16 Amendments of Salvatore DE MEO related to 2021/2205(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a varied, balanced and healthy diet combined with regular physical activity is essential for the health of our citizens;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas nutrition education which promotes a varied, balanced and healthy diet is crucial to stimulate healthy consumption habits and therefore it should be improved all across the EU;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas studies have shown that the consumption of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of life-threatening diseases and helps to mitigate the environmental impact of food systems; whereas the levels of consumption of fruit and vegetables among children and young people is not satisfactory;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas measures designed to educate children and adolescents on the importance of a varied, balanced and healthy diet can have positive repercussions on society as a whole;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas European food production standards in the EU are the highest and most rigorous in the world, especially in terms of sustainability;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the profile of the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme should be raised and the programme better communicated in order for it to reach more participants;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas monitoring and evaluation are crucial for ensuring the proper functioning of the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that some Member States are not making full use of the budget available, mainly due to the high amount of administrative and bureaucratic procedures;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to set a fixed budget that Member States should use for educational measures;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be unprocessed, organic and originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possiblfruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products should remain the only products distributed under the EU school scheme;
Amendment 139 #
10a. Underlines that products for distribution should originate from agricultural productions with the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, quality, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair- trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines that the consumption of fruit and vegetables within the school scheme should be incentivised; suggests the introduction of fresh ready-to-eat fruit and vegetables;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Suggests that while the future implementation of the scheme should focus on nurseries, kindergartens and primary schools, as children should acquire healthy habits from an early age, attention should be also given to secondary schools, especially when it comes to educational measures;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that procurement procedures, even simplified ones, should comply with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria for award; insists that large suppliers must not have a predominant position to the detriment of farmers participating in the scheme; stresses that priority should be given to local products and short supply chains;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to develop an enhanced communication strategy in order to boost the take-up of the scheme by schools in Member States, especially those with low participation rates; stresses that EU promotional and communication material could also be used as a means of further encouraging schools to take part;