9 Amendments of Elisabeth JEGGLE related to 2008/2055(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that agricultural policy is the only policy area funded largely through the Communitymost Communitised policy of the European Union, as a result of which agricultural spending accounts for a considerable percentage of the total EU budget, even though spending on agriculture has been declining in relative terms;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets the high modulation rates agreed by the Member States in the 'CAP Health Check' and calls on the Commission, with a view to the revision of the financial framework, to propose an increase with 'fresh' money from the rural development funds in order to cope with the requirements of this second pillar of the CAP;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Warns, however,Notes that the current large margin within the agriculture budget is likely to be a temporary phenomenon, as the phasing-in of the EU-12 Member States, declining prices with additional pressure for market expenditure, the agreed reform in the fruit and vegetables sector, the introduction of the school fruit scheme and the increase in the most deprived persons programme will make increasing demands on the budget, as a result of which this margin is expected to disappear towards the end of this planning period; stresses, therefore, that no structural use can be made of the current margin and all the reforms which have been agreed will make increasing demands on the budget;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to inform Parliament as soon as possible about the additional funding which it expects will be needed in the field of agriculture if Croatia were to join the EU in the period up tobefore 2013;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Observes that preserving such vital natural resources as soil, water, air, the climate and biodiversity remains an objective as stated by the Göteborg European Council (15 and 16 June 2001);
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that a strong common EU agriculture policy, both in terms of content and of financing, is paramount to achieving these objectives, while guaranteeing a level playing field and transparent food chains on the common internal market, as well as viable rural areas; considers furthermore that increasing the resilience of rural areas and improving the quality of life there should be assigned high priority in order to combat emigration to conurbations and further urbanisation;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that, for the post-2013 framework for the further development of the CAP, the policy measures and their concrete objectives must first be defined, before the necessary budgetary means can be allocated;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly opposes, however, any re- nationalisation of agricultural policies; considers, nonetheless, that, in accordance with the subsidiarity principle, scope should be permitted for the pursuit of regional farm policies by Member States and regional authorities and that Member States and regional authorities should be given the opportunity to respond appropriately to their specific situations by means of their own activities; stresses that the common character of agricultural policy avoids distortion of competition within the internal market and generates savings for European taxpayers;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that the success and acceptance of the EU's common agricultural policy also depend on the elimination of bureaucracy and on restricting regulatory administrative provisions to an acceptable level;