administrative burden and creating a favourable business environment to empower SMEs to benefit from the internal market;~~deleted

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7

7. Activities supporting agroecological production, sustainable food ~~produc~~consumption and ~~consumption~~promoting direct sales and short supply chains.

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – indent –1 (new)

-1 providing statistics on the creation and destruction of SMEs and micro- enterprises in urban, rural and mountain regions;

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – indent 15

– providing key environmental statistics and indicators including on waste, water, biodiversity, forests, land use and land cover, land grabbing as well as climate-related statistics and environmental economic accounts;

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0231(COD)

Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Ángela VALLINA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – indent 19 a (new)

- providing statistics on depopulation and population shifts in rural and mountain regions;

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g

(g) “core network corridors” means an instrument to facilitate the coordinated implementation of the core network as provided for in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 and listed in Part III of the Annex to this Regulation, which must be extended by a corridor along the coast providing a rail connection between Cantabrian and Atlantic ports in Spain and Portugal;

2018/09/21
Committee: ITRE TRAN

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new)

- Public research into alternatives to industrial animal and plant production; public research and innovation for a new European model of agriculture based on agro-ecology; knowledge transfer to small and medium-sized farms, including livestock farms.

2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 b (new)

- Local production and consumption as the best way of reducing the energy consumption associated with production and distribution.

2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) The definition of a designation of origin should be aligned with the definition in the Agreement on Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (‘TRIPS Agreement’)12, approved by Council Decision 94/800/EC13, in particular with Article 22(1) thereof, in that the name is to identify the product as originating in a specific region or a specific place. __________________ 12 Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations (1986- 1994) - Annex 1 - Annex 1C - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (WTO) (OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 214). 13 Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986-1994) (OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 1).deleted

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Title 2 – chapter 4 – title

Priority 3: ~~Enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy and f~~Fostering prosperous coastal communities

2018/10/25
Committee: PECH

Evolution in the number of jobs (in FTE) in ~~the sustainable blue economy~~small-scale and artisanal fisheries

2018/10/29
Committee: PECH

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – row 11

~~2 Article 23 2.1 75% Aquaculture~~ deleted

2018/10/29
Committee: PECH

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – row 12

Expenditure contributing to priority 2: Contributing to food security in the Union ~~through competitive and sustainable aquaculture and markets~~

2018/10/29
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15

~~[...]~~deleted

2018/10/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) It is therefore necessary to ensure a comprehensive and continuous risk communication process throughout risk analysis, involving Union and national risk assessors and risk managers. That process should be combined with an open dialogue between all interested parties to ensure ~~the~~ coherence and consistency within the risk analysis process as well as to ensure that the precautionary principle is applied.

2018/09/06
Committee: AGRI

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
New Article

6a. AUTHORISATIONS: The Commission shall not renew any authorisation, or grant any new authorisation if there are scientific discrepancies, or without taking the precautionary principle into account.

2018/09/05
Committee: PECH

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point a

~~(a) DNA sequence information, except for sequences used for the purpose of detection, identification and quantification of the transformation event; and,~~deleted

2018/09/05
Committee: PECH

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point b

~~(b) breeding patterns and strategies.;~~deleted

2018/09/05
Committee: PECH

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) Transparency of the risk assessment process contributes to the Authority acquiring greater legitimacy in the eyes of ~~the~~ consumers and the general public in pursuing its mission, increases their confidence in its work and ensures that the Authority is more accountable to the Union citizens in a democratic system. It is therefore essential to maintain the confidence of the general public and other interested parties in the risk analysis process underpinning Union food law, and in particular in ~~the~~ risk assessment, including the organisation ~~and independence of the Authority and transparency.~~, independence and transparency of the Authority, which have been called into question in the wake of a number of complaints about conflicts of interest involving many of the Authority’s experts and the scandal surrounding the renewal of the authorisation for glyphosate, when the Authority took over the opinions provided by Monsanto;

2018/09/06
Committee: AGRI

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 25 – point 4 a (new)

4a. It shall be forbidden to intentionally release genetically modified organisms into the environment in contravention of the precautionary principle and when there is no scientific knowledge of the implications for each of the areas concerned (the environment, health, biodiversity, etc.).

2018/09/05
Committee: PECH

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) The Fitness Check of the General Food Law identified certain shortcomings in the long-term capability of the Authority to maintain its high-level expertise. In particular, there has been a decrease in the number of candidates applying to be members of the Scientific Panels, perhaps because developments in the Authority’s work may have led to an emphasis being placed on criteria other than purely scientific ones. The system has thus to be strengthened and Member States should take a more active role to ensure that a sufficient pool of experts is available to meet the needs of the Union risk assessment system in terms of high level of scientific expertise, independence and multidisciplinary expertise.

