10 Amendments of Emma WIESNER related to 2022/2040(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Considers the fact that recent supply chain disruption, notably caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian war against Ukraine, has highlighted the EU agricultural sector’s reliadependencey on complex import and export chainimport from one or too few countries; calls for a shift to an even more sustainable, resilient and fair agricultural model anchored in therelevant EU-strategies, in sustainable global value chains and a strong food production in EU territories;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Notes that import dependency on import from one or too few countries increases vulnerability to external shocks, as now observed in fuelenergy, fertiliser and feed chains; calls for EU production to be recalibrated towards more sustainable practices which reduce the need for inputs and to focus primarily on EU demand for healthy foowill change the inputs needed; calls on Member States to ensure greater farmer autonomya more sustainable food system via the strategic plans, notably through strong support for organic production and the organic sector as a wholeinvestment in emission reductions techniques, research, development and pilot studies reduction of food waste, alternative fertiliser sources and streams, carbon farming and carbon capture and advisory services;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
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3. Highlights that diversified and glocbalised, as well as local and short supply chains contribute to the resilience of food supply chains overall, which ensures profitable and resource effective paths for production and distribution; stresses that small-scale actors in such chains face specific challenges, such as weak access to government support; calls on Member States to provide strong support for cooperation measures under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development in order to expand the networks of small producers; calls on the EU commission to help developing countries with governance and to build greater capacity for producing sustainable food;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that the newly agreed FTA between the EU and New Zeeland and its sustainability chapters, in particular on sustainable food systems, and the protection of EU standards, such as almost 2 200 GIs, is a modern and more EU-agri-friendly FTA than previously ones agreed; calls for reinforced efforts from the EU commission to concluded FTA with other trading blocks, having the New Zeeland FTA as a role-model, and be sure to secure the livelihood and prosperity of EU farmers, as well as to start negotiate new FTA and multilateral agreement within the WTO-framework;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
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4. Reiterates that climate change, antimicrobial resistance and biodiversity loss pose a high risk of disrupting both primary production and logistics; welcomes in this regards the newly implemented Veterinary Medicinal Packages and the import-ban on animal products that have received antimicrobials for growth promoting or antimicrobials reserved for human use;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the need to keep up the fight against antimicrobial resistance and think that the EU must include concrete AMR measures, in line with EU standards, in all new relevant trade agreements, set up stronger import requirements for all imported food products (meat, plants, fish) that have been treated with antibiotics as well as to promote the idea of a global agreement against AMR;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for market regulation and approprienhanced market transparency and information for being be able to better coordinate pubolic stocks to tackle market crises and price volatility, to secure supply and to prevent speculationies for international food markets in order to secure a stable global food supply; calls for more market transparency and timely information onby extending AMIS (Agricultural Market Information System) to include both public and private stocks;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that in the light of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the importance of exchanging information, monitoring and good practices in order to develop concerted responses to food supply and international food security crises has been clear; thinks in regards to this that an International Food Security Crisis preparedness and response Mechanism should be established, with the aim to coordinate and develop a platform to map risks and vulnerabilities, including structural issues, of international food supply chains and critical infrastructures;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the recent European Commission's decision to introduce the obligation for Member States to report their private and public stocks of cereals, oilseeds, rice and certified seeds on a monthly basis in order to improve market transparency, a measure which could at the same time help to curb speculation; it is of the opinion that the European Union should continue to encourage the same transparency among the world's major agricultural countries in order to address the food shortages caused by the Putin- provoked war;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that EU engagement in global food governance must recognise and promote the right to food, as well as the food sovereignty of its trading partners and their right to regulatsecure their exports and stocks to secure their own needown needs, as well as their obligation to follow WTO- rules and ratified international bi- and multilateral agreements.