2 Amendments of Katerina BATZELI related to 2007/2194(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas Europe's farming sector faces both ongoing problems, such as an ageing and declining rural population, and short-term challenges, such as trade liberalisation, leading to more intense competition, climate change and increased consumer demands in terms of product safety and quality, problems and challenges in relation to which young farmers are required to play a key role,
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes that young farmers face the dual challenge of implementing measures to improve farming practices and make them both more sustainable and more viable, whilst at the same time restoring agriculture's crucial role in managing environmental aspects and thereby becoming a leading player in tackling climate change; stresses that, to this end, policies and measures need to offer long- term and sustainable prospects for young farmers and financial support must be granted for their efforts to protect the environment;