4 Amendments of Anne SANDER related to 2020/2117(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, against the background of a sharp economic downturn, EU agri-food trade has remarkably remained broadly stable over the course of 2020, for both exports and imports, thanks in large part to the best efforts of farmers; highlights that the Union’s yearly agri-food trade surplus exceeded EUR 60 billion; recalls in this context that agriculture and agri-food are key drivers for EU exports and economic recovery, and that the European Union is the world's largest trader of agricultural goods;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. EStresses the importance of ensuring the EU's strategic autonomy by consolidating its value chains and supply chains; stresses in particular the absolute necessity of ensuring the EU's food autonomy, a necessity placed once more at the centre of the debate following the COVID-19 pandemic; emphasises the remarkable resilience of European agriculture; underlines its socio-economic importance as well as the high number of companies and jobs involved; stresses the importance of Europe’s agri-food production for the vitality of its rural areas;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that any EU economic stimulus plans and export support measures need to consider agriculture in view of the importance and diversity of the sector; also stresses that the review and overhaul of EU trade policy, as well as the announced reform of the World Trade Organization, must be an opportunity toare indispensable and must enable better defendce of the European agricultural model and of our farmers’ interests; reiteratesstresses the importance of safeguarding the quality and competitiveness of our agricultural model by reiterating firmly that agriculture and agri-food products entering the European market must fully comply with EU rules and standards, including climate and environmental rules, in order to shield our agricultural sector from unfair competition; stresses, therefore, the need for true coherence and synergy between the trade policy and our agricultural and food policies;