309 Amendments of Camilla LAURETI
Amendment 19 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reminds that farmers and rural communities are key actors in food quality and affordability and the preservation of rural areas; emphasises the importance of digital transformation in agriculture and rural areas to allow for more precise, efficient and sustainable agricultural systems in the Union with a higher environmental performance, as well as to increase the attractiveness of employment in agriculture and rural communities for younger generations;
Amendment 20 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the role that agriculture plays in achieving the Union objectives of food security, sustainable growth, social inclusion, and combating climate change, while helping to diversify agricultural production, preserve biodiversity and develop local economies;
Amendment 29 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the ongoing negative cascade effects Russia’s war against Ukraine has on European agriculture, such as high input prices, inflation or market disturbances; emphasises the urgent need for additional better-funded instruments for crisis management;
Amendment 43 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the CAP budget cut in the MFF revision and, suggests that any availabilities identified under the EAGF sub-ceiling at the time of the Amending Letter may be used to mitigate such cuts by reinforcing the elements that had to be cut or severely reduced, in particular promotion “multi” programmes and technical support for the implementation of the CAP; calls for a CAP budget increase in the next MFF to ensure food security and stability and a fair income for farmers;
Amendment 70 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the strengthening of support measures for young farmerUnderlines that young farmers are considered as the main driving force in sustainable farming; calls therefore for the strengthening of support measures for young farmers, including women and for the improvement of their access to land and credit; recalls the importance of providing young farmers with access to quality training opportunities;
Amendment 86 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to provide sufficientadequate funding for the agricultural reserve to mitigate the increasing dire impacts of climate change in European farmland and the subsequent need to safeguard food security;
Amendment 104 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of CAP support to ensure that its funding is distributed in a fair manner between small, medium and big enterprises;
Amendment 108 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for an increase in the Horizon Europe research budget for agriculture; emphasizes the vital role of innovation for a more competitive and sustainable agriculture, as well as the importance of digital transformation; recalls the significance of ensuring that research results reach farm level and are translated into accessible farm advisory services; underlines the role of stronger agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKIS), as well as the Farm Sustainability Data Network (FSDN) to encourage innovation projects and to diffuse their use;
Amendment 114 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Reaffirms the importance of the Union's school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme to help children follow a varied diet and lifestyle with healthy nutrition as its primary focus; invites the Member States to fully use their allocations of this scheme and prioritise sustainable, local, and high-quality production;
Amendment 121 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to find long-term solutions to enable the green transition and tackle climate changes while better addressing the impact of floods, droughts and wildfires on primary production, food security and farmers’ income.
Amendment 5 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas rural areas face the urgent challenges of demographic decline and ageing, especially affecting EU farming populations, along with rural abandonment, lack of access to infrastructure, healthcare, education and services, low incomes and fewer job opportunities;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the digital and green transitions offer opportunities for stronger, connected, resilient, innovative and prosperous rural areas in the long term, however, despite recent improvements in high-speed broadband connectivity, only 59% of households in rural regions have access to broadband, compared to 87% of the households in the EU;
Amendment 14 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Long-term Vision for the EU's Rural Areas calls to improve rural quality of life, achieve balanced territorial development and stimulate economic growth in rural areas;
Amendment 16 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the role and importance of rural areas is often under-appreciated, insufficiently rewarded and funded;
Amendment 17 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the diversity of EU’s rural areas calls for locally designed responses and solutions corresponding to each territory’s specific needs and possibilities and strategies should address rural areas according to their individual characteristics and in relation to their environment, using, among other tools, the rural proofing mechanism;
Amendment 18 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas rural communities are exposed to greater damages from climate change, more frequent adverse climate events such as storms, floods and droughts, and the consequences of biodiversity loss, and experience greater costs associated with climate transition;
Amendment 21 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that small, medium and family farms are the backbone of EU rural areas, providing food security and ecosystem services for European citizens;
Amendment 39 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the role that agriculture plays in achieving the Union objectives of food security, sustainable growth, social inclusion, and combating climate change, while helping to diversify agricultural production, preserve biodiversity and develop local economies;
Amendment 59 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for improvement of the level of digital skills and the availability and affordability of adequate digital infrastructure, and the capacities to effectively deploy digital technologies, such as digital service platforms in rural areas;
Amendment 62 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls for development of partnerships in all economic activities in rural areas, between businesses of all sectors, local authorities, researchers and services based on innovation, knowledge sharing and cooperation;
Amendment 65 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls for more effort in enabling rural residents to take active part in policy and decision-making processes, involving a broad range of stakeholders at all levels of governance to develop tailor-made, place-based and integrated policy solutions and investments
Amendment 67 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls for improving affordable public transport services and infrastructure such as railways, roads, charging and refuelling stations to support e-mobility solutions;
Amendment 69 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Emphasises the essential economic role played by agriculture, forestry and fisheries, calls for further development of short supply chains, quality schemes, producer organisations and cooperatives that contribute to increasing the sustainability of European food production;
Amendment 70 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Emphasises that generational renewal is the key for social, economic and environmental sustainability of rural areas and EU food autonomy and the future of agriculture and thus must remain a high priority in territorial development plans and strategies, stresses the need to account for the needs of small and medium sized farmers, and especially focus at attracting young farmers, preventing land abandonment and facilitating land access and access to credit;
Amendment 71 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5h. Stresses the significance of circular and bio-economy principles, as well as their application within the agricultural sector, in contributing to the realization of the objectives set out in the European Green Deal; encourages the enhancement of understanding and the implementation of circular and bio- economy principles within the European agriculture and food system.
Amendment 2 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas rural areas, more than other regions, suffer from high numbers of young people leaving, a lack of generational renewal, ageing demographics and, overall population decline and the difficulty of promoting, retaining and attracting talent; whereas generational renewal is a priority of the 2023-2027 Common Agricultural Policy;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas 82 regions, from 16 Member States, are severely affected by the declining working-age population, low percentage of graduates, or negative mobility of the population aged 15-39; whereas 46 of these regions are already in the "talent development trap", while the other 36 are at risk of being in this trap in the near future;
Amendment 11 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas rural areas are of great importance for food production as well as for delivering on the European Green Deal, climate neutrality and Sustainable Development goals; whereas the Eurobarometer shows that 91% of 15–24- year-olds believe that tackling climate change can help to improve their own health and well-being;
Amendment 14 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas Article 174 TFUE states that the EU must aim at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions, paying particular attention to certain regions, notably rural areas;
Amendment 17 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas in order to achieve sustainable development, rural territories must receive adequate financial support;
Amendment 18 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas people living in certain rural areas suffer from a lack of access to important services as water services, sanitation, road connectivity, healthcare, education, broadband internet and other basic services;
Amendment 19 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas gender equality is a fundamental value of the EU, recognised in the Treaties and in the Charter of fundamental rights; whereas gender inequalities persist in particular in rural areas; whereas the role of women is essential in the development of territories by innovating and preserving traditions at the same time;
Amendment 20 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas having the right skills is essential to manage a farm, to adapt to changing farming conditions as well as to face crises and challenges;
Amendment 21 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A h (new)
Recital A h (new)
Ah. whereas young farmers tend to be innovative, especially in the use of new technologies; whereas their skills and capabilities are essential to enable the green and digital transition;
Amendment 23 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that a concerted effort is needed to harness the potential of rural people and resources in order to ensure sustainable development; highlights that EU policies and actions should be combined with national, regional and local ones with a place-based approach offering tailored-made targeted solutions;
Amendment 27 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Commission’s communication on harnessing talent in Europe’s regions, agrees with its general objectives and considers it as an opportunity for coordinated actions for the future of Europe's talent and regions, ensuring that no one is left behind;
Amendment 28 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises that the decline of certain regions, in particular in rural areas, if not correctly addressed will continue to have a negative impact on the potential for growth, development, and attractiveness of such areas and of Europe's regions as a whole;
Amendment 30 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses the central role of rural areas for a just, green and digital transition; underlines the importance of rural areas in protecting the environment, ensuring food security, and increasing animal welfare awareness; recalls that healthy and quality ecosystems require prosperous rural areas; insists in this regard on the importance of providing adequate support for young farmers to develop sustainable farming practices from a social, environmental and economic perspective, including agroecology and organic farming, to maintain the vitality of the territories;
Amendment 41 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the ‘talent development trap’ occurs in regions with insufficient skilled workers, as well as a lack of university and higher education institutions; points out that innoveducation and educsustainable innovation play a crucial role in ensuring that all EU regions can build a supportive innovation environment and develop their populations’ talents in order to ensure their future competitiveness, resilience and sustainability; considers it therefore necessary to introduce a range of policies to tackle depopulation resulting in a loss of talent;
Amendment 43 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that equal access to quality services and infrastructure, such as early childhood education and care, training and education, health care, transportation, energy supply, and internet access, plays a key role in the challenge to develop, attract, and retain talent; calls on the Commission and Member States to develop concrete and prompt actions to grant equal access to these services to people living in every European region;
Amendment 44 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Points out the importance of bringing children closer to agriculture even in early childhood through both theoretical and practical school learning; calls on the Commission and on Member States to strengthen existing programs and to take additional actions in this sense;
Amendment 45 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Insists on the need to reduce administrative burdens while ensuring a better access to land and capital, predictable income and fair standards of living, as well as better awareness on funding options, in particular to young farmers;
