9 Amendments of Mick WALLACE related to 2019/2213(BUD)
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for an increase in support for the Life programme, including specific envelopes for biodiversity and the management of the Natura 2000 network, and measures to ensure the fair distribution of funding among the Member States; also calls for support to be provided for ecological and plant health assessments in forests, including for their restoration and reforestation with native species, particularly in those countries that have suffered the most damage from fires;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Advocates greater Community accountability in safeguarding natural values in the Natura 2000 network, particularly with regard to its financing; notes the difficulties experienced by several Member States in the areas of management level included in the Natura 2000 network owing to lack of a specific financial instrument for such management, which would complement the inclusion of biodiversity in sectoral policies;
Amendment 37 #
3c. Calls for the EU budget to provide funding lines and instruments to assist in the development of policies intended to minimise the impact of herbicides, particularly on pollinators, and to consolidate and promote conservation and integrated agricultural production methods;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for specific agricultural programmes to promote, on the one hand, short supply chains, fair prices for producers and stable and acceptable earnings for farmers and, on the other, a fair redistribution of payments between countries, types of production and producers, eliminating current disparities and benefiting Member States with the largest production shortfalls, as well as small and medium-sized producers, and to budget the initial amount of the agricultural reserve.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that in its prerequisites for health, as fundamental conditions and resources, the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion includes peace, shelter, education, food, income, a stable ecosystem, sustainable resources, social justice and equity, and that improvement in health requires a secure foundation in these basic prerequisites. Stresses that the EU's resources should be used to fulfil these prerequisites so that public health in the Member States can be protected properly.
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that sick people face considerable inequalities with regard to access to certain treatments, particularly innovative medicines, in the Member States; believes that the real situation should be studied urgently and help should be given in the proposal of policies concerning access to medicines.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that the procedures for mobilising the EU's Solidarity Fund should be as rapid as possible, regional catastrophes should remain eligible for aid, and the specific nature of natural disasters in the Mediterranean area, such as drought and fires, should be recognised.
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that appropriations should be included for the promotion and stimulation of research in public laboratories, research centres and universities on the environment, public health and food safety.