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Activities of Benoît LUTGEN related to 2020/2077(INI)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on New Circular Economy Action Plan
2020/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2020/2077(INI)
Documents: PDF(153 KB) DOC(76 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Jutta PAULUS', 'mepid': 197466}]

Amendments (4)

Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Underlines that the circular economy can provide solutions to the new challenges caused and highlighted by COVID-19 crisis, particularly by reducing vulnerability of the agri-food value chains within the EU and worldwide; considers that the EU’s economic recovery plan (Next Generation EU) should provide support to strengthen the resilience of agri-food value chains, put in place new sustainable farming practices, as well as circular economy initiatives;
2020/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Hopes that the circular economy will contribute to the relocation of agriculture and food production at local level by strengthening regional and local food systems as a way to ensure fair prices for producers and strengthen the link between food products and their locality of origin while preserving and developing rural areas;
2020/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the importance of circular economy in promoting social and territorial cohesion in rural areas;
2020/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Underlines the essential role of packaging, in particular for food safety and hygiene; calls on the European Commission to propose new legislation to tackle over-packaging and waste generation and provide support to creation of an integrated single market for secondary raw materials and by- products;
2020/10/16
Committee: AGRI