2018/09/06
Committee: AGRI

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) Authorisations procedures are based on the principle that it is for the applicant to prove that the subject matter of an authorisation procedure complies with Union safety requirements given the scientific knowledge in its possession (a principle threatened by the free trade agreements that the Union itself is promoting). This principle is based on the premise that public health is better protected when the burden of proof is on the applicant since it has to prove that a particular subject matter is safe prior to its placing on the market, instead of the public authorities having to prove that a subject matter is unsafe in order to be able to ban it from the market. Moreover, public money should not be used to commission costly studies that will in the end help the industry to place a product on the market. According to this principle and in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements, in support of applications for an authorisation under Union sectoral food law applicants are required to submit relevant studies, including tests, to demonstrate the safety and in some cases the efficacy of a subject matter.

2018/09/06
Committee: AGRI

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

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recalls, further, the new threats to ecosystems and fishing grounds posed by activities linked to blue growth, such as seabed mining, oil exploration and tidal and wave energy;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Takes the view that the impact of seabed mining will be more serious and that the risks are unknown and will transcend borders;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point b

(b) the need to ensure appropriate involvement of stakeholders, including representatives of the artisanal and small- scale fishing sector, and social partners at all stages in fisheries, from the conception to implementation of measures, through advisory councils;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls for seabed mining to be halted, starting with the withdrawal of licences for the Solwara 1 mine;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Asks that no activities should be permitted, as part of the so-called Blue Economy, that entail economic, social and environmental damage for artisanal and small-scale fisheries, which are key sectors both for coastal communities and in terms of guaranteeing peoples’ food sovereignty;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Calls for all seabed hydrocarbon exploration projects to be halted;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that these new types of ORs are essential to finance more recent Union priorities such as migration~~, internal security and defence~~ and to offset the loss in revenue of EUR 9 to 12 billion a year which could result from Brexit; notes also that new ORs are needed to avoid the potential spending cuts to the common agricultural policy (CAP) presented in the Commission’s ‘Reflection Paper on the Future of EU Finances’;

2017/11/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
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;

2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
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.

2017/10/24
Committee: PECH

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
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.

2017/10/24
Committee: PECH

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
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 Europeans~~farmers receive very large amounts of support, which is not the case;

2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
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.

2017/10/24
Committee: PECH

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
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.

2017/10/24
Committee: PECH

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
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.;

2017/10/24
Committee: PECH

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
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;

2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
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;

2017/10/24
Committee: PECH

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for ~~continued support for those most in need, including family farms and small~~aid for small farms to be increased, aid for medium-sized farms to be maintained and for anid ~~medium-sized farms, as well as~~to 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;

2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
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 trad~~handling crises is ing prlac~~tices~~e;

2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes the proposed EUR 59,5 billion in commitments which represent a 1,7 % increase compared to 2017, and a 2,6 % increase in payments amounting to EUR 56,3 billion under the Draft Budget (DB) 2018 for Heading 2; notes, however, that the increase is mainly attributable to the lower amount of assigned revenue estimated to be available to the EAGF in the DB 2018 compared to the 2017 budget, and that commitment appropriations for the EAFRD basically remain at the same level as in the 2017 budget;

2017/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the importance of the rural development commitments and spending and their potential for the creation of jobs in areas of higher unemployment, especially for the younger generations;considers that support for young people should focus more on their present needs rather than encouraging them to undertake major investments;

2017/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Commission to earmark funding for the activities of European farmer organisations.

2017/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission to ~~incentivise the creation of producer organ~~pass legislation~~s as one of several means of~~ to tackl~~ing~~e unfair trading practices in the food supply chain~~, and recalls its repeated requests for EU legislation in this regard~~;

2017/04/27
Committee: AGRI

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

~~6. Considers that opportunities offered by ‘smart’ solutions should be further analysed and exploited;~~deleted

2017/04/27
Committee: AGRI

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Urges the Commission to establish a genuine framework for dialogue with farmers' organisations at the European level and to introduce a specific budget item to support these organisations;

2017/04/27
Committee: AGRI

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Urges the Commission to set out standards to regulate markets and production to prevent price volatility and falling farm incomes. This would mean that less budget would need to be set aside for crisis management;

2017/04/27
Committee: AGRI

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Highlights the importance of pilot projects to the Committee and the agricultural sector in recent years and asks for continued support, especially for ~~those~~ ongoing projects ~~that have proved very successful~~;

2017/04/27
Committee: AGRI

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Asks that sufficient funds be earmarked for research and for EU veterinary and phyto- sanitary actions not detrimental to the environment or to diversity; stresses that the current appropriation of EUR 20 million may not be sufficient to cover an increased number of epidemics such as avian influenza, lumpy skin disease and fresh outbreaks of Xylella fastidiosa, Vespa velutina, Tecia solanivora, etc.

