55 Amendments of Marie-Pierre VIEU related to 2018/2037(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 4 April 2017 on women and their roles in rural areas,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution on the ‘State of play of farmland concentration in the EU: how to facilitate the access to land for farmers’, adopted on 27 April 2017,
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas it is vital to halt and reverse the current concentration of power into the hands of the large retail sector and big business;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the CAP must play an important role in overcoming stagnation and volatility of prices at source and farm incomes which, despite the concentration and intensification of production and increasing productivity, are still lower than in the rest of the economy;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas concentration, intensification and increased productivity have also resulted in negative effects, such as the loss of farmers and the abandonment of villages, as well as affecting the environment and product quality;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the volatility of international markets is conditioned by variables – often of a speculative nature – which are incompatible with the production of healthy food and with sustaining small and medium-scale farming and adequate incomes;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the international market, which represents a minimal percentage of European agricultural production, is having a more decisive impact on the future of farmers in Europe than CAP aid;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas there is a need for an updated and fairer system of payments, as in many Member States the current system of entitlements is based on historic benchmarks which are now almost 20 years old and which constitute an obstacle to generational renewal and hinder young farmers’ access to farmland, – this being especially the case for young female farmers – as new entrants do not possess entitlements and are thus at a disadvantage;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the low level of some pensions further hinders generational renewal;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the emergence of new challenges, such as increasing global trade, is necessitating fair and sustainable conditions for the global exchange of goods and services, something which is not possible within the framework of the WTO and in accordance with existing EU social, economic and environmental standards, which should be promoted;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas free trade agreements, which have been undermining countries’ sovereignty, and food sovereignty in particular, and shutting local farmers out of their own markets, have added to inequality and poverty;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas while the focus on research and development for both product and process innovation is to be welcomed, more must be done to translate the results of research into farming practice, facilitated by EU-wide agricultural extension servicesresearch and innovation are necessary to establish a new European agricultural model based on agroecology;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the agriculture and food sector must be incentivised to continue togeared towards a smallholder farming model which contributes to the environmental care and the climate action objectives of the EU set out in international agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the UN SDGs;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the intention to simplify and modernise the CAP, but emphasises that the integrity of the singsimplification and modernisation are insufficient to maintain food production in the hands of small/medium-scale mfarket and a truly common policy must be the overriding priorities of reformmers, to ensure measures are taken to combat climate change and to establish a type of farming in which genuine commitments are made concerning the environment;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the intention to simplify and modernise the CAP, but emphasises that the integrity of the single market and a truly common policyprotection of domestic production and small-scale farmers must be the overriding priorities of reform;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. States that, as an imperative, food chains should be decentralised, local production and consumption supported and promoted, and the shortest possible supply chains and local markets fostered (including using innovative media such as the Internet), thus reducing the energy flows generated by food production and distribution;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the Commission and the Council to place at the heart of the Common Agricultural Policy farm gate prices which cover production costs and wages;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Draws attention to the very important role played by small and medium-sized farms, a role which must be acknowledged and valued;
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 480 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that financial and performance control and audit functions are performed to the same standard and under the same criteria across all Member States, irrespective of enhanced flexibility for Member States in rural development programme design and management, and with a view, in particular, to ensuring a timely disbursement of funds across Member States to all eligible famers;
Amendment 558 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the current CAP architecture can only deliver its objectives if sufficiently funded; calls, therefore, for the CAP budget to be maintainincreased in the next MFF at at least the current level in order to achieve the ambitions of a revised and efficient CAP beyond 2020; rejects, therefore, any attempt to renationalise the costs of the CAP and the attempt to replace investment support with financial instruments;
Amendment 563 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the current CAP architecture can only deliver its objectives if sufficiently funded; calls, therefore, for the CAP budget to be maintained in the next MFF at at least the current level in order to sufficient level to meet the needs that enable achievement of the ambitions of a revised and efficient CAP beyond 2020;
Amendment 608 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for small farmand medium-scale farms as social, environmental and economically- sustainable models; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States;at EU level.
