Activities of Chris MACMANUS related to 2022/2032(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report - EU border regions: living labs of European integration (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report
Amendments (10)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the key role that farmers and the agri-food sector have played during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite also facing huge hikes in input costs, in ensuring access to quality and affordable food, especially through short supply chains and trade in locally grown food;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Applauds the role played by migrant workers during the pandemic, who assisted our farmers in the labour intensive sectors of agriculture.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of increasing the resilience of the EU agri- food system and equipping it with the necessary tools to face new crises, such as the war in Ukraine, by investing in research and innovation, digitalisation, marketing campaigns to grow the organics sector and the transition to more sustainable and territorially connected agriculture;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. CRecalls the positive impact the CAP has had on European regions over the last 60 years and calls on the Commission to enhance complementarity in the implementation of EU funds, particularly for cohesion and agriculture policy, by ensuring coordination, complementarity and coherence when it comes to rural development;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of the agricultural sector for the creation of employment and for livelihoods in rural areas and the need to combat the abandonment of rural areas, which is particularly prominent in remote and mountainous regions owing to the low income and productivity potential of agricultural activities in theses areas, through policies and the allocation of the necessary funds, by creating and facilitating conditions favourable to job creation and attracting young people to rural areas, by reducing wage gaps between agriculture and other sectors, by increasing business competitiveness and improving quality of life by encouraging investments in infrastructure and services;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Highlights the important role played by LEADER in rural areas, in engaging local actors in the design and delivery of strategies, decision-making and resource allocation for the development of their rural areas.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Notes that less developed regions depend significantly more on agricultural employment and as a result feel a greater negative impact from economic restructuring and agricultural modernisation that requires less labour, therefore new opportunities must be explored to keep people in these areas, such as the development of rural tourism.
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Notes that land abandonment can have a negative impact on biodiversity, where the practices engaged in by farmers have been maintaining high biodiversity habitats and landscape features.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to continue investing in the digital and green transitions, innovation and rural skills training in order to reduce the gaps between rural and urban areas and improve the attractiveness of rural areas overall, through for example the improvement of the provision of broadband connectivity.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Underlines the need to better study and adapt to the impact climate change is having on European regions, particularly the agricultural sector, as this presents a significant threat to the future of these regions.