2017/04/27
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the 2030 Agenda and its sustainability goals; stresses that~~, although~~ the EU farming industry is already making a valuable contribution ~~to sustainability, through the Common Agricultural Policy and stringent environmental requirements, it still needs to adapt better to the many challenges facing it~~and that public policies to promote and enhance rural agro-ecological farming methods are the right way to meet sustainability goals;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the 2030 Agenda and its sustainability goals; stresses that~~, although the EU farming industry is already making a valuabl~~ the successive market-driven reforms of the CAP have contribut~~ion~~ed to ~~sustainability, through the Common Agricultural Policy and stringent environmental requirements, it still needs to adapt better to the many challenges facing it~~more intensive production, thereby compromising these goals, and agri-environmental measures are very far from offsetting this trend;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Takes the view that, in line with UN SDG 2 (end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture), the main function of agriculture is food production, and the dismantling of production systems that is directly affecting those Member States with weaker production systems has significantly increased their food dependency and jeopardised their food sovereignty;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Rejects the idea that more production and growth whatever the cost could be compatible with sustainable development or could serve the purpose of combating the problem of hunger and malnutrition in the world;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Urges the Commission to avoid defining the nutritional dimension of food production in simplistic terms, disregarding the fact that food and nutrition security means (continuing) access to a varied and wholesome diet, in terms of quality, quantity, and variety and must not be reduced purely to calorie intake;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Recalls the role and importance of agriculture in guaranteeing access to varied and healthy diets, in keeping with cultural values; urges that emphasis be placed on growing food with a high nutritional content instead of on crops produced in abundance which have a high calorie content, as opposed to nutritional content (maize, sugar), since this strategy could cause dietary nutrient deficiencies;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Notes that food security should be defined as a guarantee that families have regular and permanent physical and economic access to a basic set of foodstuffs in sufficient quantity and quality to meet their nutritional needs;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)

1f. Notes that healthy food is defined as a food pattern that meets the biological and social needs of individuals in keeping with the various stages in their lives; notes that this concept considers food practices to have a cultural reference point and attaches value to the consumption of healthy regional food, while always taking into account behavioural and emotional aspects linked to food practices, which are incompatible with the practices of agro- industry, intensive farming and monoculture;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)

1g. Recognises that the proper biological use of food, a process involving the digestion-absorption-metabolism- excretion chain that is necessary for full health and well-being, can be guaranteed only through access to basic public services (health, water and sanitation, housing and social security, among others);

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)

1h. Draws attention to the fact that guaranteeing and complying with the right to food and nutrition and combating hunger are incompatible with the goal of maximising profits, the abuse of market power and pricing dominance, the occupation of land, poor working conditions and pesticide use;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)

1i. Condemns the imposition by rich countries of agricultural models designed to further the interests of large agro- industry multinationals, as has been occurring with free-trade agreements;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that the EU rural agro- ecological farming industry provides jobs for millions of people in rural areas, guarantees food supplies and attracts people to rural areas as a place in which to live, work and relax;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that the EU farming industry should provides jobs for millions of people in rural areas, guarantees food supplies and attracts people to rural areas as a place in which to live, work and relax;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Believes that adequate levels of public investment must be ensured so as to guarantee lasting, sustainable and inclusive solutions;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Takes the view that every farmer should receive a decent income resulting primarily from the sale of his product;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Stresses the need to enter into commitments enabling workers to enjoy social protection and a decent income from their output, guaranteeing a minimum income sufficient to cope with hunger and pay for proper food;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Stresses, in particular, women’s fundamental role as members of family farms, which constitute the main socioeconomic cell of rural areas, in caring for food production, preservation of traditional knowledge and skills, cultural identity and protection of the environment, bearing in mind that women in rural areas are also affected by wage and pension gaps;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. Recalls that it is important to guarantee proper public services, notably care for children and the elderly, given that such services are particularly important for women, since they have traditionally played a major role in looking after young and elderly members of the family;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for ~~farm~~public policies promoting t~~o b~~he developedment of farming by focusing on ~~family holdings and exploiting the advantages of regional value chains;~~ holdings of human dimension, agro- ecological methods, production regulation instruments and market prices that guarantee returns; points out that water, seeds and soil are essential in these processes, for which reason access to these public resources will always be guaranteed, while the privatisation of water, seed patenting and land grabbing will not be authorised;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for farming to be developed by focusing on family holdings, guaranteeing a fair income for farmers through public supply regulation mechanisms and exploiting the advantages of regional value chains;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Believes that a sustainable future entails ending the subordination of agriculture and food production to the market and competitiveness;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Considers it necessary to put an end to the extreme bias that currently exists (introduced with a model geared to intensive agriculture based on the trade in farm inputs and seeds), which increases the discrimination suffered by local seed exchange schemes that are a key source and ensure access to these goods for rural communities, particularly for poor farmers;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Rejects attempts of any kind to patent life, plants and animals, genetic material, or essential biological processes, especially where native strains and species are concerned;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Stresses that a sustainable future for farming and the environment means safeguarding and promoting access to seeds and agricultural inputs for smallholder farmers and marginalised groups, and promoting and safeguarding the exchange of seeds and their public ownership, and sustainable traditional techniques that guarantee the human right to proper food and nutrition;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3e. Underlines the need to counter intensive export models, giving priority to regional and local production and consumption, promoting a different energy-related and environmental rationality, and giving preference to the ownership of land by local communities as an effective way of guaranteeing food quality and security;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3f. Urges that action be taken to promote the effective use of traditional agricultural varieties specific to certain regions, combating the export-led standardisation of agricultural production and intensive models of agriculture that result from current agricultural and trade policies, of which the CAP is an example, and to encourage sustainable small and medium-scale production linked to local and regional markets and consumption;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Stefan ECK, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the significance of sustainable forest management in Europe, which complements family holdings without replacing them and without occupying farmland, secures jobs, generates added value and makes a crucial contribution to the achievement of biodiversity, climate and environmental protection targets;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the significance of sustainable forest management in Europe based on collective solutions, particularly in countries which have predominantly small-scale ownership, which secures jobs, generates added value and makes a crucial contribution to the achievement of biodiversity, climate and environmental protection targets;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance ~~for farms of bioenergy, which helps to secure farmers’ incomes, by offering them an additional product to sell, and creates jobs in rural areas~~of renewable energy use on farms; measures shall be taken to ensure that farmland is not used for renewable energy production;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Matt CARTHY, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that~~, by using agricultural waste, the bioeconomy~~ sustainable agro- ecological farming methods can help to reduce the environmental impact of farming, in the form of emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants into the air, soil and bodies of water, and can also contribute to the more efficient use of resources;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the contribution that the livestock sector will be able to makes to the EU economy, provided that it is regulated and subject to fair systems for distributing production, and notes its potential to contribute to a better functioning agricultural ecosystem and a climate- friendly farming industry;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the need to prevent measures that would have the effect of obstructing access to adequate nutrition and food, in particular measures that prevent people's access to and use of local resources and inputs that guarantee their survival;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Miguel VIEGAS, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Regards further progress in precision farming, digitalisation, plant and animal breeding and integrated pest management as essential, because increased efficiency will help to reduce the impact of farming on the environment.deleted

