5 Amendments of Jacques COLOMBIER related to 2018/2024(BUD)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Deplores, however, the EU’s growing dependence on agricultural imports from third countries; deplores, finally, the poor quality of these imports and their damaging impact on the income of EU farmers;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Advocates stability for the agriculture budget, in constant euro, and hence opposes any cuts to it in the 2019 budget, especially in view of the serious crises and price volatility that the agricultural sector has been experiencing in recent years;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets that, alongside this measure, the Commission has not expressed any intention to revisit the harmful policy of European sanctions which led to the introduction of the Russian embargo;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EU executive to adopt a decision prolonging aid for those affected by the embargo imposed by Russia before adopting its draft legislation on the 2019 budget or, at the latest, prior to the autumn letter of amendment;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to strengthen support measures for young farmers in 2019, particularly in relation to access to land (whether through transfers or setting up new farms), given the lack of generational renewal in farming, which is currently European agriculture’s greatest pitfall.