Activities of Carmen AVRAM related to 2021/2254(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A long-term vision for the EU's rural areas (debate)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
— having regard to the study "The future of the European Farming Model - Socio-economic and territorial implications of the decline in the number of farms and farmers in the EU", published by Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion in April 2022,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 b (new)
Citation 25 b (new)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 c (new)
Citation 25 c (new)
— having regard to the Motion for a Resolution on the need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, adopted by the European Parliament in March 2022,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 d (new)
Citation 25 d (new)
— having regard to the Evaluation of the impact of the CAP on generational renewal, local development and jobs in rural areas, published by the European Commission in April 2021,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the number of farms in EU-27 declined between 2003 and 2016 from about 15 to 10 million (-32%), with the decline strongest among small farms (< 5ha; -38%); underlines that by 2040, the EU might lose an additional 6.4 million farms, resulting in a remaining number of approx. 3.9 million farms across the EU, an impressive 62% decrease as compared to 2016 figures;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas in 2016, there were 10.5 million farmers in the EU, of which the majority (92%) were family farms and between 2005 and 2016 alone, Europe lost 4.5 million farmers – a trend that seems irreversible.
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas it is necessary to encourage European production of agricultural commodities in order to ensure continuity in the agri-food supply chain during times of crisis;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas in 2016, for every farm manager under 40 in the EU there were three farm managers over 65, there for the ageing of Europe’s farmers is one of the greatest challenges facing rural areas in the EU;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas the European livestock farms employ around 4 million people (salaried and non-salaried), 80% of whom reside in the more recent EU Member States1a; _________________ 1a https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/04af47b0-0c38-11eb- bc07-01aa75ed71a1/language-en
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas livestock farming is the main beneficiary of second pillar aid to farms in disadvantaged areas, which make up 50% of the European UAA, and of Agro-Environmental Measures, which compensate for the additional costs linked to unfavourable location or the obligations of having to respect specific legislation2a; _________________ 2a https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/04af47b0-0c38-11eb- bc07-01aa75ed71a1/language-en
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas the European Union has close to 182 million hectares of forests covering 43% of its land area; whereas these forest areas are primarily located in rural areas and are one of Europe's most important renewable resources3a; _________________ 3a https://ec.europa.eu/info/food-farming- fisheries/forestry/forestry-explained_en
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A h (new)
Recital A h (new)
Ah. whereas the buffalo breeding and buffalo milk processing sectors provide immense economic, social, health strategic and cultural value, yet, in just over a decade, buffalos became an endangered species; whereas this endangered species is well adapted to the new global warming conditions and has a limited impact over the natural environment in which it is bred, without producing irreversible ecological damages5a; _________________ 5a "Particularities of Buffalo breeding in Romania" Marcel Matiuti, Carmen- Luminita Matiuti, Cristina Garleac, Ioan Hutua
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the urbanisation of last decades has led to the population shift towards urban areas and high-income countries or regions are facing urbanisation pressure, and rural areas are facing the risk of abandonment of farming and depopulation;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines that livestock breeding, especially in remote mountainous areas, is among the very few activities which keep rural communities alive; stresses out the immense value of the endangered species which are to be found in this remote areas, such as the buffalos; calls that specific support should be given to farmers who contribute to the conservation of such endangered species;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets that the work of rural women is still not properly recognised; underlines that the most recent data (Eurostat, 2016) suggests that 29% of farms across EU are managed by a woman with considerable differences between countries (in Lithuania and Latvia, nearly half of all farms are managed by a woman and by contrast, in Malta, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands the proportion of female farm managers does not exceed 10%); emphasises that 4.2% of female farmers are under the age of 35, and 42% of women working in agriculture are over 65 creating the premises to widen the gender gap in farming in future years; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take action to design and implement measures to fight gender gaps;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that rural areas suffer higher risks of social exclusion and energy poverty owing to longer distances to be covered and mobility constraints; underlines that the Rural Development Policy and the Cohesion Policy, even if not targeted towards fighting poverty and social exclusion of individuals, aim at promoting economic growth of rural areas and thus exert an impact on the phenomenon of poverty of rural areas; points out that new rural mobility solutions and investments are needed to achieve equitable growth, in harmony with a sustainable energy transition;
Amendment 333 #
18a. Points out that remoteness is an important element of difficulty in rural areas, involving relevant aspects of life; stresses out that the concentration of the main services in urban areas impacts on the quality of life of groups already at risk of social exclusion: health services for elderly or disabled, child care facilities for female workers, also a reduction in existing public and private services (e.g. retail, postal offices, banks, childcare, libraries, kindergartens) is ongoing;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Underlines that limited transport infrastructure is still a problem in many rural regions, increasing the distance from markets and, more generally, social isolation of some social groups, and in particular, in rural regions characterized by high dispersion of population and numerous small villages, providing the traditional public transport services is difficult and very expensive;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the digital transition brings about new opportunities for rural areas, which are only accessible if there is adequate, stable and accessible broadband coverage; underlines that digital technologies are key for making rural communities more attractive, smart and sustainable as well as for reducing problems related to remoteness and improving access to services; warns of the risks of the widening of the rural digital gap as a result of the lack of 5G coverage, and calls on Member States to mobilise all available instruments to prevent it;