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Points out that public facilities for the withdrawal of products – such as silos, collective milking barns, slaughterhouses, refrigerated storage, and dryers – have played an important part in guaranteeing small farmers’ incomes and calls for their reactivation;

2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/0143(COD)

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Calls on~~Demands that the Commission ~~to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;~~withdraw this proposal for a Pan- European Personal Pension Product and instead draw up proposals for strengthening public pensions systems and public pensions to guarantee public pensions for all persons in the European Union.

2018/04/30
Committee: ECON

2017/0143(COD)

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Instructs its President to forward its posit~~Calls for the percentage of GDP to be spent on pensions to ~~the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments~~be determined jointly with Member States based on the percentage of the population aged 65 and over.

2018/04/30
Committee: ECON

2017/0143(COD)

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Encourages the Commission to look into the possible implementation of a public pension scheme in Europe

2018/04/30
Committee: ECON

2017/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) whereas financial innovation was at the root of the financial crisis that erupted in 2007, causing the economies of developed capitalist countries to experience the biggest crisis since the Second World War;

2018/04/30
Committee: ECON

2017/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)

(1b) whereas the three pillar banking model, including the mandatory rebate for private insurance schemes, has proved disastrous in the countries where it was implemented, clearly showing that people prefer a collective inter-institutional system of redistribution to the system of individual capitalisation;

2018/04/30
Committee: ECON

2017/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 c (new)

(1c) whereas financial innovation will not guarantee safe pensions, but will instead contribute to an accumulation of capital in search of valorisation and to the financial instability triggered by the processes of financialisation of the global capitalist economy,

2018/04/30
Committee: ECON

2017/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 d (new)

(1d) whereas the suggestion by the European Commission to invest in extremely high risk ‘derivatives’ that contribute to increasing exponentially the probability and severity of financial crises is irresponsible and inappropriate; whereas between the end of the Second World War and the 80s, financial crises were of limited magnitude; whereas since the deregulation of financial markets, owing to financial innovation and the exponential rise in derivatives, financial crises have continued with an increasingly destructive power; whereas the European Commission proposes to fuel them further through the promotion of private pension funds;

2018/04/30
Committee: ECON

2017/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 e (new)

(1e) whereas the PEPP is not an appropriate instrument for addressing the demographic challenges, and whereas the very low birth rates in Galicia, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Cyprus (all Member States subject to intervention by the Troika) are a consequence of job insecurity among young people and women, discrimination of women of child- bearing age in the labour market, the shortage of rental accommodation resulting from the lack of a public housing policy and the absence of child benefits, and whereas these problems will not be solved by financial innovation and the expansion of capital markets;

2018/04/30
Committee: ECON

2017/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 f (new)

(1f) whereas the profitability or unprofitability of financial products is essentially uncertain; whereas it should be noted that the root cause of the 2007 crisis was the creation and sale of complex financial products based on subprime mortgages; whereas these products were awarded AAA ratings, i.e. the highest creditworthiness, by the three main rating agencies –Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch – only weeks before their value was reduced to zero.

