18 Amendments of Jean-Paul GAUZÈS related to 2010/2112(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas ensuring food security for Europe's citizens and providing consumers with healthy food at reasonable prices have been the core objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) since its inception and remain key objectives of the European Union at present,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas recent food and commodity price volatility has raised serious concerns about the functioning of the European and global food supply and whereas the increase in food prices has hit the most vulnerable population groups hardest,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Further believes that the European Union should guarantee an adequate standard of living for every person and particularly for those with insufficient economic resources, who are often children, elderly persons, migrants, refugees and unemployed personsprimary objective of the European Union and the Member States should be to create the conditions required in order to secure an adequate standard of living for all, including for farmers, to be achieved by means an ambitious common agricultural policy;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reaffirms its support for the Most Deprived Persons programme and for farmers in developing countries; recalls that through its Farm Bill the US allocates significant support to its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme, which generates substantial revenues for the sector and the economy in general, in addition to alleviating some of the food needs of its poorest people;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is conscious of the great challenge climate change poses to achieving food security, especially through an increase in the frequency and scale of climatic events, such as droughts, floods, fires and storms;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that energy costs are a key factor in determining the profitability of agriculture; encourages measures to reduce the costs of energy and to foster more consistent support for research and development in this area and to help farmers move over to alternative energy supply sources;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is concerned about the level of reliance on imports of proteins and oleaginous products from third countries, which has negative consequences for the food and farming industry, in particular the animal husbandry sector, when price spikes occur; calls on the Commission to propose an action plan to gradually reduce this dependency;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Believes that the productivity gains that will be made in the new Member States will increase the amount of land available and will provide an opportunity to boost the production of proteins and oleaginous products in the EU;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that financial and agricultural markets today are more intertwined than ever; considers that a European response alone is no longer sufficient and that Europe should act in concert with third countries and international organisations on the issues of price volatility and food security; endorses the action taken towards this end by the G20 Presidency;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to look into the possibility of setting up within the UN system an international organisation with a specific remit for food security and agricultural market regulation;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes, however, that global stocks of food are much more limited than in the past, having fallen to a record low of 12 weeks' worth of global food reserves during the food crisis of 2007; points out that world food production is increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events linked to climate change, which can cause sudden and unpredictable food shortages, and to growing pressure on land resulting, in particular, from increased urbanisation;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers, therefore, that a global system of food stocks would be beneficial, helping to facilitate world trade when price spikes occur, warding off recurring protectionism and easing the pressure on world food markets; considers that these stocks should be managed by a common body under the aegis of the United Nations anor by the FAO and should make full use of the experience amassed by the FAO and the UN World Food Programme; calls on the Commission to play a leading role in advocating this global food-stock system;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the need for development aid to focus more closely on supporting the farming sector in developing countries and developing viable local and regional markets;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that traditional agricultural practices, including small-scale farming and organic farming, can make a valuable contribution to food security, because they often represent the most effective way of utilising land through methods specifically developed in individual regions over lengthy periods of time;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Highlights the fact that products from small-scale farming supply local markets with fresh food, which is more environmentally sustainable than transported food and helps to support established farming communities; calls on the Commission to address these agricultural models in its future CAP proposals, including the possibility of creating special financial incentives and identification schemes;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the need for fairness in theto devise and implement a fairer CAP, which should ensure a balanced distribution of support to farmers from, both within and among the all Member States, greater territorial cohesion, and the phasing-outuse of export subsidies on an exceptional basis, as a means of managing severe crises in specific sectors;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30