Amendment 46 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that shrinking regions need to develop economic diversification strategies to promote local resilience; stresses that tourism is a key source of competitiveness for rural areas, especially considering the potential of diversified models of sustainable rural tourism; calls for actions to enhance the role of sustainable tourism and related sustainable activities in Europe's regions;
Amendment 54 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the important role women and young people play in areas at risk of depopulation; calls therefore for measures to create economic, social and other opportunities, as well as innovative and sustainable jobs and services; emphasises that investment in women and young people skills and capabilities means long-term investment, and a consequent increase in welfare for the entire community;
Amendment 56 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Welcome the social conditionality, introduced by the new CAP, aimed at improving the working conditions of workers employed in the agri-food sector;
Amendment 61 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of including women and young people’s perspectives in relevant strategies, policies, action plans and measures as well as to involve them in the decision-making process applying gender and generational mainstreaming at every level of policy making;
Amendment 63 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 65 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the establishment of the Rural Observatory should be taken as an opportunity to improve databases, especially regarding gender-disaggregated data; underlines the need to collect and analyse, in compliance with the GDPR, more data concerning the overall situation of rural areas, in particular regarding women and young farmers;
Amendment 71 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that EU funding, such as the 2014-2020 rural development programme, plays a crucial role in the ability of rural regions to react to demographic challenges.; calls on the Commission and on Member States to draw up guidelines aimed at facilitating synergies between Common Agricultural Policy, Cohesion Policy funding, NextGenerationEU as well as any other source of EU funding;
Amendment 2 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is one of the most inclusive and sustainable trade deals ever signed; whereas substantial increase in trade flows and positive trends in cooperation between the two parties have been registered following its entry into application;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a number of Member States have not ratified the Agreement since its entry into application six years ago;
Amendment 12 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with satisfaction the considerable increase in bilateral trade in food and agricultural products between the EU and Canada and the 26 % increase in exports of EU agricultural products to Canada since the start of the provisional application of CETA; welcomes the significant increase in the number of the Union’s micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises exporting to Canada, as well as the increase in the value of exported products;
Amendment 16 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that, in the implementation of CETA and all other EU trade agreements, due account must be taken of respect for sustainable agricultural production, reciprocity and the maintenance of high production standards, in particular sanitary and phytosanitary standards, as laid down in Union law;
Amendment 17 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines the importance of effective cooperation between the agricultural sectors of the Union and Canada in contributing to the mitigation of climate change and to environmental protection, including through the exchange of information on innovative farming practices, while limiting the administrative burden on producers;
Amendment 20 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the importance of recognising the system of geographical indications (GIs) as a key component of the agreement; underlines the need for further effective enforcement of GI protection for EU rights holders in Canada, also through better communication to stakeholders on CETA's GI commitments, in particular on the GI protection regime and on its enforcement;
Amendment 24 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that, in order to maintain balanced market conditions, Canada does not use measures favouring local producers, such as differential taxes and mark ups, or measures that allow for direct delivery exclusively by local producers;
Amendment 26 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Underlines the importance of swift amendment of the Annexes to the 2003 Agreement on Trade in Wines and Spirits Drinks to allow for the inclusion of certain GIs from Member States that joined the Union after 2003;
Amendment 32 #
2023/2001(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the progress made in eliminating most of the duties in trade of agricultural products between the Union and Canada, as well as the evolution of the use of tariff rate quotas (TRQs);
Amendment 18 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In light of the close link between the quality of honey and its origin and the need for the consumer not to be misled regarding the quality of the product, Directive 2001/110/EC lays down rules on the labelling of the origin where the honey has been harvested. In particular, Article 2(4) of that Directive requires the country or countries of origin where the honey has been harvested to be indicated on the label and provides that, if honey originates in more than one Member State or third country, the mandatory indication of the countries of origin may be replaced by one of the following, as appropriate: ‘blend of EU honeys’, ‘blend of non-EU honeys’, ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’. The different rules adopted on this basis by Member States may have misled consumers and may have hindered the functioning of the internal market. In the light of the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of strengthenupporting consumers in making informed choices, including on the geographical origin of their food, and the details of this origin in case of blending, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, it is appropriate to revise the rules for honey origin labelling and provide that the country or countries of origin should be mentioned on the packaging. In light of the reduced size of the packs containing only a single portion of honey (breakfast packs) and the resulting technical difficulties, it is therefore appropriate to exempt those packs from the obligation of listing all individual countries of origin, where the honey originates in more than one countryin descending order and with their respective percentages on the packaging.
Amendment 34 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Given the particular interest shown by consumers in the geographical origin of honey in relation to its characteristics and quality, and the need for full transparency in this area, the country or countries of origin in which the honey was harvested must appear on the label in the same visual field as the indication of the product.
Amendment 39 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) In light of the reduced size of the packs containing only a single portion of honey (breakfast packs) and the resulting technical difficulties, it is therefore appropriate, where the honey originates in more than one country, to ensure that all countries of origin are indicated on the packaging by using the corresponding "Country Code".
Amendment 54 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Therefore, considering, in particular, that consumers are increasingly aware of health concerns linked to the consumption of sugar, it is appropriate to revise the rules on the use of statements on sugar for fruit juices to allow consumers to make informed choices. It is therefore appropriate to reintroduce, without a time limitation, the possibility for the industry to use the statement indicating that no fruit juices contain added sugars as well as the indication that fruit juices contain added sugars.
Amendment 57 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In light of the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of supporting consumers in making informed choices, including on the geographical origin of their food, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, in line with the current legislation on fresh fruits, it is appropriate to revise the rules for fruit juices and provide that the country or countries of origin of the fruits used for producing fruit juices should be indicated in descending order and with their respective percentages on the packaging.
Amendment 65 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In light of the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of supporting consumers in making informed choices, including on the geographical origin of their food, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, in line with the current legislation on fresh fruits, it is appropriate to revise the rules for jams, jellies, marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée and provide that the country or countries of origin of the fruits used for obtaining such products should be indicated in descending order and with their respective percentages on the packaging.
Amendment 86 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) The country of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label and on the front of the package close to the commercial name of the product. If the honey originates in more than one country, the countries of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the front label of packs containing more than 25 g in descending order and with their respective percentage in the blend; if the packs contain less than 25 g. the origin of all countries shall be indicated with the corresponding "country code";
Amendment 138 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 147 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/113/EC
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
(1a) The products listed in Annex I, shall indicate the country of origin where the fruit has been harvested on the label and on the front of the package close to the commercial name of the product. If fruits originate in more than one country, these countries of origin where the fruits have been harvested shall be indicated on the front label of packaging in descending order and with their respective percentage in the blend. If such products are obtained with two or more species of fruit, the countries of origin in which such fruit species were collected are indicated on the packaging label with the relevant percentages that were used to obtain the final product.
Amendment 199 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/112/CE
Annex 3 – point h a (new)
Annex 3 – point h a (new)
(ha) Fruit juices containing added sugars shall indicate the corresponding added quantity on the packaging.
Amendment 9 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in 2020, a majority (57.6 %) of farm managers (all genders) were at least 55 years of age and approximately only 10 % of farm managers were under 40 years old; whereas a relatively high proportion of farmers have 65 years of age or more in many Member States;
Amendment 24 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas farms run by managers of 40 years old or younger have the lowest income on average at EU level and that farms run by women have lower incomes in comparison with men 1a; _________________ 1a EU Farm economics overview, 2021
Amendment 25 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas in 2020 slightly more than two thirds (68.4%) of farm managers in the EU’s 9.1 million holdings were male;
Amendment 28 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas 72.3% of farm managers in the EU in 2020 had only practical experience, while barely 10.2% had full agricultural training and the remaining 17.5% only basic agricultural training;
Amendment 32 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas farming remains a predominantly family activity as in 2020 almost nine in ten (86.1%) people who worked regularly in agriculture in the EU were the sole holder (farmer) or members of his/her family;
Amendment 50 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the low level of intergenerational renewal in farming, while part of a larger trend of demographic decline, is a general EU concern for the sector, affecting particularly remote rural areas; ;
Amendment 70 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that a fair and dignified income and quality of life for farmers and their families is essential in attracting young and new people to the sector and that Member States must devote at least 3% of their direct payments envelope to this objective;
Amendment 77 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. 6. Recalls that although the number of new entrants from outside the agricultural sector is growing, intra- family succession is still the dominant form of entry into farming;
Amendment 112 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Acknowledges the positive effect of CAP young’s farmers measures on the number of young farmers, in particular those located in more peripheral rural areas 1a; _________________ 1a SWD (2021) 78 final
Amendment 113 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Highlights the positive contribution of LEADER projects and initiatives to social inclusion and to challenges faced by young people, notably when prioritising youth in selection criteria and in setting up youth local action groups;
Amendment 157 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to develop coherent strategies to promote generational change, combining different measures in a complementary way, such as financial support, tax breaks and incentives, to improve links between EU policies and national and regional policies; calls on the Commission to promote the sharing of best practices between Member States in this regard, with a focus on increasing efficiency, simplification and accessibility when designing measures for young farmers;
Amendment 183 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that generational renewal needs both younger and older generations and therefore intergenerational cooperation and dialogue must be fostered;
Amendment 188 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to promote innovative models of intergenerational collaboration, such as partnerships, share farming or land- matching services; recalls the potential of the cooperation measures under the CAP Strategic Plans in this regard and regrets that only 5 Member States have made use of this possibility; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure an enabling administrative framework that facilitates the adoption of these innovative approaches;
