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5 Amendments of Ignasi GUARDANS CAMBÓ related to 2008/2153(INI)

Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that Europe’s food security is increasingly threatened by the high volatility in food prices, after 30 years of decreasing prices in real terms;deleted
2008/10/13
Committee: INTA
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that food production is not able to keep pace with increasing demand, since, globally, agricultural productivity growth, production reactivity and capacity, and stocks are insufficient and cannot easily be adapted in the short- term;deleted
2008/10/13
Committee: INTA
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and trade liberalisation, would lead to a further increase in food prices and even higher price volatility, since a large cut in agricultural supports in the developed countrihen accompanied by domestic measures, would cause a dramatic fall in their production; stresses that the worst affected would be the most vulnerable, food-importing developing counthelp to stabilise food prices;
2008/10/13
Committee: INTA
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the potential winners of a successful DDA – i.e.Calls on the large food exporting countries ( Brazil, Argentina, Thailand, etc.) – could not be regardedto act as reliable suppliers of staple foods, since they have a tendency and to applyvoid export restrictions in extreme market situations caused by high prices, to guarantee the food supply of their own population at reasonable prices; warns that these countries could only increase their production in a non-sustainable way, such as expanding their agricultural area at the expense of rainforests, overpasture, etc.which could have disastrous consequences, especially on poor food- importing developing countries;
2008/10/13
Committee: INTA
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Considers as relevant and justified adjustment mechanisms of the CAP to ensure EC food needs through trade, by temporarily raising quotas and suspending duties;deleted
2008/10/13
Committee: INTA