7 Amendments of Andreas MÖLZER related to 2010/2112(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas price volatility in agriculture is fundamentally structural in nature, as prices respond disproportionately to small variations in the level of production, but is also increasingly due to speculation on commodities markets,
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports, in this context, a revision of the existing legislation on financial instruments, which should provide for more transparent trading and minimum thresholds for the operators allowed to trade on these markets; recalls that financial instruments should serve the economy and help agricultural production surmount crises and climatic eventsnatural events and, so far as possible, proceed with business as usual; at the same time, speculation should not be allowed to threaten otherwise efficient agricultural holdings;
Amendment 107 #
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 changevarious natural events, which can cause sudden and unpredictable food shortages;
Amendment 112 #
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; stresses, however, that such a system must not endanger the livelihoods of small farmers; considers that these stocks should be managed by a common body under the aegis of the United Nations and 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 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reaffirms the position set out in its report on the future of the CAP after 2013; reaffirms its commitment to a strong agricultural and rural development policy which ensures food security for all, maintainincreases the vitality of rural Europe, is supportive of innovation, competitiveness and employment, and plays its part in meeting major global challenges, such as climate change;
Amendment 165 #
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, as a priority, to address these agricultural models in its future CAP proposals, including the possibility of creating special financial incentives; stresses that at present it is in many cases unnecessary – and, in relation to support for small farmers, disproportionate – to subsidise large holdings;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for a CAP that does not encroach on developing countries' ability to produce food, but which provides help for farmers to grow food locally; calls for the EU to support the agricultural sectEU policy in this field to include among its aims, in particular, safeguarding the long-term self-sufficiency of developing countries; supports of developing countrietherefore the development in those countries of agriculture tailored to local conditions;