Amendment 224 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to regulate agricultural land markets in order to promote land access for young farmers by all means available, such as pre-emptive rights in favour of young farmers, price controls, acquisition caps or obligations to maintain agricultural activity; calls, furthermore, for the establishment of national plans aimed at facilitating land mobility;
Amendment 245 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to establish an EU observatory on farmland, as part of the Rural Observatory, to monitor, in particular, trends and prices for land sale and rental, tenancy regimes, as well as changes in farmland use and land abandonment;
Amendment 255 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Highlights that land lease is a viable alternative to gain access to land, locking fewer resources; calls on Member states to adopt policies to promote long- term land leasing, such as tax exemptions, providing security of tenure and time to invest
Amendment 310 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Insists that generational renewal remain a high priority in the future programming period in order to receive, namely on the CAP, to be supported in a mandatory and increased supportway;
Amendment 313 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Encourages politicians, schools, media, farmers, local associations, to work together in promoting a positive image of farming and rural areas and to communicate on the farmer’s role in food production and environmental services;
Amendment 314 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Amendment 315 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Stresses the importance of providing tailored advisory services, in particular to support young farmers and new entrants, prior to their installation and in the following years; highlights the potential of diversifying the models of advice to better address farmers diversity (e.g. peer-to-peer learning, mentoring schemes);
Amendment 316 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Paragraph 27 d (new)
27d. Highlights the importance of integrating in the training schemes for new entrants and young farmers, in addition to the technical, business and digital contents, also contents on soft skills, communication, leadership, mental health and well-being, among others;
Amendment 317 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 e (new)
Paragraph 27 e (new)
27e. Considers that diverse options of facilitating the farm transmission process should be fostered in public policies at European and national level, such as existing farms acting as incubators for start-up businesses or new models of business allowing progressive transfer of land and assets between a farmer and his/her successors
Amendment 322 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines the role of young farmer’s organisations, cooperatives and farmer organisations in helping young farmers overcome barriers to installation, providing guidance services and enhancing their participation in the policy dialogue; calls for the gender-balanced representation of young farmers’ in their governance bodies to be ensured;
Amendment 328 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines the impact and potential of digital technologies onfor young farmers' activities and business opportunities, and that a strong political commitment is required at all levels of policy implementation to ensure connectivity andbroadband infrastructure and connectivity and a particular focus on digital inclusion;
Amendment 331 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Highlights the importance of reliable internet access for young farmers quality of life in rural areas, namely to overcome social isolation, access education and training opportunities, as well as for service provision;
Amendment 1 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. having regard to the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the Union of 18 July 20181a, and to the proposal for its revision1b; __________________ 1a OJ-L 193/30.07.2018, p. 1 1b COM(2022) 223 final - Proposal for Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast)
Amendment 2 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. having regard to Regulation (EU) No 2021/2116 on the financing, management and monitoring (FMM) of the common agricultural policy (CAP);
Amendment 3 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. having regard to the Annual Activity Report 2021 by the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission;
Amendment 5 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that, from 1st January 2023, the budget of the CAP implemented under shared management will be subject to the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 2021/2116 on the financing, management and monitoring (FMM) of the common agricultural policy;
Amendment 6 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that the effectiveness and good reputation of the CAP depends on correct and efficient use of funds, for which audit and control are basic tools, and that the Commission’s audit role remains essential in assessing use of funds and contributing to the budget discharge process with the European Court of Auditors;
Amendment 9 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that under shared management, Member States are responsible for setting up a management and control system for payments and must ensure that it is capable of detecting and correcting irregularities; stresses that a distinction must be made between deliberate fraud and unintentional error, and suggests that Member States consider using an ad-hoc register where serious, intentional and repeated problems are identified;
Amendment 12 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Insists that, for the reputation of the CAP, the standard of control systems must be robust and fully compliant with its new Common Agricultural Policy regulations in order to secure the proper implementation, in particular, of the new delivery model from 1 January 2023, and encourages the exchange of best practices to ensure this across all Member States;
Amendment 19 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Member States execute payments to CAP beneficiaries through accredited paying agencies (PAs), which perform on-the-spot checks to ensure the eligibility of applications and the correct execution of payments; , and considers that these checks must be coordinated, rigorous and effective, without increasing the level of bureaucracy faced by farmers;
Amendment 21 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 22 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes the Commission’s proposals on IT use in the proposal for revision of the Financial Regulation3a particularly to include use of electronic systems and digital controls to ensure adequate audit trails; __________________ 3a COM(2022) 223 final, point (d) of Articles 36(2) and point (a) of Article 63 (4)
Amendment 25 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the role of certification bodies (CBs) appointed as independent audit bodies by Member States; observes that CBscertification bodies already provide an opinion on the proper functioning of PAs’paying agencies' management and control systems, and since 2015;
Amendment 27 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that, from 1 January 2023, certification bodies must establish if Member States governance systems function properly, and whether expenditure is eligible according to the Financial Regulation4a; __________________ 4a Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2021/2116 and in particular its Article 37
Amendment 29 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the main objective of thise assurance model is to ensure that the remaining risk to the budget is below the materiality threshold of 2 %; recognises the low error rates for the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and the continuous decrease in error rates for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development over the past financial years; notes furthermore that the overall adjusted error rate for the CAP funds overall for 2021 is below the materiality rate of 2%, for the third year in a row, at 1.84%;
Amendment 38 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Approves of the simplifications introduced in the CAP for 2023-27, facilitating management by national authorities alongside their responsibilities for audit and control which must be carried out effectively to ensure errors and irregularities do not increase under this simplification;
Amendment 50 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that digitalisation and the adoption of more sophisticated IT tools couldan improve the efficiency of the assurance process; supports the extension of the use of the risk-scoring tool Arachne. and particularly welcomes the references to this in the Financial Regulation revision proposal5a, referring to a single integrated IT system for data-mining and risk scoring; __________________ 5a Point (d) of Article 36(2), Article 36(6), Article 36(7) and Article 36(8)
Amendment 57 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of the correct implementation by the European Court of Auditors of the protection of the financial interest of the Union measures outlined in Regulation on control and penalties6a; __________________ 6a Title IV Chapter I
Amendment 59 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Considers that the new delivery model under the FMM regulation must not hamper the European Court of Auditors in its task of assessing effectiveness, efficiency and economy of expenditure of EU funds under the new arrangements for the Common Agricultural Policy; seeks reassurance that the documentation required by point (c) of Article 9(3) of the same Regulation will be sufficient for the Court of Auditors to be able to verify cases of non- compliance with eligibility criteria for individual beneficiaries as per its Article 55;
Amendment 62 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Welcomes the Commission’s explanations in its 2021 Annual Activity Report on action taken regarding conflicts of interest, particularly to ensure correct implementation in shared management by Member States authorities; welcomes likewise the adoption in 2021 and the dissemination of the Guidance on the avoidance and management of conflicts of interest under the Financial Regulation as a further measure for improvements in the way funds are administered and controlled;
Amendment 299 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights that pressure on forests from diseases and parasites, natural disasters and other disturbances is being increasingly intensified by climate change, particularly in the regions of Europe facing the highest average temperature rises, such as the Mediterranean, and that strengthening forests’the resilience of the various forest ecosystems is a matter of urgency; notes the role that restoration and afforestation can play in strengthening resilience and enhancing biodiversity; notes that sustainable forest management consists of a broad array of actions and adaptive practices, many of which can play a key role in climate mitigation;
Amendment 49 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
Amendment 60 #
2022/0402(CNS)
(13a) The child-parent relationship calls into question an essential aspect of the child’s identity, in particular, not only the right to a personal identity but also the right to live and grow up in a stable family environment. The best interests of the child should always prevail. The European Court of Human Rights has expressly stated that the best interests of the child reduces the margin of appreciation of the State Parties in the recognition of the child-parent relationship1a. Consequently, it becomes necessary to proceed with the recognition of parenthood regardless of the family context and the way in which the child is conceived. It is also necessary to guarantee the full legitimisation of the family, the conjugal relationship, understood as a nucleus of stable affections and relationships between persons, and of the children resulting from such relationship. _________________ 1a ECtHR, Judgment 22.11.2022 [Section III], D.B. and Others v. Switzerland - 58252/15 and 58817/15.
Amendment 62 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Under Article 21 TFEU and secondary legislation relating thereto as interpreted by the Court of Justice, the respect of a Member State’s national identity under Article 4(2) TEU and a Member State’s public policy cannot serve as justification to refuse to recognise a parent-child relationship between children and their same-sex parents for the purposes of exercising the rights that a child derives from Union law. In fact, the protection of the interests of the child should prevail over considerations of national identity and public policy, so that the child can live in a stable and recognised family free from any stigma, including from a legal point of view. This is particularly true if one considers that the best interest of the child is an integral part of the concept of public policy, thus favouring the entry into national law of new family and conjugal relations. In addition, for the purposes of exercising such rights, proof of parenthood can be presented by any means52 . Therefore, a Member State is not entitled to require that a person presents either the attestations provided for in this Regulation accompanying a court decision or an authentic instrument on parenthood, or the European Certificate of Parenthood created by this Regulation, where the person invokes, in the context of the exercise of the right to free movement, rights that a child derives from Union law. This should not, however, prevent a person from choosing to present in such cases also the relevant attestation or the European Certificate of Parenthood provided for in this Regulation. To ensure that Union citizens and their family members are informed that the rights that a child derives from Union law are not affected by this Regulation, the forms of the attestations and of the European Certificate of Parenthood annexed to this Regulation should include a statement specifying that the relevant attestation or the European Certificate of Parenthood do not affect the rights that a child derives from Union law, in particular the rights that a child enjoys under Union law on free movement, and that, for the exercise of such rights, proof of the parent-child relationship can be presented by any means. _________________ 52 Judgments of the Court of Justice of 25 July 2002, C-459/99, MRAX, ECLI:EU:C:2002:461, paragraphs 61 and 62, and of 17 February 2005, C-215/03, Oulane, ECLI:EU:C:2005:95, paragraphs 23 to 26.
