4 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2017/2052(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the common agricultural policy (CAP) is fundamental for food security, the preservation of rural populations and sustainable development and ensuring food at an affordable price for consumers; regrets that the CAP, which once accounted for 75 % of the EU budget is now only 38 % as laid down in the current multiannual financial framework (MFF), while food requirements have increased, as has the need to develop environmentally friendly farming practices and to mitigate the effects of climate change; urges the Commission to increase, or at the very least to maintain at its current level, the CAP budget post-2020; stresses that any further cut to the CAP budget will have serious implications for Europe's farming communities and rural areas;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to continue defending farmers and to fund information campaigns on the CAP budget since the amount of aid publicised can be misleading, given that the public is unaware of the fact that the bulk of the CAP is financed at EU level and replaces national spending; stresses that the CAP delivers goodhigh quality products at affordable prices to Europeans; highlights that EU farmers adhere to high animal welfare, environmental and food safety standards and should therefore be supported to continue these important practices;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Calls onStresses the need for the Commission to keep direct payments intact as they help to avoid distortions of competition between Member States, and to maintain them without any national co- financing; urges the Commission to continue the process of convergence of direct payments between Member States; highlights that direct payments are an important safety net and income support for farmers;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure the necessary financial and legal framework for the food supply chain, in order to combat unfair trading practices; recalls Parliament's overwhelming support for an EU regulatory framework to tackle UTPs;