Activities of Albert DESS related to 2018/2037(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The future of food and farming (debate) DE
Amendments (31)
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the intention to simplify the CAP and to modernise the CAP, butit in order to move away from the current obsession with procedure towards rigorous result- orientation; emphasises, however, that the integrity of the single market and a truly common policy must be the overriding priorities of reform;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes in this context that granting voluntary coupled support payments can result in distortions of competition;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to amend the EU law on state aid so that the measures described in the programme will also be authorised to receive support (the ‘one window approach’);
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In CAP Pillar II the strict rules for irrigation should be mitigated in order to extend the irrigation especially in those Member States, where the irrigated area is less than the EU average;
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the European Commission in the process of assessing, approving and/or monitoring the implementation of the CAP by Member States, shall commit itself to strictly respect the political agreement and the objectives set by the co-legislators without adding extra layers of rules and policy objectives;
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to establish programme design, implementation and control of an output-based approach in order to foster performance rather than compliance, while ensuring adequate, risk-based monitoring via clearly defined, solid and measurable indicators at EU level, including an appropriate system of quality control and penaltiesanctions;
Amendment 466 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that, in the first pillar Member States can choose programmes from a priority catalogue established by the EU;
Amendment 486 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 578 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that the CAP budget should be adapted to future needs and challenges, like those derived from the impacts of Brexit and of free-trade agreements adopted by the EU with its main trading partners;
Amendment 591 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Considers that the development of new EU policies and objectives must not be to the detriment of the CAP resources;
Amendment 607 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for smallat Member State level for small and medium-sized farms; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States, taking into account the number of workers normally employed, whilst retaining the funds liberated by capping and degression in the Member State / the region;
Amendment 609 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms, irrespective of farm size and legal status, is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for small farms at Member State level; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States, taking into account the social security payments made by farms’ employees;
Amendment 660 #
11a. Stresses that part-time-farm owners and people with farms employing income combination – which enliven the countryside in a number of ways – in order to earn a living, are also genuine farmers as defined in the Communication;
Amendment 756 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Insists that payments received by beneficiaries under Pillar I must not exceed twice the EU average for per hectare direct payments;
Amendment 772 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the single market can be guaranteed, voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments only voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments which are consistent with WTO rules and do not give rise to distortions of competition should be maintained, as a tool to counteract specific difficulties, particularly those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less- favoured and mountainous regions, as well as those which are more temporary in nature and arise from a shift away from the old entitlement scheme, for example;
Amendment 798 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Takes the view, therefore, that voluntary coupled support payments should not be made to commercial farms, with the exception of those cultivating protein crops;
Amendment 897 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of rural development, including the LEADER initiative, in supporting multi-functional agriculture and in fostering additional entrepreneurial activities and opportunities, in order to generate income from agri- tourism, and to secure community- supported agriculture and the provision of social services and strengthen the socioeconomic fabric in rural areas;
Amendment 914 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasises that measures less closely related to farming must be subject to a higher co-financing rate;
Amendment 927 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new andunder Pillar I a comprehensive legal framework which allows the integration of the various types of environmental actions at present, such asconstitutes a mandatory EU approach and at the same time, in the context of cross -compliance, allows the integration of greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards, as well as agri-environment measures (AEMs) for rural development, so that farmers can deliver effectively and with less bureaucracy on environmental care, biodiversity and climate action, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control and taking into account local conditions;
Amendment 951 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Amendment 959 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls, in addition to farms which engage solely in organic agricultural production in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and are exempt from the greening requirements laid down in Article 43 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, for farms which carry out agri-environmental measures within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 also to be exempt;
Amendment 1040 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers that support to direct investment, training and innovation should be better targeted to the dual demands of economic and environmental performance, and increased via national top-ups if farmers engage in this approach;
Amendment 1053 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls, without prejudice to a redefinition of the total amount of Union support for rural development, the current rural development programmes in accordance with article 10 (2) of (EU) 1305/2013 shall continue to apply until 2024 or until a new reform is adopted;
Amendment 1061 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls, in the context of the development of an EU protein plant strategy, for a single application of plant protection products over the period from before until shortly after sowing to be authorised for all land down to protein plants;
Amendment 1069 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Stresses that the CAP should promote the use of financial instruments and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) to all farms and used to provide access to finance for bigger investments and projects;
Amendment 1070 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls for the introduction of targeted modernisation and structural improvement measures under Pillar II, with a view to achieving priority objectives such as Digital Farming 4.0;
Amendment 1077 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Emphasises, in that connection, that modernisation and investment measures must be drawn up in order to provide all farms in the EU irrespective of their size with digital equipment;
Amendment 1137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the criticalConfirms the need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, health and market risks, by creating additional incentives for flexible risk management and stabilisation tools while ensuring broad access; financing must be made optional;
Amendment 1215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls for the Commission to be able to adopt Europe-wide measures without compensation to reduce production in the event of extreme market disturbances in the milk market;
Amendment 1315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that Parliament and the Council should, via the co-decision procedure, set the general objectives, basic standards, measures and financial allocations, and determine the level of flexibility needed to enable the Member States to cope with their specificities and needs in line with the single market;
Amendment 1332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to propose, before the applicany substantial change in the design and/or the implementation of the NDMCAP, a transitional period long enough to ensure a soft landing and to avoid any delay in farmers’ annual payments and in the implementation of rural development programmes;