Amendment 67 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Furthermore, according to the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights, the best interests of the child also entails the legal identification of the persons responsible for raising them, meeting their needs and ensuring their welfare, as well as the possibility for the child to live and develop in a stable environment1a. It is therefore clear that the child will have an interest in the legal recognition of their relationship with the parents. _________________ 1a ECtHR, 10.4.2019 [GC], Advisory opinion requested by the French Court of Cassation
Amendment 127 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) Considerations of public interest should allow courts and other competent authorities establishing parenthood in the Member States to disregard, in exceptional circumstances, certain provisions of a foreign law where, in a given case, applying such provisions would be manifestly incompatible with the public policy (ordre public) of the Member State concerned. However, tThe courts or other competent authorities should not be able to apply the public policy exception in order to set aside the law of another State when doing so would be contrary to the Charter and, in particular, Article 21 thereof, which prohibits discrimination.
Amendment 152 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
Recital 75
(75) Considerations of public interest should allow Member State courts or other competent authorities to refuse, in exceptional circumstances, to recognise or, as the case may be, accept a court decision or authentic instrument on the parenthood established in another Member State where, in a given case, such recognition or acceptance would be manifestly incompatible with the public policy (ordre public) of the Member State concerned. However, tThe courts or other competent authorities should not be able to refuse to recognise or, as the case may be, accept a court decision or an authentic instrument issued in another Member State when doing so would be contrary to the Charter and, in particular, Article 21 thereof, which prohibits discrimination.
Amendment 209 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall not affect the competence of the authorities of the Member States to deal with parenthood matters in solely domestic cases.
Amendment 246 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
Article 22
Amendment 272 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 278 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) upon application by any person claiming that the court decision infringes his fatherhood or her motherhood over the childtheir parenthood over the child and if the decision if it was given without such person having been given an opportunity to be heard and to present evidence;
Amendment 286 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Point (a) of paragraph 1This Article shall be applied by the courts and other competent authorities of the Member States in observance of the fundamental rights and principles laid down in the Charter, in particular Article 21 thereof on the right to non- discrimination.
Amendment 289 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. AnOnly partyies entitled under national law may challenge or appeal against a court decision on the application for refusal of recognition.
Amendment 301 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 306 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) upon application by any person claiming that the authentic instrument infringes his fatherhood or her mothertheir parenthood over the child, if the authentic instrument was formally drawn up or registered without that person having been involved;
Amendment 311 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. Point (a) of paragraph 1This Article shall be applied by the courts and other competent authorities of the Member States in observance of the fundamental rights and principles laid down in the Charter, in particular Article 21 thereof on the right to non- discrimination.
Amendment 316 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
The jurisdiction of the court of the Member State of origin establishing parenthood may not be reviewed. The test of public policy referred to in point (a) of Article 31(1) may not be applied to the rules relating to jurisdiction set out in Articles 6 to 9.
Amendment 323 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1
Article 45 – paragraph 1
1. An authentic instrument which has no binding legal effect in the Member State of origin shall have the same evidentiary effects in another Member State as it has in the Member State of origin, or the most comparable effects, provided that this is not manifestly contrary to public policy (ordre public) in the Member State where it is presented.
Amendment 327 #
2022/0402(CNS)
2. The public policy (ordre public) referred to in paragraph 1is Article shall be applied by the courts and other competent authorities of the Member States in observance of the fundamental rights and principles laid down in the Charter, in particular Article 21 thereof on the right to non- discrimination.
Amendment 379 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States shall accept an authentic instrument which has no binding legal effect in the Member State of origin but which has evidentiary effects in that Member State, provided that this is not manifestly contrary to the public policy (ordre public) of the Member State in which acceptance is sought.
Amendment 385 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
(-a) the number of requests for the recognition of parenthood submitted pursuant to this Regulation
Amendment 389 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 a (new)
Article 70 a (new)
Article70a Guidelines 1. After the entry into force of this Regulation and before the date from which it shall apply, as indicated in Article 72 of this Regulation, the Commission shall publish guidelines to national authorities on how to apply and enforce this Regulation. 2. The Commission shall update every two years thereafter the guidelines taking into account, inter alia, the experience that has been gained in the application and enforcement of this Regulation and any relevant case law of the Court of Justice.
Amendment 6 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. is committed to ensuring generational renewal in the agricultural sector by facilitating the takeover of farms by young people and by women as they play a fundamental role by maintaining the economic resilience of rural areas;
Amendment 11 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. stresses the importance of funding research and innovation in the agri-food sector through the budget of the Horizon Europe programme, EIPs, pilot projects, preparatory actions and the introduction of innovative agriculture technologies as well as sustainable assisted evolution bio- technologies; recalls the need for farmers to be provided with technical assistance, including small, medium and young farmers, to be provided with technical assistance in order to enable them to have access to the benefits of such programmes;
Amendment 28 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. insists that an increase in the budget is necessary in view of the major challenges the agri-food sector is facing in 2022 and will continue to face in 2023; recalls the need of sufficient margins under the ceilings to address unforeseen circumstances as uncertainty in the economic outlook persists;
Amendment 32 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Reiterates the need to support and enable EU farmers and agricultural and food producers to be prepared to future challenges, while safeguarding their income and competitiveness in order to empower them to ensure food security;
Amendment 34 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Recalls that the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have emphasised the strategic role that agriculture plays in ensuring food security; highlights the need of sufficient budgetary support to continue guaranteeing the availability of safe, high-quality food at affordable prices;
Amendment 36 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Reiterates that these continuing crises are having strong consequences, including a surge on prices of energy and agricultural inputs like fertilizers putting at risk the income of our farmers;
Amendment 37 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Points out that a number of agricultural sectors have been hit hard by the COVID-19outbreak and other crises; calls for the continuation and increase of targeted reinforcements of the relevant budget lines for market support measures, in particular, taking into consideration the negative impact of African swine fever and the avian flu on EU farmers and consequently on the food supply chain;
Amendment 392 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes a framework within which Member States shall put in place, without delay, effective and area-based restoration measures which together shall cover, by 2030, at least 20 % of the Union’s land and sea areas and, by 2050, all degraded ecosystems in need of restoration.
Amendment 447 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘urban green space’ means all green urban areas; broad-leaved forests; coniferous forests; mixed forests; natural grasslands; moors and heathlands; transitional woodland-shrubs and sparsely vegetated areas, with the exclusion of areas used for agricultural purposes, - as found within cities or towns and suburbs calculated on the basis of data provided by the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service as established by Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council110; _________________ 110 Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 69).
Amendment 469 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex I which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat typeoverall areas listed in Annex I that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 2050.
Amendment 482 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to re-establish the habitat types listed in Annex I in areas not covered by those habitat types, with the exclusion of areas used for agricultural purposes. Such measures shall be in place on areas representing at least 30 % of the additional overall surface needed to reach the total favourable reference area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, at least 60 % of that surface by 2040, and 100 % of that surface by 2050.
Amendment 499 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance including their typical species, as referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I are in unknown condition shall be considered as not being in good condition.
Amendment 605 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex II which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat typeoverall areas listed in Annex II that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 2050.
Amendment 614 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex II, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance, including their typical species, referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex II are in unknown condition shall be considered as not being in good condition.
Amendment 675 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall remove the barriers to longitudinal and lateral connectivity of surface waters identified under paragraph 1 of this Article, in accordance with the plan for their removal referred to in Article 12(2), point (f). When removing barriers, Member States shall primarily address obsolete barriers, which are those that are no longer needed for renewable energy generation, inland navigation, water supply or other uses.
Amendment 684 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt implementis empowered to adopt delegated acts ing acts to establish acordance with Article 20 to develop practical and cost- effective methods for monitoring pollinator populations. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
Amendment 727 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 734 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall put in place restoration measures to ensure that at least 7% of the arable land at national level is devoted to high-diversity landscape features or non productive areas or features, including land lying fallow.
Amendment 773 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
For organic soils in agricultural use constituting drained peatlands, Member States shall put in place restoration measures, including rewetting. Those measures shall be in place on at least:
Amendment 781 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 30 % of such areas by 2030, of which at least a quarter shall be rewetted;
Amendment 796 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 50 % of such areas by 2040, of which at least half shall be rewetted;
Amendment 808 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 70 % of such areas by 2050, of which at least half shall be rewetted.
Amendment 891 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare national restoration plans and carry out the preparatory monitoring and research needed to identify the restoration measures that are necessary to meet the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, taking into account the latest scientific evidence, as well as the needs of local communities and stakeholders.
Amendment 921 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv
(iv) the areas, with the exclusion of areas used for agricultural purposes, most suitable for the re- establishment of habitat types in view of ongoing and projected changes to environmental conditions due to climate change;
Amendment 963 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. When preparing their national restoration plans, Member States shall take the following into accountpromote greater regulatory coordination and coherence with the following:
Amendment 1040 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the estimated co-benefits for climate change mitigation associated with the restoration measures over time, as well as wider socio-economic benefiimpacts of those measures;
Amendment 1056 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) the estimated financing needs for the implementation of the restoration measures, which shall include the description of the compensation envisaged and of the support to stakeholders affected by restoration measures or other new obligations arising from this Regulation, and the means of intended financing, public or private, including (co-) financing with Union funding instruments;
Amendment 1062 #
2022/0195(COD)
(n) a summary of the process for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan, including information on public participation and, of how the needs of local communities and stakeholders have been considered and of how local communities and stakeholders have been provided with the necessary knowledge, advice and services to support the implementation and management of restoration measures;
Amendment 1094 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. When assessing the draft national restoration plan, the Commission shall evaluate its compliance with Article 12, as well as its adequacy for meeting the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, as well as the Union’s overarching objectives referred to in Article 1, the specific objectives referred to in Article 7(1) to restore at least 25 000 km of rivers into free-flowing rivers in the Union by 2030 and the 2030 objective of covering at least 10% of the Union’s agricultural area with high-diversity landscape features.