2018/04/30
Committee: ECON

2017/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 g (new)

(1g) whereas Alan Greenspan, the then President of the US Federal Reserve, acknowledged that while he was aware a lot of these practices were going on, he had no notion of how significant they had become until very late;

2018/04/30
Committee: ECON

2017/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 h (new)

(1h) whereas, against this background, it cannot be argued that workers are fully aware of the key elements of the product and of the risks;

2018/04/30
Committee: ECON

2017/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 i (new)

(1i) whereas in a report published in 2010 promoting the expansion of private pensions, the Spanish association of savings and investment product providers acknowledged that the capital belongs to the employees involved in the various pension schemes and that the risk is entirely borne by the participants;

2018/04/30
Committee: ECON

2017/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 j (new)

(1j) whereas the PEPP promoters are banks, insurance companies, asset managers, occupational pension funds and investment companies, and whereas potential social security contributions which could increase the revenue of public pension schemes are diverted to private companies which will make significant profits;

2018/04/30
Committee: ECON

2017/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 k (new)

(1k) whereas in order to promote PEPP subscriptions, the European Commission has called for tax deductions in Member States, and whereas in order to encourage Member States to grant tax deductions for PEPPs, the Commission adopted a recommendation, together with this proposal, on the tax treatment of personal pension products, including pan- European Personal Pension Products;

2018/04/30
Committee: ECON

2017/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 l (new)

(1l) whereas tax deductions for contributions to personal pension schemes are very regressive and whereas low-income workers cannot set aside any amount for pension schemes and are thus not able to benefit from any deductions; whereas it is those with high salaries and capital incomes who are able to make large contributions and benefit from deductions;

2018/04/30
Committee: ECON

2017/0143(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 m (new)

(1m) whereas with this Proposal for a Regulation the European Commission is giving up on the aim to ensure adequate public pensions.

2018/04/30
Committee: ECON

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) Voluntary activities constitute a rich experience in a non-formal and informal learning context which enhances young people's personal, socio-educational and professional development, active citizenship and employability. Voluntary activities should not under any circumstances have an adverse effect on potential or existing paid employment, nor should they be seen as a substitute for it. In order to ensure continuity with respect to the volunteering activities that are supported at Union level, the volunteering activities under the European Voluntary Service that fall within the geographical scope of the European Solidarity Corps should be supported by the latter in the form of cross-border volunteering placements. The other volunteering activities under the European Voluntary Service that do not fall under the geographical scope of the European Solidarity Corps should continue to be supported under the Programme established by Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing 'Erasmus+': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport20 . With respect to the interpretation of related legislation at Union level, both the cross-border volunteering placements under the European Solidarity Corps and the volunteering activities that continue to be supported under Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 should be considered equivalent to those carried out under the European Voluntary Service. _________________ 20 Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing 'Erasmus+': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions No 1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC, OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 50.

2017/10/10
Committee: AGRI

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1

(1) “solidarity activity” means an activity aimed at addressing unmet societal needs to the benefit of a community while also fostering the individual’s personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, which may take the form of placements, projects or networking activities, developed in relation to different areas, such as education and training, employment, gender equality, entrepreneurship, in particular social entrepreneurship, citizenship and democratic participation, environment and nature protection, climate action, disaster prevention, preparedness and recovery, ~~agriculture and rural development,~~ provision of ~~food and~~ non-food items, health and wellbeing, creativity and culture, physical education and sport, social assistance and welfare, reception and integration of third- country nationals, territorial cooperation and cohesion;

2017/10/10
Committee: AGRI

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8

(8) “traineeship” means a period of work practice from two to twelve months, adequately remunerated by the organisation hosting the European Solidarity Corps participant, based on a written traineeship agreement, which includes a learning and training component, and undertaken in order to gain practical and professional experience with a view to improving employability and facilitating transition to regular employment;

2017/10/10
Committee: AGRI

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

(da) measures to ensure that voluntary activities do not have an adverse effect on potential or existing paid employment, and that they are not seen as a substitute for it.

2017/10/10
Committee: AGRI

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1

1. In order to implement this Regulation, the Commission shall adopt work programmes by way of implementing acts. Each work programme shall ensure that the general and specific objectives set out in Articles 3 and 4 are implemented in a consistent manner and shall outline the expected results, the method of implementation and its total amount. The work programmes shall also contain a description of the actions to be financed, an indication of the amount allocated to each action, an indication of the distribution of funds between the participating countries for the actions to be managed through the national agencies and an indicative implementation timetable. Moreover, such work programmes shall also include an analysis and justification guaranteeing that they will not have an adverse effect on potential or existing paid employment.

