3 Amendments of Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA related to 2010/2211(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regards the current debate on the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as important, given agriculture's role as a strategic sector in the European Union, guaranteeing a secure food supply for European citizens;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the CAP, in addition to its fundamental objectives, has a multifunctional role in delivering public goods, such as environmental protection, high-quality food production, high animal welfare standards, and in shaping and improving the diversity and quality of valued landscapes in the EU; points out that it also plays a key part in combating land abandonment, rural depopulation and the ageing of the rural population in the EU by providing appropriate fundingfinancial support for rural communities;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that CAP's share of the total EU budget has steadily decreased, and will continue to decrease, from about 75% in 1985 to 39.3% by 2013, a figure which represents less than 0.45% of total EU GDP, even though the policy enhances food security for 500 million Europeans, provides 13.6 million jobs, and directly protects and maintains 47% of the whole territory of the European Union;