Amendment 31 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Agricultural holdings sustainability is assessed in the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, along three main aspects: economic, environmental and social. Data are currently collected mainly to assess economic aspects of agricultural holdings, while there is a need that an overall sustainability of the holding is assessed including environmental data linked to soil, air, water and biodiversity, as well as data covering the social dimension of farming with particular attention given to the situation of women as farmers and farm workers and young farmers and farm workers. Moreover, it is necessary to collect harmonised data and to avoid duplication of data already collected, for example, through statistics on agricultural input and output or the CAP. The conversion to FSDN will enable the benchmarking of farm performance against regional, national and sectorial averages. Regarding accountancy data, accounts of agricultural holdings constitute the basic source for any assessment of incomes on agricultural holdings or study of their business operation. The information collected may also be used to provide personalised advisory services and feedback to farmers with the aim to improve the agricultural holdings’ sustainability.
Amendment 43 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In case individual data will be shared by the Commission or liaison agencies, it is of utmost importance to guarantee data protection and give assurance to farmers that their data and all other individual details obtained pursuant to this Regulation will be anonymised or pseudonymised to avoid their identification, covering both natural and legal persons.
Amendment 46 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The data should be collected at the level of the Member State and should be pseudanonymised with the identification number. Only pseudanonymised data should be transmitted to the Commission. It should be provided for that access to this data may be provided only to the competent authorities in specific cases and in accordance with international, Union and national law. The procedures to be followed and the conditions to be fulfilled in order to gain access to data in accordance with necessity and proportionality requirements should be defined by international, Union and national law, and in particular with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 51 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) All necessary measures should be taken to avoid de-anonymisation and de- pseudonymisation but it may occur that data could be disclosed due to additional research and data disclosure outside the control of the Commission. In such cases, data should be considered as personal data and Regulations (EU) 2016/67928 and (EU) 2018/172529 of the European Parliament and of the Council should apply. Data are collected concerning agricultural holdings, without regard to ownership of natural or legal persons. Therefore, data protection guarantees should be extended to legal persons. Further, as the development, production and dissemination of European statistics is concerned, principles of Regulation (EC) 223/200930 should be complied with. _________________ 28 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1). 29 Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39). 30 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).
Amendment 56 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Considering that somemany Member States do not face problems with farmers’ participation in the data network, some of them already included thFADN and taking into account the increased quantity of data to be collected in the future FASDN system under national statistics which provide an obligation for farmers to provide the requested information, the voluntary nature of participation of the farmers in the future FSDN should be maintained. When selected as returning holding, farmers should do their best to provide the data; i. It should be possible for the Member States to adopt national rules to address cases of returning holdings not complying with such an obligationfacilitate the collection of the requested data.
Amendment 64 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The main groups of data to be collected under paragraph 1 are laid down in Annex -I.
Amendment 76 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
Amendment 82 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority for FSDN may coherently use other data sources in order to collect and re-use data to feed the FSDN survey, such as Integrated Administration and Control System, agricultural census and statistics on agricultural input and output, in order to collect and re-use data to feed the FSDN surveys, while ensuring data protection and avoiding administrative burden on respondents and authorities.
Amendment 86 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Amendment 90 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. An agricultural holding qualifying as returning holding in the plan for the selection of returning holdings shallmay provide the requested data in accordance with national law.
Amendment 93 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 103 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 19a, supplementing this Regulation with the rules to determine the main groups of data to be collected and the general rules for data collection.
Amendment 104 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2019
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 19a, amending this Regulation by amending Annex -I in order to introduce new main groups of data or to modify the existing ones, in accordance with the objectives of this Regulation and on the basis of a feasability study carried out by the Commission with the aim of assessing the necessity and proportionality of such introduction of new main groups of data and to evaluate its contribution to farms' sustainability assessment, the availability of new data sources and the relevant costs and burden for the Member States and the returning holdings.
Amendment 108 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Anonymised or pseudonymised individual data can be shared by the Commission or by liaison agencies for the purposes set in Article 1, provided that the identification of natural or legal persons is avoided.;
Amendment 114 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Regulation (EC) 1217/2009
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. Member States mayshall define and provide incentives for farmers’ participation to FSDN surveys.
Amendment 115 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 19a – paragraph 2
Article 19a – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3 and, Articles 4(3), 5(1), 5a(1), 5b(2) and (3) and 8(3Article 5(1), Article 5a(1), Article 5b(2) and (3) and Article 8(4) and (4a) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5three years from … [the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than ninesix months before the end of the fivthree-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.;
Amendment 117 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 19a – paragraph 3
Article 19a – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3 and, Articles 4(3), 5(1), 5a(1),Article 5(1), Article 5a(1), Article 5b(2) and (3) and Article 8(34) and (4a) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.;
Amendment 119 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 19a – paragraph 5
Article 19a – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 3 and, Articles 4(3), 5(1), 5a(1), Article 5(1), Article 5a(1), Article 5b(2) and (3) and Article 8(34) and (4a) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council. ;
Amendment 121 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
(19 a) The text set out in Annex -I to this Regulation is inserted as Annex -I.
Amendment 126 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new)
Annex -I (new)
Amendment 83 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘installation’ means a stationary technical unit within which one or more activities listed in Annex I, in Annex Iab or in Part 1 of Annex VII are carried out, and any other directly associated activities on the same site which have a technical connection with the activities listed in those Annexes and which could have an effect on emissions and pollution;;
Amendment 90 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(da) Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 is replaced by the following: "‘poultry’ means poultry as defined in point 19 of Article 24 of Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra- Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs(25); Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council on transmissible animal diseases81a;" _________________ 81a OJ L84, 31.3.2016, p.1-208 Or. en (Directive 2010/75/EC)
Amendment 93 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23b
Amendment 100 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23c
‘livestock unit’ or ‘LSU’ means the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3 000 kg of milk annually, without additional concentrated foodstuffs, which is used to express the size of farms rearing different categories of animals, using the conversion rates, with reference to actual production within the calendar year, set out in Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014**’.a standard unit of measurement that allows for the aggregation of the categories of livestock unit relevant for the purposes of this Directive, in order for those categories to be compared; notwithstanding Annex Ia, those livestock categories cover pigs and poultry whose unit coefficients are listed in Annex Ib;
Amendment 106 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – second subparagraph
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – second subparagraph
‘By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Member States may set a procedure for the registration of installations covered only by Chapter V or Chapter VIa.’.
Amendment 116 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Directive 2010/75/EU
Chapter VIa – title
Chapter VIa – title
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR INTENSIVE REARING OF POULTRY, AND PIGS AND CATTLE
Amendment 123 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70a
Article 70a
This Chapter shall apply to the activities set out in Annex Ia which reach trearing of pigs or poultry in installations of 750 livestock units (LSU) or more. The capacity thresholds proximate equivalent in LSU shall be basetd out in that Annex. n the coefficients that are established in Annex Ib to this Directive.
Amendment 130 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b – first paragraph
Article 70b – first paragraph
If two or more installations are located close to each other and if their: (a) they are operator ised by the same or if the instalperator, or (b) on a lastions are under the control of operators who are engaged in an economic or legal relationship, the installations concerned shall be considered as a single unit for the purpose of calculating the capacity threshold referred to in Article 70a. ng basis all their management and operational functions are preformed as if they were a single economic entity and they are operated by entities participating in a same group, as defined in Article 2, point (11), of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, they shall be considered as a single unit for the purpose of calculating the capacity threshold referred to in Article 70a. The simple fact of being members of a same cooperative shall not entail that the requirement set out in point (b) of the first subparagraph is met.
Amendment 135 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – Title
Article 70c – Title
Permits and simplified registration procedure
Amendment 140 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 70c – paragraph 1a (new)
By way of derogation from the first paragraph to this Article, Member States may set a specific procedure for the registration of the installations only covered by this Chapter. The procedure for the registration shall be specified in a binding act and include at least a notification to the competent authority by the operators of the intention to operate its activity. Member States may use any similar pre- existing procedure for the registration. They shall avoid administrative burden and additional costs for the operators. Member States shall issue the permits within six months from the date of the operator's application.
Amendment 153 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the nature and quantities of foreseeable emissions from the installation into each medium under normal operating conditions.
Amendment 158 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 3
Article 70c – paragraph 3
3. Applications shall also include a non-technicalIn duly justified cases, applications may include a summary of the information referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 159 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 4
Article 70c – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take necessary measures to ensure that the operator informs the competent authority, without delay, of any planned substantial change to the installations falling within the scope of this Chapter which may have consequences for the environment. Where appropriate and within two months from the notification of the operator, the competent authority shall reconsider and update the permit.
Amendment 168 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – first paragraph – second subparagraph
Article 70d – first paragraph – second subparagraph
The operator shall keep a record of, and process, all monitoring results, for a period of at least 62 years, in such a way as to enable the verification of compliance with the emission limit values and environmental performance limit values set out in operating rules referred to in Article 70i.
Amendment 170 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 2
Article 70d – paragraph 2
2. In the event of non-compliance with the emission limit values and environmental performance limit values set out in the operating rules referred to in Article 70i, Member States shall require that the operator takes the measures necessary to ensure that compliance is restored within the shortest possiblein a reasonable period of time.
Amendment 172 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 3
Article 70d – paragraph 3
3. The operator shall ensure that any land spreading of waste, animal by- products or other residues generated by the installation is undertaken in accordance with the best available techniques, as specified in the operating rules referred to in Article 70i, and other relevant Union legislation and that it does not cause significant pollution of the environment, in accordance with relevant Union legislation.
