14 Amendments of Marian HARKIN related to 2009/2236(INI)
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas since the background to the reform is one of economic crisis and serious financial difficulties facing Member States, taxpayers, farmers and consumers, we must set out a coherent and credible way forward for the CAP post-2013;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the EU must continue to ensure food securitythe availability of supplies for its citizens as well as help feed the world's poor through free and fair trade; whereas the number of hungry people now exceeds 1 billion and in the European Union today there are over 40 million poor people who do not have enough to eat,
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas according to the latest Eurobarometer, while most Europeans do not know what the CAP is, 90% of EU citizens surveyed consider agriculture and rural areas to be important for Europe's future, 83% of EU citizens surveyed are in favour of financial support to farmers and, on average, they believe that agricultural policy should continue to be decided upon at European level,
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the CAP is, together with the trade policy, one of the most integrated of all EU policies and therefore logically accounts for the largest share of the EU budget; recognises that its share of the budget has steadily decreased from about 75% of the total EU budget in 1985 to 39.3% by 20135 , representing less than 0.45% of total EU GDP6 , whilst at the same time support is more thinly spread today with 12 new Member States joining the EU;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the global energy crisis and increasing energy prices will drive agricultural production costs up, leading to rising food prices and growing market price volatility for both farmers and consumers, which will have a detrimental effect on the stability of food supply and will seriously constrain the ability to maintain and increase current production levels; considers, however, that energy self-sufficiency for the agri-sector could increase its sustainability;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Points out, most importantly, that in the future European agricultural policy must remain a common policy and that only a harmonised level of support across the EU with a common set of objectives and rules can deliver the appropriate level playing field for farmers and a properly functioning Single Market with fair competitive conditions for agricultural products within the EU;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Believes, in line with the latest research available, that without a common agricultural policy, unbalanced and Good Agricultural Practice, unsustainable modes of production would develop across the EU (extreme intensification on the best land and widespread land abandonment in disadvantaged areas), causing serious damage to the environment; insists that the cost of support through a strong CAP is nothing compared to the costs of no action and its negative unintended consequences;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Believes that agriculture is well placed to make a major contribution to delivering the new EU 2020 Strategy priorities of tackling climate change and creating new jobs in rural areas through green growth whilst at the same time continuing to provide basic food security for European consumers by producing safe and high- quality food products;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Insists that the maintenance of farming activity across the whole of Europe is fundamental to maintain diverse and local food production and prevent the threat of land abandonment across EU territory; considers that the specific challenge of subsistence farming must be addressed in a wider policy context;
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Notes that the market fails to reward farmers for protecting the environment; therefore believes that the CAP must become greener by incentivising farmers to maxoptimisze the delivery of eco-system services to further improve the sound environmental resource management of EU farmland;
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Believes that farmers are well placed to contribute to green growth and respond to the energy crisis through the development of green energy in such forms as biomass, biowaste, biogas, second-generation biofuels and small-scale wind, solar and hydro energy, which will also help create new green job opportunities; considers that all materials, with the exception of raw materials for food and feed, may be used in this context.
Amendment 580 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48 a. Believes that the single farm payment is a key element in maintaining as many family farms as possible for both social and economic reasons.
Amendment 598 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51 a. While recognising the need to incentivise the next generation of young farmers with direct payments, every Member State should have flexibility in deciding on the distributing of the single farm payment and to whom it should be paid.
Amendment 751 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Insists that, to complement market measures, there is an urgent need to strengthen the primary producers' position in the food chain through a range of actions to address transparency, contractual relationships and commercial practices; takes the view that possible adjustments to competition rules should also be investigated to allow the primary producer organisations to grow in scale and sizework more efficiently, equipping them with the power to stand up to major retailers and processors;