2017/10/10
Committee: AGRI

2017/0102(COD)

2017/0035(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

3a. Where no opinion is delivered in the appeal committee, the Commission may refer the matter to the Council ~~for an opinion indicating its views and orientation on the wider implications of the absence of opinion, including the institutional, legal, political and international implicat~~and the European Parliament for an opinions. The Commission shall take account of any positions expressed by the Council and the European Parliament within 3 months after the referral. In duly justified cases, the Commission may indicate a shorter deadline in the referral.

2017/10/13
Committee: AGRI

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) The Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (‘the Committee’)55 assists the Commission, in particular, in evaluating the latest available scientific data and in proposing occupational exposure limit values for the protection of workers from chemical risks, to be set at Union level pursuant to Council Directive 98/24/EC56 and Directive 2004/37/EC. Other transparent, demonstrably impartial sources of scientific information, adequately robust and in the public domain were also considered. Where sources disagree, the choice shall always be to avoid risks to workers, and thus to apply the precautionary principle. __________________ 55 Commission Decision 2014/113/EU of 3 March 2014 on Setting up a Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits for Chemical Agents and repealing Decision 95/320/EC (OJ L 62, 04.03.2014, p. 18). 56 Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (OJ L 131, 05.05.1998, p. 11).

2017/06/27
Committee: AGRI

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17

(17) Given that this Directive concerns the workers' health at their workplace, the deadline for transposition sh~~ould be two year~~all be six months.

2017/06/27
Committee: AGRI

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than ~~two year~~six months after the date of entry into force of this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

2017/06/27
Committee: AGRI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas rural towns and villages, and especially mountainous areas, are hit particularly hard by population loss through demographic change linked to agricultural policies that are causing small and medium-sized farms to disappear;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas it is projected that 132 out of 273 NUTS level 2 regions will see a decrease in population between 2015 and 205019; whereas this decrease will affect Local Administrative Units in particular; _________________ 19 Eurostat, ‘Eurostat Regional Yearbook’, 2016 edition.

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas demographic change does not affect all regions in a uniform manner, with the majority of urban areas experiencing a population gain and most rural and remote areas experiencing a decline, with a resultant serious lack of public services and especially hospital and welfare services; whereas such imbalances represent major challenges both for regions suffering from depopulation and for those experiencing a population influx;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas demographic change is exacerbating the process of societal fragmentation and the polarisation of our societies, with growing disparities in terms of economic capacity ~~and~~, service accessibility, gender and access to land and whereas there is a correlation between sparsely populated areas and less developed areas;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the already scarce provision of services in sparsely populated areas has been considerably worsened by the economic crisis and austerity measures;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Is strongly of the opinion that strong, good quality public services are the only way of achieving the aim of maintaining population levels and curbing population loss in rural areas;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that demographic change should be tackled in a coordinated manner through the action of all European, national, regional and local authorities; considers that they ought to take steps to provide sparsely populated regions with economic support, accepting that living conditions in these regions are different from those in urban areas and that, therefore, they have to ensure provision of public services and infrastructure;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recognises that demographic ~~change, while creating new challenges, also br~~decline has not been curbed by basings development opportunities at a local level through the potential of sectors such as ecotourism, e-commerce and the silver economy; underlines in this respect the relevance of smart specialisation strategies to help regions identify high value-added activities and build attractive ecosystemsat local level on new sectors; stresses the need for wholehearted economic support for existing traditional activities; is most definitely committed to maintenance of farming as the fundamental economic pillar for development of rural and mountain areas and will promote diversification through opportunities other sectors may generate;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the main problems relating to the demographic change currently experienced by many EU regions ~~are decreasing population densities, an ageing population due to structural changes in the age period, falling birth rates and gradual depopulation~~, and which are causing demographic decline, are the current agricultural policy, lack of employment, young people moving away on account of lack of job opportunities, population ageing and a higher risk of poverty;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the main problems relating to the demographic change currently experienced by many EU regions are decreasing population densities, an ageing population due to structural changes in the age period, falling birth rates and gradual depopulation caused by the lack of job opportunities in rural areas;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for a greater coordination of EU instruments in the different policy areas, such as the Common Agricultural Policy, European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds, European Territorial Cooperation, the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the Connecting Europe Facility, so as to ensure a more comprehensive approach to demographic change; reiterates its call for the Commission to adopt a European strategy on demographic change that will deliver synergies and maximise the positive impact on European citizens; considers that as the mechanisms employed so far have not succeeded in holding back the advance of demographic imbalances, an in-depth review of current policies and the functioning of all the aforesaid mechanisms is required;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that there is a need to increase the overall budget and enhance the effectiveness and complementarity of ESI Funds in tackling demographic challenges; considers that a greater focus on the topic as a priority area is necessary, together with guidelines to support Member States and regions in addressing demographic challenges in devising and implementing partnership agreements and operational programmes;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

