Activities of Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU related to 2009/2236(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Future of the CAP after 2013 (debate)
Amendments (28)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 29 March 2007 on the integration of the new Member States into the CAP,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas agriculture provides the main land cover in the EU, occupying 47% of the entire territory of the European Union; whereas across the EU there are 14.5 million agricultural holdings, generating over €355 billion in production; whereas most of the EU farms can be found in the EU-12, whilst most of the agricultural area remains in the EU-15 with more than 70% of agricultural land,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas agriculture in the majority of the new Member States differs significantly from agriculture in the EU- 15 in terms of production levels and structures and the number of farms; it is characterised by lower levels of general efficiency, technological development and vertical and horizontal integration than in the old Member States; however agriculture plays a greater economic and social role in the majority of the new Member States than in the EU-15, as the sector’s contribution to the GNI and the proportion of employees working in the sector are above the EU average, (new recital)
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the Act of Accession introduced a long phasing-in (nine years), with a low starting level (25 %) for the direct payments in the new Member States, though internal market and budgetary contribution rules have been fully applied to them; whereas cost and income levels in the new Member States do not justify this degree of differentiation, which results in unequal conditions for the new Member States’ farmers in terms of competition, (new recital)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas rural development policies potentially contribute to economic recovery in the Member States following the financial crisis,
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas transparency in the food supply chain have to be improved and action against unfair commercial practices has to be taken, especially in the new Member States where the clear shortage of producer-owners in the food‑processing industry and abuse of the dominant position of commercial chains seriously limit the competitiveness of the farmers and their cooperation and integration, (new recital)
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the 2003 CAP reform and the 2008 Health Check have allowed EU farmers to better respond and react to market signals and conditions; firmly advocates the continued implementation of measures adopted under the health check for farmers, in particular those concerning the elimination of milk quotas;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes research and development have an important role to play in making European agriculture more competitive and sustainable and regrets the dramatic drop of investment in this sector;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the major contribution which can be made by rural development policies to economic recovery in the Member States following the financial crisis;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Advocates a dynamic, effective and non-bureaucratic regional development strategy as part of the CAP; stresses that in this connection the Member States have a major role to play by making available to potential beneficiaries simple, accessible and reliable procedures for securing available funding;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Takes the view that the CAP should provide ongoing support for agricultural modernisation in the new Member States;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that, in the light of these challenges, the CAP post-2013 must send strong signals and provide answers to the concerns of both the rural community and wider society through a strong, sustainable, well supported, reliable and credible multi- functional food policy;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that the considerable differences between the agricultural sectors of the new Member States result in differences in the impact of the CAP application and in the scope and vigour of the challenges the new Member States are facing; Stresses that the Commission should take the special problems and concerns of the new Member States more into account in its decisions within the framework of the CAP; (new paragraph)
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph a (new)
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph a (new)
(a) Draws attention to the possibly unfavourable impact of any reduction in CAP funding on the value of farms with serious repercussions especially for farmers with bank loans, particularly in the context of the economic crisis which has seriously affected European agriculture;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes with concern the stance adopted by the Commission regarding a possible reduction of CAP funding; questions the advisability of such a measure, given the potentially harmful consequences thereof;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Points out that there is an urgent need to attract younger generations to rural areas and provide new and alternative economic opportunities for them to ensure a sustainable rural population; proposes creating a programme on the lines of ERASMUS for young farmers, given that this group needs access to information and exchange of best practices;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Points out, most importantly, that in the future European agricultural policy must remain a common policy and must observe the principle of solidarity, notably as regards the financial dimension; believes that only a harmonised level of support across the EU with a common set of objectives and rules can deliver the appropriate level playing field for farmers and a properly functioning Single Market with fair competitive conditions for agricultural products within the EU;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Subh. 7
Subh. 7
A fairer CAP
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. notes the discriminative treatment of the new member states, joined the EU in 2004 and 2007, concerning the allocation of agricultural subsidies, considering that the average combined level of pillar 1 and pillar 2 subsidies by 2013 will be 339 EUR/ha in the EU-27, 354 EUR/ha in the EU-15, while only 299 EUR/ha in the EU- 12; (new paragraph)
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls for a fairer distribution of CAP payments and insists that it should be fair to farmers in both new and old Member States8 ;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. notes that the new Member States lag behind the EU-15 in terms of technology, logistics and production- efficiency, which has been further aggravated by a long phasing-in (nine years), with a low starting level (25 %) for the direct payments in the new Member States. Remarks that in the absence of specific measures of preferential treatment the new Member States' competitive disadvantage will remain. As a consequence producers of new Member States will further lose ground on domestic markets and agricultural production will be ceased in many areas resulting massive rural unemployment and social tensions; (new paragraph)
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)
Paragraph 37 b (new)
37 b. believes that modernisation of the agricultural systems in some New Member States is capital to take up the challenges of food security, social development of rural communities and competitiveness of holdings. Calls on the Commission to work out 'specific measures for preferential treatment of new member states', to ensure the catching up of their agricultural sector with the average technological, logistical and production-efficiency level of the EU- 15; (new paragraph)
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 c (new)
Paragraph 37 c (new)
37 c. recognises that as a natural consequence of technological development in the new member states workplaces will disappear in the primary production sector; notes that labour released in the primary production sector should be redirected to the processing industry, or their retraining should be fostered by different European policies; (new paragraph)
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38 a. takes the view that the present system of direct payments promotes arable cropping too significantly, does not assist properly the establishment of a sustainable animal husbandry and does not promote and facilitate the necessary structural changes, especially in Member States and regions where specialised farms play a decisive role in the agriculture; (new paragraph)
Amendment 575 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 2
Paragraph 48 – point 2
(2) Calls for fair and objective criteria to be clearly defined for the allocation of funds for rural development objectives, taking account of the need for the new Member States to make good the development gap;
Amendment 695 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 a (new)
Paragraph 58 a (new)
58 a. emphasizes that the development of the quality policy for foodstuff, particularly in the field of geographical indications (PDO/PGI) should be a priority of the Common Agricultural Policy and should be deepened and strengthened to enable the EU to maintain its leadership in this field;
Amendment 700 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 b (new)
Paragraph 58 b (new)
58 b. in particular, it must be admitted that the overall control of the production potential of some categories of agricultural commodities may be necessary and essential to enable the sustainable development of specific quality products within these categories;