12 Amendments of Christine SCHNEIDER related to 2023/0264(BUD)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the EUR 53,76 mbillion in commitments and EUR 52,58 mbillion in payment for agriculture; nonetheless calls for an increase of the budget considering the challenges that the agri-food sector has faced in 2023 and still needs to tackle in 2024;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the role that agriculture plays in achieving the Union objectives of food security, sustainable growth, social inclusion, and combating climate change, therefore insists that there should be no cuts to the agricultural budget, especially given the fact that the agricultural sector is frequently affected by crises that require a budgetary response;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out the negative effects of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on food securEuropean and global food security as well as food affordability;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for additional support for Member Statefarmers with the lowest direct payments in order to strengthen their capacity to withstand inflationary pressures and increased input prices;abilise their income
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is committed to ensuring that generational renewal must remain a high priority in the future CAP programming period; calls for the strengthening of support measures for young farmers and for the improvement of their access to land and credit, stresses the need for targeted measures aimed at supporting start-ups by young farmers, easing their entry into farming and facilitating the takeover of farms by young people and by women as they play a fundamental role in maintaining the economic resilience of rural areas;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. calls for the levels of support for young farmers to be increased and for the improvement of their access to land and credit;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of funding research and innovation in the agri-food sector; retherefore calls on the importance of ensuring that research results reach farm levelCommission to provide sufficient financial support for further uptake of smart and innovate solutions in the agricultural sector given their proven environmental benefits and greater agricultural efficiency is required; considers that precision farming and the use of digitisation should be further analysed and promoted;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls the importance of ensuring that research results reach farm level; stresses that obstacles such as lack of standardisation of data formats must be eliminated so that agricultural data can be used efficiently and to its full potential;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the acceleration of the digital transformation in agriculture and rural areas, which is crucial for ensuring resilience and stemming the depopulation of these areas; stresses that digital transformation in rural needs more support, especially as those involved in the agri-food chain are confronted with the growing impact of the Russian war in Ukraine;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Insists that any revenue to the Union budget deriving from any assigned revenues or repayments of irregularities from agriculture in previous years should remain under Heading 3;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Believes that the Union can make a vital contribution to the promotion of healthy eating habits, especially among children, and therefore considers it essential to make full use of the ceilings provided for in relation to the Union school schemes; therefore calls on the Member States to strengthen their national programmes to ensure full utilisation of the maximum available allocations by establishing less bureaucratic programmes;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. stresses the importance of the agricultural reserve to assist the agricultural sector in the event of market developments or crises that affect agricultural production or distribution; underlines that the exceptional measures adopted so far in 2023 amount to EUR 530,5 million, which will be partially covered by the 2024 agricultural reserve; calls on the Commission to ensure that sufficient funding will be available in the event of new crises in 2024, while ensuring that direct payments to farmers are not affected and, where appropriate, exploring the possibility of mobilising funds outside the CAP;