~~14. Stresses that the EFSI can benefit declining regions by boosting investment in energy, transport and ICT infrastructure, as well as in research, SMEs, education and social infrastructure;~~deleted

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to include a new flagship initiative on demographic change in the Europe 2020 strategy, which should be designed as a cross-cutting instrument and linked to ~~smart,~~ sustainable and inclusive ~~growth~~development, including rural agro-ecological farming, and which could be financially supported by existing European instruments such as ESI Funds;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the Cook Islands are highly dependent on food imports;

2016/12/12
Committee: PECH

2016/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Takes the view that the EU-Cook Islands FPA should pursue two equally important goals: 1) to provide fishing opportunities to EU vessels in the Cook Islands fishing zone, on the basis of the best available scientific advice and respecting the conservation and management measures of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) within the limits of the available surplus, calculation of which shall take the full development of the country's fishing capacity into account; and 2) to promote cooperation between the European Union and the Cook Islands with a view to a sustainable fisheries policy and sound exploitation of fisheries resources in the Cook Islands fishing zone, and to contribute to the sustainable development of the Cook Islands fishing sector, through economic, financial, technical and scientific cooperation while respecting that country’s sovereign options regarding this development;

2016/12/12
Committee: PECH

2016/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Draws attention to the conclusions of the ex ante evaluation report of June 2013 on the EU-Cook Islands FPA and protocol, according to which previous FPAs/Protocols in the region (Kiribati, Solomon Islands) have not made any meaningful contribution to the development of the local fishing sectors, particularly in terms of joint enterprises (with shared investments) and the development of local processing capacity; takes the view that the EU-Cook Islands FPA should mark a turning point in this unsatisfactory scenario by making an effective contribution to local fishing sector development, by guaranteeing the supply of fish needed for domestic consumption and thereby matching the objectives announced for the new generation of EU fisheries agreements;

2016/12/12
Committee: PECH

2016/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 3

- specific support for the development of local artisanal fishing and communities that rely on it, increasing its contribution to the local economy, helping to improve safety on board and fishermen’s incomes, and supporting the development of local fish processing and marketing infrastructure, ~~whether to~~prioritising supply of the domestic market o~~r fo~~ver export;

2016/12/12
Committee: PECH

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises that ~~farmers’ livelihoods depend on getting produce to the market and that loss of produce at farm level equates to loss of investment and incom~~the current agricultural policy and food and food marketing policy are responsible for the high level of food wastage;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes the potential for optimisation of use of former foodstuffs and by-products from the food chain in feed production and its importance for primary production, but stresses the need for increased traceability;deleted

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Takes the view that regulation of agricultural production needs to be established as an instrument for matching supply and demand, and at the same time measures need to be introduced that will guarantee decent prices for producers and avoid the need constantly to increase the level of production in order to maintain a minimum level of income;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the importance of cooperation, for example via Producer Organisations, for increased access to finance for innovation and investment in treatment technologies such as composting and anaerobic digestion or further processing of products which could allow farmers to access new market and customers;deleted

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Highlights the importance of redirecting aid towards production models based on agro-ecology, linking production to the land, and eliminating imports of animal feed that lead to the production of surpluses which flood the markets and destroy small farms in the European Union and in third countries;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes the benefits of ~~access to data and forecasts and developing advance production programmes for farmers, enabling them to better match supply to demand~~prioritising and promoting local and community- based markets and raising awareness of their advantages in terms of quality, job creation and minimiseing food wastage;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that increased research and information is needed on ~~enabling access to secondary market opportunities and alternative uses for products which would otherwise b~~use-by dates, geared to each product, along with action to promote and boost consumption of fresh and loose produce, and to reduce plo~~ughed back into the soil or wasted~~ng-term packaging and storage;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Considers it essential to work towards preventing food from becoming a by-product;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Believes that farmer-led initiatives can offer viable economic solutions and provide value for products which might otherwise go to waste, and highlights the potential of farmer-led social innovation projects such as gleaning and donation of excess foodstuffs to food banksproposals based on food sovereignty represent viable and sustainable solutions in order to guarantee populations' access to food and the right of small farmers to produce basic foodstuffs for their communities and make a living from their work;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Anja HAZEKAMP, Stefan ECK, Miguel VIEGAS, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Matt CARTHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Notes that some wastage at farm level is also due to the role played by retailers in relation to retailer standards regarding product specifications, cancelled orders owing to changes in ~~consumer demand~~demand imposed by distribution, and over- production as a result of requirements to meet seasonal demands.