Amendment 635 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Points out that equality between women and men is a core objective of the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 642 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Believes it necessary to cap farm payments for large farms Europe-wide;
Amendment 644 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Calls on the Commission and Council to ensure that gender equality is mainstreamed into all EU programmes, actions and initiatives, and calls therefore for gender mainstreaming to be applied to the CAP and to rural cohesion policies;
Amendment 696 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for that new system to take into account persons who are active and the equalisation of average incomes;
Amendment 705 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Advocates convergence of direct support (pillar I);
Amendment 751 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of direct payments between Member Statesfarmers throughout the European Union, which must take into account socio-economic differences, and different production costs and the amounts received by Member States under Pillar II;
Amendment 757 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls, in the redistribution of direct payments to family farms, for payments to be split equally between both members of a couple;
Amendment 818 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that generational renewal is a challenge faced by famers in many Member Statwhich should be tackled through public policies and that each national strategy must therefore address this issue through a comprehensive approach, including top-ups in Pillar I and targeted measures in Pillar II, as well as by means of new financial instruments and national measures, in order to incentivise famers to pass on their farming operations;
Amendment 842 #
15a. Stresses that it is almost impossible for people from outside the world of farming to enter agriculture; in this context, consideration should be given to ways of supporting small and medium- sized farms and gradual integration in the sector, ensuring that first-pillar aid is provided, given that there are small and medium-sized farms that currently receive no aid;
Amendment 864 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Recalls that mechanisms should be put in place to ensure shared ownership, in order to safeguard the rights of women;
Amendment 872 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put measures in place to ensure equitable access to land;
Amendment 899 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to urge the Member States to invest in rural areas to provide high-quality public facilities and services to meet people’s everyday needs: health care, education, social services, child care, care of the elderly and other dependent persons, transport services, postal services, internet access and cultural services, among others; believes that the rural development funds will not meet their objectives if the States do not implement decisive policies to ensure that rural areas have an acceptable level of public services;
Amendment 913 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that it has been proven that rural areas need women and men to engage in small and medium-scale farming;
Amendment 999 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need for payments under rural development to farmers in areas with natural constraints, difficult climatic conditions, steep slopes or limitations in terms of soil quality; calls for a simplification and improved targeting of the ANC plan after 2020;
Amendment 1004 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. 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;
Amendment 1066 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Condemns the imposition of agricultural policies biased towards multinational companies, to the detriment of small-scale farmers;
Amendment 1072 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to safeguard and promote access to seeds and agricultural inputs for small-scale farmers and marginalised groups, and to promote and safeguard the exchange of seeds and their public ownership, along with sustainable traditional techniques that guarantee the human right to proper food and nutrition;
Amendment 1142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, health and market risks, by creating additional incentives for flexible risk management and stabilisation tools while ensuring broad access and developing measures to discourage output growth above European averages; those growing at a rate exceeding this level must repay sums of money or have their crisis-compensation aid cut; we reject the idea of using insurance to address market volatility;
Amendment 1153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Is in favour of the creation of public insurance schemes to protect farmers against climate and environmental risks; rejects any form of income insurance, a model used in the US farm bill;
Amendment 1176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chain, in particular byby means of binding legislation guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, covering production costs and ensuring payment for work, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention;
Amendment 1191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Is in favour of the introduction of mechanisms which guarantee that added value is divided fairly between production and distribution without penalising consumers;
Amendment 1192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Stresses the need for public mechanisms which regulate production and markets to be introduced, with the aim of guaranteeing fair prices for production, stabilising prices, ensuring that farmers have a stable and fair income, and guaranteeing the right to produce in each country;
Amendment 1199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to allow and indeed encourage – particularly in the dairy sector – active crisis management instruments, such as voluntary sector agreements to manage supply in quantitative terms among producers, producers organisathe regulation of productions and processors, and to examine the possibility of extending such instruments to other sectors;
Amendment 1212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Also calls for public policies to stabilise the market and limit production and growth, for inflows of investment in production and for an assessment of the socio-economic impact of these investments;
Amendment 1228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that whileConsiders that trade agreements are not beneficial to the EU agricultural sector oversmall and medium-sized farms or small, and necessary for strengthening the EU’s position on the global agricultural market, they also pose a number of challenges that require reinforced safeguard mechanisms to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the EU and in the rest of the worldmedium-sized enterprises. Trade agreements are having extremely harmful socio-economic effects on small and medium-sized agriculture in the EU and other parts of the world, where cheap European exports often destroy the agriculture that Europe supports, at least in principle, in addition to generating greenhouse gases and wasting a great deal of energy; safeguard mechanisms should take into account the costs of engaging in socially, environmentally and economically sustainable agriculture, both in the EU and in the countries to which it exports;
Amendment 1234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that while trade agreements are beneficial to the EU agricultural sector overall, and necessary for strengthening the EU’s position on the global agricultural market, they also pose a number of challenges thatthe CAP’s current intensive, export-oriented model and free trade agreements drag down social, labour and environmental rights and require reinforced safeguard mechanisms to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the EU and in the rest of the world;
Amendment 1259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Amendment 1262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Insists that international trade must not threaten the ability and the right of each country to produce its own food or its right to food sovereignty;
Amendment 1266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Takes the view that products traded internationally should meet the following criteria: – they must not be produced on the land necessary for producing the country’s food; – they must not be placed on the markets via any form of dumping (whether economic, social or environmental); – they must not ruin farmers from the country of destination or oust them from their markets;
Amendment 1286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Insists that these standards must encompass: peasant farmers’ rights, labour rights, human rights and the production costs of sustainable agriculture;
Amendment 1291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Stresses the importance of short local and regional supply chains, which are more environmentally sustainable – since they cause less pollution because they require less transport – and mean products are more easily traceable and fresher;
Amendment 1300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Points out that producing locally supports the local food culture and local economies;