Amendment 173 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70e – paragraph 3
Article 70e – paragraph 3
3. The operator shall, without delay, make available the data and information listed in paragraph 2 of this Article to the competent authority upon duly justified request. The competent authority may make such a request in order to verify compliance with the operating rules referred to in Article 70i. The competent authority shall make such a request if a member of the public requests access to the data or information listed in paragraph 2 of this Article. Nonetheless, without prejudice to Article 4(2) second subparagraph of Directive 2003/4/EC, at the request of the operator, those parts of such reports that involve sensitive commercial or industrial information, or which include personal data within the meaning of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 that are not strictly necessary for the purpose of this Article, shall not be published.
Amendment 189 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70g – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 70g – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the reports of inspections of the installations falling within the scope of this Chapter. Nonetheless, without prejudice to Article 4(2) second subparagraph of Directive 2003/4/EC, at the request of the operator, those parts of such reports that involve sensitive commercial or industrial information, or which include personal data within the meaning of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 that are not strictly necessary for the purpose of this Article, shall not be published.
Amendment 194 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70h – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 70h – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they have a sufficientlegitimate interest;
Amendment 204 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall establish operating rules containing requirements consistent with the use of best available techniques for the activities listed in Annex Iab, which shall include the following:
Amendment 213 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The operating rules shall take into account inter alia the nature, type, size and density of these installations and the specificities of pasture based cattle rearing systems, where animals are only seasonally reared in indoor installations.
Amendment 227 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 2
Article 74 – paragraph 2
2. In order to allow the provisions of this Directive to meet its objectives to prevent or reduce pollutants emissions and achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act, in accordance with Article 76, to amend Annex I or Annex Ia by including in those Annexes an agro- industrial activity that meets the following criteria:
Amendment 231 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point (a)
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point (a)
Amendment 233 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
Amendment 235 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point (c)
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point (c)
Amendment 237 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point (d)
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point (d)
Amendment 268 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ib (new)
Annex Ib (new)
Type of animal Coefficient - Poultry - 0,018 - Production pigs (over 30 kg) - 0,375 - Sows - 1
Amendment 2 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative, which is intended to round offeinforce the European Green Deal and complement strategies for territorial, social and economic cohesion with its values of beautiful, sustainable and inclusive solutions, thereby improving quality of life for people in the EU by transforming the places they inhabit;
Amendment 11 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that opportunities to participate in the NEB must be fully inclusive and accessible to all EU citizens and all regions and territories, including peripheral urban areas and less populated, rural and mountain areas and islands well as islands and outermost regions; emphasises that local and regional authorities and respective stakeholders as civil society and above all residents must be the drivers of NEB projects;
Amendment 18 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls the importance of geographical balance for this initiative, which should seek to be equally present in all EU territories, and to maintain an appropriate balance between urban and rural areas; calls for the NEB to reduce existing disparities in the development of regions in the EU and to address problems as depopulation, lack of infrastructure, ageing population, etc. suffered by some areas in the EU, providing solutions based on respect for heritage, the environment and rural areas;
Amendment 19 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Believes that cities and regions are crucial actors in driving culture forward, and that the local and regional levels have key responsibilities for sustainable urban, regional and cultural policies; therefore, local and regional elected representatives are key in making the NEB more accessible and involving citizens in the participation processes;
Amendment 23 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the fact that NEB projects should contribute to the affordability and accessibility of the green and digital transitions in urban and spatial planning, housing, resilient and sustainable renovation, building conversions, and the recreation of public space as the centre of community life, particularly for those groups and areas that needfor everyone, everywhere itn the mostEU;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the European Commission to study the creation of European harmonised and sustainable urban development indicators to measure the evolution of our cities and territories through the correct application and development of European funds, and especially of NEB projects;
Amendment 41 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the NEB encompasses many dimensions and policy areas, which may make it difficult forpresents a challenge to regional and local authorities to fully understand how to make the most of its opportunities; underlines the crucial role of local and regional authorities in implementing the NEB; calls on the Commission, therefore, to provide specific and targeted information on projects, funding, technological and capacity- building opportunities as well as clear definitions of award criteria;
Amendment 47 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that the NEB links the three pillars of the Urban Agenda for the EU, calls for the NEB to be linked to EU Urban Agenda partnerships, as this Agenda has been working on concepts related to the Green Deal and the NEB for nearly four years, especially in relation to climate action capacity, the Greening Cities proposal and use of public spaces;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Highlights the successful work carried out by URBACT on developing tools which should build synergies with the NEB to foster territorial cooperation and encourage innovation in the exchange of good practices in urban regeneration;
Amendment 51 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. IRegrets the lack of clarity on funding for the NEB from 2023 onwards; insists that appropriate and accessible public funding is crucial for encouraging and implementing NEB ideas and projects at a local and regional levels; calls on the European Commission and the Member States to provide local and regional authorities with relevant and user-friendly information on all financial possibilities and to support the sharing of best practices.
Amendment 58 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to table a proposal as soon as possible to make the NEB an EU programme by the next MFF, with a dedicated and stable budget based on fresh resources;
Amendment 59 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 60 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Support the increased budget allocated for the period 2021-2027 for the new Cohesion Policy which in line with the strong focus on smart, green and social actions, will provide confident enough for new innovative projects; to this, ask for a strong coordination between this funds and NEB programmes and actions;
Amendment 4 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s presentcommunication of 30/6/2021 of its long- term vision for rural areas;
Amendment 7 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the fact that theis long-term vision was not presented before the conclusion of the negotiations for the regulations on the cohesion policy and common agricultural policy for 2021-2027; recalls that synergies between these funds and other relevant EU and, national fundand regional means are crucial;
Amendment 11 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites the Council to clearly express in its conclusions the need to act forddress the problems rural areas are facing;
Amendment 18 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that EU cohesion policy, which seeks to promote the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union and involves all levels of governance, is vitally important to rural areas,; acknowledges the important role of agriculture and involves all levels of governancsustainable agriculture;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the Commission to make sure that each Member State’s strategic plan under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), as well as programmes under the current Cohesion policy programmes are drawn up in line with the objectives of the FIT for 55 Package and Green Deal, the Farm-to-Fork, and the Biodiversity Strategies, and that those plans and programmes express each region’s characteristics;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. 1. Whereas farmers’ associations in businesses such as agri-food cooperatives play a fundamental role in rural areas as businesses owned by farmers that add value to their products, reduce production costs, set people in the villages where the farmers live, create jobs in rural areas and diversify the local economy;
Amendment 39 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Article 174 of TFEU states that the Union shall aim at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions, with particular attention to be paid to some regions, notably rural areas;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Amendment 44 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the fact that the main objective of the long-term vision should be to fight depopulation, ageing and rural abandonment, to make rural areas more attractive, including through investment in social infrastructure and the provision of services, such as childcare, care centres for the elderly and those in need of it, schools and after-schools, healthcare, economic diversification, job creation and innovative mobility solutions;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the Rural Development Groups (RDGs), following the30 years as a permanent management tool in the EAFRD, have proven to be an effective tool for public/private territorial partnership, since they have experienced and versatile technical teams committed to the European rural areas; Whereas, moreover, these groups have succeeded in placing the following elements into the same equation: territory, revitalisation, bottom-up approach, innovation, integrated approach, decentralised management, networking integration and cooperation;
Amendment 47 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the overall share of population in rural areas has been slightly decreasing at EU level in the past decade, namely due ageing and outmigration (urbanisation); whereas populations are likely to shrink in four out of five rural regions by 2050 of the EU1a ; whereas remote rural areas are set to further lose inhabitants; _________________ 1a EUROSTAT 2021(https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/pr oducts-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20210520-1)
Amendment 52 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to set up a EU system of rural employment grants which will enable Member States and their regions to reverse the exodus from the country side and persuade remote workers to relocate to rural areas with access to nature, cheaper rent and a lower carbon footprint;
Amendment 54 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the share of people older than 65 years is generally the highest in rural areas, and is expected to increase in the future;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the average employment rate in the EU’s rural areas evolved favourably from 2012-2020 although differently between Member States and with variation in the quality of employment offer; whereas the share of population that is at risk of poverty or social exclusion, is higher in rural areas than in cities and towns
Amendment 59 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the importance of smart specialisation strategies for the future of rural areas, with particular regard to young people and women, and to innovation, knowledge sharing and cooperation, including the Start-up Village Forum; achieving gender equality, as stipulated in the current CPR, is an important step forward that could help us address demographic challenges in the regions, while promoting inclusion of women and raising the female employment rate;
Amendment 59 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas transport infrastructures and connections were identified by citizens as the key needs in rural areas 2a; _________________ 2a Flash Eurobarometer 491 - A long term Vision for EU Rural Areas, April 2021
Amendment 60 #
2021/2254(INI)
Af. whereas very-high-speed connections are available only to one out of six rural residents; whereas there is a substantial gap between rural and urban areas concerning basic digital skills, with 28% of the adults living in rural areas had basic or above basic digital skills, compared to 62% for adults living in cities (2019);
