12 Amendments of Agnes SCHIERHUBER related to 2008/2066(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. welcomes the Green Paper on territorial cohesion as a method of dealing with the different areas of the European Union and calls in this connection for a common agricultural policy with a first and second pillar so that in the European Union, with regard to the international challenges, the economic environment can be effectively influenced accordingly with a view to making multifunctional mountain and hill farming viable, for which production- linked instruments, including as regards milk transport, are also necessary;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. emphasises the need for a European definition ofimportance of demarcating mountain areas based on scientific criteria, that can also be used in re-assessing 'Less Favoured Areas' and in reforming the CAP; 1 a prerequisite for targeted measures, such as, in particular, for mountain and hill farming, and the need for those areas to be properly classified by degree of natural disadvantage, which should be monitored to a greater extent by Member States on the basis of the current eligible-area map; Or. de 'ZukunftsraumTirol' initiative of the state of Tyrol in Austria.
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. emphasises the role played by hill and mountain farming in production andwith an entrepreneurial production function for the cross-sectoral maintenance and utilisation of landscapes, and as a multifunctional basis for other sectors of the economy and characteristic feature of traditional cultural landscapes and social fabrics;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. pays tribute to the work carried out by mountain farmers; notes that the framework conditions for mountain farming (particularly as regards supplementary jobs or combined wage models) should not be complicated by red tape, but should be improved through the fusion of sectoral policies;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. emphasises that the compensatory payments inallowance for mountain areas are also justified in the longer term due to the lack of alternative production and that full decoupling would lead to a systematic reduction in activity affecting all sectornd other less favoured areas should continue in future to be geared exclusively towards offsetting permanent natural disadvantages; stresses further that, with regard to implementation, Member States have latitude so that they can take account of regional requirements;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. calls for more assistance for young farmers and equal opportunities for women and women (particularly through family- friendly measures and rules on part-time working) as vital factors;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. emphasises that producer associations and farming cooperatives make an important contribution to the stability and securityincome positioning of agricultural production on markets and should be given greater support accordingly;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. calls for special financial assistance for the dairy sector which plays a key role in mountain areas given the lack of alternative production; calls for a "soft landing" strategy to be adopted for mountain areas, during the milk quota reform, and for additional mto secure this livelihood-securing production area sures to redstainably, in particular accompanying instruments suceh any negative impacts, for instance, a dairy cow premium;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16.calls for guaranteed financial assistance for mountain regions and other less favoured areas,, in accordance with Article 69 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, and specific access to this assistance with minimum red tape, and for the upper limit for resources under Article 69 to be raised to 20%;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. recognises the successes achieved in mountain areas in the fields ofCites the importance of mountain areas for nature protection, biodiversity and habitat preservation, by the designation ofut points in particular to the need to maintain farming and forestry in "Natura 2000" areas and nature reserves;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. calls for responsibility for mountain areas to be assigned to one single Member ofcoordination arrangements for mountain areas and less favoured areas to be functionally linked with the Ccommission when future Commissions are formedon agricultural policy and the second pillar (rural development);