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the increased use of palm oil in processed food, with some 50 % of packaged goods now containing palm oil, and as a biofuel; calls for introduction of clear and transparent mandatory labelling schemes of palm oil in processed goods in order to help consumers to make informed purchasing choices;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Anja HAZEKAMP, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Matt CARTHY, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Miguel VIEGAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes with concern that processed palm oil that is contained in wide variety of products may have serious health risks and implications to the consumers;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Anja HAZEKAMP, Stefan ECK, Miguel VIEGAS, Matt CARTHY, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes the alarming scale of deforestation driven by palm oil, especially in the South-East Asia, where the majority of palm oil production takes place in Malaysia and Indonesia; notes that palm oil is an important driver of deforestation for commercial agriculture, where extremely biodiverse tropical forest is being converted to monocultural palm oil plantations at the expense of natural habitats and ecosystems and biodiversity;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Anja HAZEKAMP, Stefan ECK, Miguel VIEGAS, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Matt CARTHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that deforestation of rainforest for palm oil production contributes significantly to climate change; in addition palm oil development is causing severe damage to the landscape and have been linked to issues such as land erosion and the pollution of rivers;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Anja HAZEKAMP, Stefan ECK, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Miguel VIEGAS, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Matt CARTHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Stresses with great concern that palm oil expansion and deforestation of rainforests is pushing a considerable number of animal species in South-East Asia to extinction, notably orang-utans, Sumatran tigers or Malayan sun bears which are critically endangered and could become extinct in the wild within the next years;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Anja HAZEKAMP, Stefan ECK, Miguel VIEGAS, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Stresses that deforestation leads to increased accessibility of wild animals to poachers and wildlife smugglers who capture and sell wildlife as pets, use them for medicinal purposes or kill them for their body parts;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Anja HAZEKAMP, Stefan ECK, Miguel VIEGAS, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Matt CARTHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Underlines that deforestation of rainforests driven by land-use change to palm oil plantations greatly reduces the carbon sequestration potential and thereby significantly contributes to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Anja HAZEKAMP, Stefan ECK, Miguel VIEGAS, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. Underlines that wildlife trafficking is an organised international crime estimated to be worth between EUR 8 and EUR 20 billion annually;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Anja HAZEKAMP, Stefan ECK, Miguel VIEGAS, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Matt CARTHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that plantations are systematically destroying the rainforest land that the local people depend on for subsistence, thus giving them no choice but to become plantation workers under the poor and degrading working conditions;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Anja HAZEKAMP, Stefan ECK, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recognises the need to provide assistance and guidance to source countries concerning enforcement and judicial procedures at local, regional and national level;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Anja HAZEKAMP, Stefan ECK, Miguel VIEGAS, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Matt CARTHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b(new)

6b. Stresses that the palm oil industry has been linked to major human rights violations, including child labour in some remote areas of South-East Asia;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Anja HAZEKAMP, Stefan ECK, Miguel VIEGAS, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a regulatory framework of strong and enforceable measures to guarantee that all actors throughout the supply chain, including EU financial institutions and the investments and loans they provide, are not involved in deforestation, especially with regards to sectors connected with the production of food, biofuels, cosmetics and cleaning products;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Anja HAZEKAMP, Stefan ECK, Miguel VIEGAS, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Considers traceability in the supply chain to be essential;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Anja HAZEKAMP, Stefan ECK, Miguel VIEGAS, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls for the EU to strengthen existing control instruments;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Anja HAZEKAMP, Stefan ECK, Miguel VIEGAS, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for the rapid phasing-out of all land-based biofuels, such as palm oil biodiesel, that drive deforestation ~~and~~, compete against food production for land ~~or do not~~and significantly ~~reduce~~contribute to greenhouse gas emissions;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Anja HAZEKAMP, Stefan ECK, Miguel VIEGAS, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Matt CARTHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses that the right to food, preservation of biodiversity and the protection of the environment must take priority over the one-sided business interests of the agro-fuel industry;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the deregulation of production and markets and the lack of a minimum price covering costs and ensuring payment for work have given rise to high levels of job insecurity for farmers in all sectors of production;

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas free-trade agreements and the focus on exports places great pressure on farmers to reduce prices at source, a further source of job insecurity;

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas applying competition rules on farms prevents minimum price agreements between producers and the processing and distribution companies, which equates to handing the business and distribution sector a dominant position, thus jeopardising the jobs of farmers;

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas title deeds of family farms are mainly held by men, which means that women working on such farms are in a more precarious situation;

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)

5a. Calls on the Commission and Council to work on legislative proposals for the regulation of production and markets and the setting of minimum remunerative prices;

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the Commission to ascertain the effects of these agreements, including in terms of greater job insecurity and more precarious farming incomes, and establish the necessary instruments to ensure that no agricultural products enter the European market at below the actual costs of production and sale;

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Urges the Commission to repeal any regulations hindering collective bargaining or the agreement on minimum remunerative prices;

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)