Amendment 62 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Welcomes a new Rural Pact launched by the Commission on 20/12/2021 that aims at engaging actors at EU, national, regional and local level, in order to support the shared goals of the Vision, foster economic, social and territorial cohesion and give an answer to the common aspirations of the rural communities, by encouraging stakeholders and actors to join the Rural Pact Community and share reflections and ideas on its implementation and future development;
Amendment 62 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas one of the objectives for the Common Agriculture Policy for the current programming period is to promote employment, growth, gender equality, including the participation of women in farming, social inclusion and local development in rural areas;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Notes that the Art. 10 of the Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 on the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund includes support for disadvantaged regions and areas, such as those with geographical or demographic handicaps;
Amendment 65 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A h (new)
Recital A h (new)
Ah. whereas in 2016, for every farmer younger than 35 years, there were more than six farmers older than 65 years 3a; whereas the share of young female farmers is especially low; _________________ 3a CAP specific objectives explained - Structural change and generational renewal,https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/def ault/files/food-farming- fisheries/key_policies/documents/cap- briefs-7-structural-change_en.pdf
Amendment 66 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee that the initiative on the long-term vision for rural areas includes practical solutions and means of support to deal with demographic changes faced by rural areas, and reiterates the need to implement integrated projects based on the programmes under EAFRD, cohesion policy, the CAP national strategic plans and instruments laid down in the national recovery and resilience plans;
Amendment 66 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A i (new)
Recital A i (new)
Ai. whereas rural areas can play a major role in achieving the Paris Agreement target of reaching climate neutrality by 2050 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG);
Amendment 77 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses that renewable energy production is also an opportunity for rural areas to combat energy poverty and generate energy self-sufficiency; furthermore, underlines a greater acceptance of renewable energy production facilities if the rural areas were to be included in the sharing of the revenues generated by the production of renewable energy;
Amendment 82 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that policies and actions at EU level combined with national and, regional and local ones are key to securing the prosperity and well-being of rural European citizens, as well as tackling the challenges they face, namely population decline and ageing, fewer quality job opportunities, a lack of access to high- quality services and public facilities of general interest, climate and environmental pressures, lower digital connectivity and a wider gender equality gap, together with a limited access to innovation;
Amendment 86 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that connections between rural and urban areas mustshould be addressed in a complementary manner in order to implement rural strategies and action plans accordingly; underlines the importance of partnerships across rural areas and remote rural areas in particular; emphasises the importance of fighting the digital divide between urban and rural areas, especially as regards high-speed broadband connectivity and, the promotion of digital skills and upskilling;
Amendment 89 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Notes that the European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg) projects are creating cross-border best practices to come up with innovative approaches for an integrated territorial development; points out that particular attention should be paid to infrastructure and cross-border cooperation in rural border regions;
Amendment 91 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Emphasises the need to improve the public transport infrastructure and service system in rural areas, ensuring the development of sustainable mobility solutions that reduce travel times and of the number of connections between urban and peri-urban and rural areas; notes that shared mobility connecting rural communities with transport hubs, particularly bus and rail stations, can boost the quality of life in rural areas;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2254(INI)
10 c. Highlights the diversity of rural areas and the crucial importance of tailor-made territorial approaches in implementing the long-term vision, primarily in less developed, remote rural areas and outermost regions;
Amendment 101 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the central role rural areas can play in addressing societal challenges, by providing ecosystem services to mitigate climate change and environmental deterioration, ensuring sustainable food production, preserving rural heritage, fostering nature protection and biodiversity and contributing to a just, green and digital transition;
Amendment 102 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Welcomes the intention by Commission to take stock, by mid – 2023, of what actions financed by the EU and Member States have been carried out for rural areas. This exercise will be included in a public report, with the scope of identifying the areas where enhanced support and finances are still needed, including the way forward, based on the EU Rural Action Plan;
Amendment 102 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the central role rural areas can play in addressing societal challenges, by providing ecosystem services to mitigate climate change and environmental deterioration, ensuring sustainable and sufficient food production, preserving rural heritage, and contributing to a just, green and digital transition;
Amendment 104 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Draws attention to the particular challenges faced by rural regions impacted by structural change or the transformation processes needed for the green transition, such as in energy production or the automotive industry;
Amendment 105 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Notes that rural tourism regions are coping with changing travel patterns due to COVID-19 and climate change; is of the view that cycling, hiking, mycology, wellness tourism, gastronomy, community-based arts or arts workshops and exhibition centres could be models of further sustainable tourism development in rural areas; furthermore, considers that the contribution made by cultural heritage and, artistic and creative professionals to building a sustainable and prosperous future and to improving tourist attractiveness of rural areas will also improve the economic well-being of these communities;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Considers that, to achieve a just twin transition by leaving no one and no region behind , we need tools to ensure "innovation ecosystems" in each territory that offer opportunities for allentrepreneurs, rural micro-enterprises and SMEs, thus boosting these small rural businesses; this should go hand in hand with a sufficient provision of training, including in digital skills and other soft skills related to open innovation, interregional and international cooperation, and inter- cultural communication;
Amendment 107 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12 e. Welcomes the increased support for bottom-up initiatives such as LEADER /CLLD– which define the role of local action groups – and "smart villages", and encourages further use of the lessons learned from these initiatives; draws attention, in this context, to the benefits of an innovation-based regional development, focussed on local skills and engagement; furthermore, competent bodies at local, regional and national level should be made aware of innovative ideas from local stakeholders and support them where possible.
Amendment 116 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights that demographic change and ageing will affect all regions but most particularly rural areas which will influence negatively their growth potential, skills development and access to services, as presented in the 8th Cohesion Report;
Amendment 117 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that rural areas are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of crisis, such as the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine but are also capable of offering new opportunities in response to such crisis; highlights that the covid-19 pandemic resulted in new behaviours in living, working and interacting that generates new opportunities for rural areas
Amendment 131 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the effects deriving from the unbalanced coexistence of large carnivores and people in rural areas, in particular for the agricultural sector; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take concrete measures to promote the sustainable development of rural areas as well as a balanced presence of large carnivores, in such a way as to allow local agriculture, and in particular traditional agricultural practices such as pastoralism, to be safeguarded;
Amendment 134 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Draws attention to the important function of small and medium-sized farms in maintaining rural populations, preserving land management and related landscape shaping and ecological functions, and mitigating shrinking demographic trends for rural areas.
Amendment 165 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Agrees on the need for a common, EU-wide, functional definition of rural areas, while recognising its various specificities and urges the Commission to quickly develop and operationalise such a definition;
Amendment 169 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the development of a Rural Pact; considers that it needs concrete objectives, deliverables, multilevel governance and monitoring systems, and institutional responsibilities; stresses the importance of involving local and regional authorities and stakeholders in its governance structure for the successful outcome of the initiative;
Amendment 175 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the announcement of a Rural Observatory to improve data collection and analysis on rural areas; considers it a valid instrument for informing, designing and monitoring better public policies, as well as to monitor progress on the implementation of the long-term vision and future rural strategies; considers that the rural observatory should be an opportunity to identify data gaps, promote a more granular statistical approach and to develop indicators at an adequate geographical level to capture population’s needs;
Amendment 181 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of implementing a rural proofing mechanism for EU initiatives so as to assess their potential impact on rural areas; urges the Member States to promote the development and implementation of effective mechanisms for rural proofing at national level and calls on the Commission to assist them; underlines the importance of involving local and regional authorities in the definition and implementation of rural proofing mechanisms, as well as in their governance at both European and national level
Amendment 192 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Insists that rural citizens must benefit, like any other citizen, from equitable conditions for achieving their professional, social and personal goals, with a particular focus on more vulnerable groups, thereby effectively upholding the European Pillar of Social Rights; stresses that targeted interventions fostering effective generational renewal are essential as well as the promotion of decentralized and modern educational structures in order to establish equivalent living conditions between urban and rural areas;
Amendment 193 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Insists that rural citizens must benefit, like any other citizen, from equitable conditions for achieving their professional, social and personal goals, with a particular focus on more vulnerable groups, thereby effectively upholding the European Pillar of Social Rights; underlines that services of general interest in rural areas need to be of comparable quality with those in urban areas; stresses that targeted interventions fostering effective generational renewal are essential;
Amendment 203 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Asks the European Commission to pay particular attention to the implementation of article 174 of the EU treaty and ensure that all EU policies will apply the "do no harm to cohesion" principle, particularly in the rural areas;
Amendment 204 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the need for rural areas to provide quality infrastructure to enable their inhabitants to live in dignity, especially in the areas of public health, transport, housing and the provision of banking services;
Amendment 209 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop specific actions, in line with article 10 of the European Pillar on Social Rights, to improve the working conditions, safety and health of workers in the rural areas, including the living and working conditions of seasonal and migrant workers;
Amendment 231 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the central role agriculture and the agrifood sector plays in rural areas; insists that sustainable agriculture, providing fair income to farmers, is crucial for the vitality of these territories;
Amendment 232 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the central role agriculture and forestry plays in rural areas; insists that sustainable agriculture, providing fair income to farmers, is crucial for the vitality of these territories;
Amendment 242 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Draws attention to the role of agri- food cooperatives in the environmental, economic and social sustainability of rural areas by adding value to their members’ products, diversifying the local economy, and making joint environmental investments for their members which are more efficient than if farmers do so individually, urges the European Commission and the Member States to promote through their policies the creation and integration processes of cooperatives in rural areas.
