Activities of Miguel VIEGAS related to 2015/2074(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
2016 Budget - Mandate for the trilogue (A8-0217/2015 - José Manuel Fernandes) PT
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the mandate for the trilogue on the 2016 draft budget
Amendments (10)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that agriculture and rural development deliver many EU objectives and are an important part of the overall EU budget for 2016; calls therefore for the agriculture budget to remain at least at its current level in order to bring about a CAP that will end the current unequal share-out of payments among countries, products, and producers, while allowing for the specific features of each country and region and promoting small- and medium-scale farming;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern the cuts in funding for rural development under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in commitments and payments for the 2015 budget, since they are jeopardising investment already approved and adding to EU indebtedness; points out that EAFRD projects – including the LEADER programmes – are a major driver of rural development, as they deliver wider benefits to the EU at large, in particular in generating growth, added value and jobs in rural areas; asks that careful consideration be given to the final level of commitment and payment appropriations in the 2016 budget, which should be such as to allow sustained growth in agri-food production in Member States with the largest deficits, thus enabling Member States to attain food sovereignty and security; insists that particular attention should be paid to encouraging generational renewal in agriculture and supporting young famers;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for funds to be specifically earmarked for small farms, which provide much direct employment in rural areas and are necessary to ensure that the land is tended and put to good use;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for priority to be given to promoting and raising awareness of local markets and their contribution to the local economies;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Demands that additional finance should be allocated to the milk sector, alleviating any potentialthe impact from the abolition of the quota system; further insists that there has to be a regulatory framework for the milk market to replace the previous quota system and that some specific agricultural sub-sectors are in need of greater funding, such as bee keeping; highlights the importance of schemes for milk and fruit in schools, proposes a smalln increase in appropriations for these programmes in line with the agriculture committee’s vote, and continues to advocate the separation of the two schemes;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that the protection of vineyards covers vital considerations such as the defence of farmers’ rights; urges the Commission to increase the budget so as to strengthen the support system for wine-growing, especially where investment, restructuring, and promotion are concerned, bearing in mind that vines are planted to remain for decades and the first harvest is not obtained until three years after planting;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for sufficient funds to be made available in order to implement all elements of the CAP reform, enforcing capping and modulation more strictly, including as regards greening, biodiversity and rural development programmes;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the objectives of increasing the competitiveness and sustainability of European agriculture and asks to make resources available to meet these objectives, including greater resources for pest control and disaster prevention;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of Pilot Projects, such as the European Price Monitoring Observatory, to the committee and the agricultural sector and asks for continued support; takes the view, however, that observatories of this kind do not remove the need to implement production regulation instruments;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the continuing imbalances in the food supply chain, in which the position of primary producers is considerably weaker than that of other actors; urges the Commission to take action to improve the transparency of prices and margins in the food supply chain, with particular reference to the role of the large-scale retail sector, the object being to secure fair producer prices so as to guarantee better incomes for small and medium-sized farmers; highlights the value of a pilot project in this area.