Activities of Martin HLAVÁČEK related to 2023/2015(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION European protein strategy
Amendments (40)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to recognise, in theensure that the upcoming European pProtein sStrategy, recognises the strategic role of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors as suppliers of marine-derivedaquatic protein of the highest quality with one of the lowest carbon footprints;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the good health of marine resources such as fish stocks, and by extension the supply of marine proteins, depends on the good condition of marine ecosystems;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that EU consumption of fish and shellfish in 2021 amounted to 10,41 million tonnes while EU export amounted to 2,56 million tonnes and EU imports to 6,15 million tonnes; notes that in 2021 consumption of fish and seafood products at home increased by 7% compared to 2020;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the JRC study of July 2020 on Future of the EU livestock: how to contribute to a sustainable agricultural sector? (ISBN: 978-92-76- 20624-8 doi: 10.2762/3440 KF-02-20-525- EN-N)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Highlights that fisheries and aquaculture products have a low carbon footprint; believes that the fisheries and aquaculture sectors can represent real assets to tackle the climate crisis and to provide healthy food for a growing global population; indicates the strategic value of aquatic foods to reach the objectives of the European Green Deal and to contribute to several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as SDG 2 “Zero hunger”, SDG 3 "Good health and well-being", SDG 12 "Responsible consumption and production", SDG 13 "Climate action" and SDG 14 “Life below water”;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Notes that WHO considers that fish with unsaturated fats constitute a good source of protein and fat in a healthy diet; considers that consumers are more conscious of the food that they consume and how it has been produced;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the UN FAO report of 2022 on Thinking about the future of food safety (ISBN 978-92-5- 135783-5) on food allergies to certain types of novel foods and protein sources,
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the central role of fisheries and fisheryaquaculture and their products in ensuring food security and in any nutritional strategy based on healthy and high-quality protein; considers it therefore necessary to strengthen the competitiveness of the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors as suppliers of the highest quality food with the best sustainability standards worldwide in order to reduce the EU’s growing dependence on imports;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to the Dublin Declaration of 2022 on Societal role of meat (The Dublin Declaration),
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates its concerns in relation to unsustainable fishmeal and fish oil as expressed in its resolution on Striving for a sustainable and competitive EU Aquaculture; underlines that some feed production practices like producing fish meal can have a severe impact on stocks and ultimately jeopardize food security, notably in some countries in Africa ; recalls that fish meal production must be sustainable and shall primarily come from fisheries products that is not primarily used for human consumption;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that 3.3 billion people in the world rely up to 20% on fisheries and aquaculture products for their animal protein intake and that in some coastal states and small island developing States these products contribute to half or more of total animal protein intake; insists that the implementation of sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPAs) must be in line with the best scientific advice available to ensure sustainable fishing operations that only utilise the surplus allowable catch in the partner country and that sectoral support should contribute to the sustainable development of the fisheries sector, notably via support for small-scale fisheries, while also strengthening local food security and local communities;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the efforts ofalready made by the European fishing sector to improve the state of stocks at EU level; emphasises, in this regard, the need for continueds efforts as this sector plays an essential role in ensuring European food sovereigntecurity; underlines that such efforts shall be accompanied, as the fishing sector shall not bear alone the cost of the transition towards a more sustainable fishery;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out the potential that innovation and new business can bring in terms of new feeds with lower carbon footprint and lower impact on biodiversity such as insects and algae; calls on the Commission to come forward with legislative proposals that will help to address the increasing food price crisis in the EU whiles stimulating development of new innovative production techniques
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the role of local fishery and aquaculture products in their nutritional policies and programmes, in particular by promoting their consumption among specific groups, such as young people, or in programmes aimed at tackling specific nutritional deficiencies;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reiterates its demands in its resolution on a Striving for a sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture: the way forward in relation to creating a business friendly regulatory environment including simplified permitting procedures and a regulatory framework that supports the development of sustainable aquaculture;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Reiterates its calls made in its opinion on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system in relation to making more information available to the consumer on the environmental impact of different food products, including proteins as well as information on its production;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WBelcomeieves that the Commission should build the upcoming European Protein Strategy on initiatives such as the Commission communication of 15 November 2022 entitled ‘“Towards a Strong and Sustainable EU Algae Sector’”2; points out that algae and microalgae can represent an important complementary source of protein in sustainable food production and global food security and calls on the Commission to include this untapped potential in the European protein strategy. _________________ 2 COM(2022)0592.
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas plant-based proteins are crucial fora circular economy and sustainable production of all available types of protein is key to enabling the transition towards moretruly sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the market for sustainanly produced animal, plant-based and alternative sources of protein food is steadily increasing due to consumer demand;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas production of aquatic and aquaculture protein has a crucial role in global food security and nutrition and healthy balance diet;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas cell-based agriculture and seafood farming are promising and under specific circumstances could be innovative solutions;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas interest in insects for human and animal consumpthe potential of insects’ based protein for human and especially animal nutrition is growing; and could significantly reduce EU’s protein import dependency
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas research and innovation on plantsustainable production of all sources of proteins needs to be scaled up;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas it is important to adopt a value chain approach in order to create added value for plant-based protein sources;to create added value for sustainably produced proteins it is important to have a value chain approach
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a comprehensive EU protein strategy covering the sustainable production of all types of proteins (animal, plant-alternative) in the EU and introducing effective measures tohat enable the increase of the EU’s production of proteiuropean autonomy in protein production in the short, medium and long term;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 2
Paragraph 2 – point 2
2. Better conditions for more sustainable protein production in the EU;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3
Paragraph 2 – point 3
3. TWhere needed a development of plant-based and alternative protein sources for food and feed;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 5 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point 5 a (new)
5a. Principles of circular economy
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the protein strategy should acknowledge the sustainable development of all possible protein sources; and their role in circular economy
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that a competitive agriculture sector is dependent on sustainable and affordable inputs such as feed additivesenergy feed, good plant material, fertilisers and healthy soilssoils of good quality and conditions ;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to propose medium- and long-term policy measures to close the nutrient loop, such as enabling the use of recovered nitrogen from manure (RENURE) products and food industry waste;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that, in order to boost investments in healthier soils and new crop rotation practices, long-term goals need to be compatible with strong ownership rightsand evaluation based on societal services need to go hand in hand ;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Developing proper complementarity of plant-based and alternative proteins for the current food and feed systems
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the big potential of sustainably produced plant-based protein and the fact that the development of the sector willanimal-based protein and their indispensable role with regard to an added benefit to European farmers, circular economy, soil quality, biodiversity, the climate and human health;
Amendment 503 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that insects should be considered as promising alternative and circular sources of protein, particularly for animal nutrition;
Amendment 519 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is of the opinion that authorisations made solely through novel food legislation should be based on the safety of the producthighest food safety assurances of the product for human consumption;
Amendment 539 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for more research and development into plant-based and alternative proteins sustainable production of all types of proteins in the EU;
Amendment 678 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix
Paragraph 32 – point ix
ix. A front- of- packing label regulation that compares the carbon footprint of food and feed, and that truthfully informs about the nutritional composition of foods, in particular with regard to the content, quality and availability of the proteins contained;
Amendment 700 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii
Paragraph 32 – point xiii
xiii. A clear research and development funding strategy to promote and stimulate the market uptake of plant-basedall types of alternative proteins for food and feed in the EU;