Activities of Irène TOLLERET related to 2021/2178(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the future of EU-Africa trade relations
Amendments (12)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that better trade opportunities alone will not guarantee food security in developing countries; notes that LDCs often have difficulties in profiting from preferential access to EU markets due to poor price transmission between international and domestic markets, as well as a lack of infrastructure and recurring economic instability;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need for sustainable and innovative policies that enable African states to ‘leapfrog’ older and more polluting technologies and agricultural practices with the goal of an ecological and social transition to sustainable agri-food practices;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the new EU trade strategy, which will promote sustainable trade and investment links both between the continents and within Africa itself, including in the field of agriculture;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Believes that the EU should increase its support for the development of environmentally and economically sustainable agriculture in African countries, with particular emphasis on the preservation of family farms and diversification of production; is concerned about the increasing expansion of highly industrialised farms based on monocultures, which contribute to deepen social inequalities and soil erosion;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Stresses the need to help African countries to reduce the use of pesticides banned in the European Union through the development of alternative systems for pest control; highlights the inconsistency of the European Union in allowing exports to African and other third countries of pesticides that are not permitted in the EU internal market; calls for the swift ending of this inconsistency, as it is in complete contradiction to the spirit of the Green Deal;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the EU-Africa relationship must move beyond the donor- recipient relationship; believes that the EU and Africa should cooperate as equals building a genuine partnership, empowering African nations to attain the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that only 17% of African trade flows take place between African countries and stresses the importance of further developing EPAs as building blocks for regional economic integration and increasing intra-regional trade flows in agriculture as a means of strengthening resilience and developing the potential of local and regional value chains;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Notes that in order to make the EPAs more attractive, additional elements need to be covered by the agreements, such as capacity building, encouraging women to participate in the economy, including in agriculture, and investing in the opportunities for youth in the African countries;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Advocates for stronger policy coherence at EU level in the context of agri-food trade, given the global implications of the common agricultural policy and agricultural trade on the SGDs;
Amendment 64 #
8 a. Highlights that in order to ensure that agricultural production competes equally on the European market through a level playing field, technical support and training should be offered to ensure that African actors have the opportunity and know-how to meet EU standards;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Notes that in EU-Africa trade relations in relation to agriculture, specific attention needs to be given to small- and medium-sized stakeholders on both sides. These actors can be a driver for growth. With tailored programmes for cooperation between European and African farmers and SMEs, knowledge and technology can be exchanged. Furthermore, African SMEs should be offered concrete technical support so as to enable their export of products and services directly to the EU;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Considers that the European Union should contribute to the realisation of the Great Green Wall in the Sahel region, which will significantly contribute to putting a halt to further desertification and thereby safeguarding incomes from agriculture;