Amendment 259 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Recognises the importance of geographical indications as tools for rural development, given their usefulness in generating economic activity and establishing a population in the territory, highlighting their excellence in both the agricultural and artisanal sectors;
Amendment 267 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that diversification of and innovation in the rural economy with a more territorial and less sectoral approach, based on local potential are crucial to drawing opportunities from the digital and green transition; calls on the Member States to put in place measures to support the fair transition and diversification of the rural economy; Moreover, it is necessary for the various administrations to coordinate efforts and resources in order to avoid bureaucratic duplication;
Amendment 282 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets that the work of rural women is still not properly recognised; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take action to design and implement measures to fight gender gaps and to promote the inclusion of women in farming, in particular by exploring the possibility of supporting shared co- ownership of European farms as an instrument to increase the transparency of women’s agricultural work and as a new formula that creates rights for them;
Amendment 283 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets that the work of rural women is still not properly recognised; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take action toby designing and implementing measures to fight gender gaps, , namely to increase women’s participation in representative bodies and in decision making positions, facilitate co- ownership of businesses, provide targeted training and skills development and counteract the migration of high qualified women form rural areas;
Amendment 304 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the central role of rural areas in the transition to a low-carbon economy; stresses that initiatives in rural areas, such as renewable energy infrastructure, must contribute effectively to the economic and social vitality of such areas; calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate and enable the uptake of initiatives by local actors, namely the creation of rural energy communities;
Amendment 347 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the digital transition brings about new opportunities for rural areas, which are only accessible if there is adequate, stable and accessible broadband coverage; warns of the risks of the widening of the rural digital gap as a result of the lack of 5G coverage, and calls on Member States to mobilise all available instruments to prevent it, particularly with the support of the EU cohesion policy and MS´s recovery and resilience plans;
Amendment 356 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Draws attention to the fact that the comparative lack of digital skills in rural areas can preclude rural communities from benefiting from the opportunities of digitalisation; calls for measures that ensure digital inclusion and support an enabling environment for rural digital innovation; welcome initiatives pursued by national and regional administrations to developed measures and strategies to promote digital skills in rural areas and within the agrifood sector
Amendment 359 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Draws attention to the fact that the comparative lack of digital skills in rural areas can preclude rural communities from benefiting from the opportunities of digitalisation; calls for measures that ensure digital inclusion, especial in the context of population ageing, and support an enabling environment for rural digital innovation;
Amendment 378 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Highlights that rural communities vitality depend on the existence and maintenance of different types of local meeting places, which are a strong marker for place-based identity and for social interaction;
Amendment 390 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Welcomes the REPowerEU plan to reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels but is strongly concerned with the proposals to increase significantly the transfer possibility of resources from shared management funds, which, if followed, will be detrimental to medium and long -term policy planning towards a fair green and digital transition, including/especially for rural areas
Amendment 410 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Regrets the persistent obstacles to the multi-fund approach, which hamper the deployment of integrative approaches in rural areas and asks for clear guidelines on the multi-fund implementation; calls on the Commission to improve synergies and coordination between EU funding instruments, and with national instruments, and to pursue simplification, in particular for smaller projects, which are key for rural areas and to consider the application of simplified costs as the most effective measure to achieve administrative simplification;
Amendment 415 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission to advance in 2022 a targeted legislative proposal enabling the possibility of the transfer of resources between all shared management funds when supporting rural territorial strategies, allowing to address rural areas needs in an holistic way, in order to promote employment, growth, gender equality, social inclusion and local development in rural areas
Amendment 418 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Call on the Commission to advance in 2022 a targeted legislative proposal extending the scope of the “Lead Fund” approach to interventions co- financed by more than one shared management fund as well as to further simplifying it by specifying that the rules of the Lead Fund shall apply in its entirety.
Amendment 420 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the role that all EU policies and funds, both shared and those under direct management, must play in supporting rural areas by incorporating a rural dimension in the design of their measures and interventions; calls on the Commission to develop a mechanism to assess and monitor the contribution each fund makes to the rural areas;
Amendment 430 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights the Commission study’s conclusions on LEADER’s effectiveness in delivering solutions to address economic, social and development challenges and opportunities at local level and in contributing to for sustainable rural development1a ; calls on Member States to support LEADER/Community-Led Local Development (CLLD), thereby facilitating and promoting multi-fund approaches; considers that the meaningful earmarking of assistance for CLLD under all relevant funds at EU level, including the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), would contribute to stronger and more sustainable territorial development; _________________ 1a European Commission, Directorate- General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dwyer, J., Kubinakova, K., Powell, J., et al., Evaluation support study on the impact of leader on balanced territorial development : final report, 2022, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2762/01039
Amendment 435 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on Member States to make better use of all available tools to support rural areas, such as tax incentives to individuals and businesses looking to settle in rural areas, aimed at creating jobs and incentivising the establishment of new residents, as well as to encourage private companies to promote remote working, aiming at actively combat depopulation;
Amendment 442 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that empowering rural communities, which requires capacity building, particularly in the most remote and less populated areas, will promote greater social cohesion, innovation, entrepreneurship and a stronger sense of belonging;
Amendment 461 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes that while EU legislation envisages multilevel governance approaches and partnerships, there is resistance to their application in a meaningful way; calls on Member States to support these approaches by allocating responsibility at the appropriate local level and ensuring political ownership and strong coordination of policies and investments across all levels of governance; recalls that Eurobarometer showed that rural residents have stronger confidence in regional and local governments;
Amendment 465 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Draws attention to the role of agri- food cooperatives in the environmental, economic and social sustainability of rural areas, adding value to the products of their members, creating employment, diversifying the local economy and contributing for the fixation of rural population; urges the Commission and the Member States to promote, with their policies, the processes of creation and integration of cooperatives in rural areas.
Amendment 467 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Draws attention to the need to improve coordination between the different administrative levels in order to promote measures to actively combat depopulation, including the establishment of tax incentives for new residents in rural areas.
Amendment 471 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Takes note of the Commission’s intention to take stock by mid-2023 of the actions taken by the EU and Member States for rural areas and to produce a public report on that basis in early 2024; considers that this evaluation could pave the way to a fully integrated Rural Action Plan in the 2028-2034 programming period; invites therefore the Commission to directly involve all relevant stakeholders and managing authorities to this evaluation exercise through a large consultation process and the setting up of working groups within the Rural Pact community;
Amendment 492 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls for the long-term vision to be developed into a true rural strategy at EU level to coordinate the contribution of all EU funds and policies in rural areas, to be fully integrated into future programming periods and calls on all Member States to develop rural strategies at national level and regional level;
Amendment 499 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls for the implementation of a Rural Proofing mechanism to ensure that the legislation adopted adequately meets the demands of rural territories, since legislation sometimes tends to have a focus on urban areas;
Amendment 500 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Commission to assess in a timely manner the potential impact of the EAFRD’s detachment from the common provisions for shared management funds, Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, in the development of integrated territorial approaches in rural areas and to draw lessons for the next programming periods;
Amendment 501 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Invites the Commission to explore alternative policy strategies and approaches for funding articulation in the next programming period that would allow for a truly integrated territorial development in rural areas, including examining the option of one national strategy and one regulation for all shared management funds.
Amendment 502 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Calls on the Commission to assess in a timely manner to what extent Member States have developed measures to support social and territorial cohesion in rural areas within national Recovery and Resilience Plans;
Amendment 24 #
2021/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas fragmented and insufficient cross border cooperation can lead increased vulnerability to natural disasters and extreme weather events in border regions;
Amendment 30 #
2021/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the challenges border regions face vary from one region to the next depending on the legal, administrative, economic, demographic and geographical circumstances pertaining in the region concerned; emphasises the need for an effective use and greater coordination of EU funds to ensure a more comprehensive approach to before mentioned challenges; calls for bespoke approaches to be taken, to a certain extent, that are integrated and region-specific;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Encourages advancing the programmes for cooperation between the EU border regions at the external borders of the Union and the border regions of the neighbouring countries; recognises the challenges of this cooperation given the difference in relevant regulations that apply; considers this cooperation to be an important tool in advancing the EU enlargement policy;
Amendment 69 #
2021/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Emphasises the role of cohesion policy in addressing the main challenges facing the Union’s transport sector, including developing a well-functioning Single European Transport Area, connecting Europe through modern, multi-modal and safe transport infrastructure networks and shifting to low-emission mobility, inter alia through support for the completion of missing small cross-border rail links, thereby contributing to the European integration of border regions;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls for increased digitalisation of public services and reinforced interoperability policies to ensure that digital public services are interoperable and cross-border by default; Highlights the importance of support for digital innovation of public services and companies in cross-border regions and welcomes in this regard the European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH);
Amendment 83 #
2021/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure, asa matter of urgency, proper implementation and enforcement of relevant EU legislation as regards the rights of cross-border and frontier workers, improve their employment, working and health and safety conditions, address the need to revise the existing legislative frame work including Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems in order to strengthen the portability of right and ensure adequate social security coordination, review the role of temporary work agencies, recruiting agencies, other intermediaries and subcontractors with a view to identifying protection gaps in the light of the principle of equal treatment; urges Members States, in the context of the increased teleworking, to guarantee that those teleworking from their country of residence, have access to social security rights, labour rights and tax regimes, and certainty as regards the competent authority for their coverage; Underlines the need for strengthened cooperation between the Member States regarding the exchange of information on workers’ applicable legislation and collection of data on cross-border workers in order to bridge gaps in national practices, gain better access to available information, and create a predictable and accessible internal labour market;
Amendment 84 #
2021/2202(INI)
16 b. Believes that digitalisation provides an unprecedented opportunity to facilitate labour mobility while making compliance with applicable EU provisions faster and easier to control; calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with the European Labour Authority, to put forward a legislative proposal for a European social security pass for all mobile workers and non-EU nationals who are covered by EU rules on intra-EU mobility without further delay, which would provide the relevant national authorities and social partners with an instrument ensuring effective identification, traceability, aggregation and portability of social security rights and improving the enforcement of EU rules on labour mobility and social security coordination in the labour market in a fair and effective way in order to ensure a level playing field in the EU;
Amendment 96 #
2021/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that border regions reap too few benefits from the deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures and underlinesthe need to build on regulatory advances; highlights the potential of the European Cross-Border Mechanism in this context;
Amendment 101 #
2021/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that cooperation among neighbouring Member States will be a central element in achieving the objectives of the European Green Deal and calls on the Member States to make the most of existing opportunities for cooperation under the applicable EU legal framework;