2 Amendments of Enrique GUERRERO SALOM related to 2012/2059(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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3. Calls on the EEAS to implementSupports the Court of Auditors' recommendation to systematically assess the food security situation and the scope for relevant EU assistance in each country and to base this on FAO, WFP and other data and analyses; also calls on the EEAS to develop early warning systems for food insecurity, and to implement prevention strategies;for a structured assessment of the food security situation in each country and systematic consideration of the potential scope for relevant EU support during the EEAS and the Commission's programming of EU development aid; calls on DEVCO to ensure the incorporation of data and analyses from ECHO´s field offices and from other sources and to help ensure that effective early warning systems for food insecurity are in place; also calls on the EEAS to help ensure that corresponding government capacity is built to run these systems in a sustainable manner, and that prevention strategies are implemented, fostering the resilience of the most vulnerable.
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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4. Notes that after the 2008 food crisis, which severely affected different sub- Saharan African countries, food prices have gradually returned to similar levels and that volatility and speculation are likely to continue; calls on the Commission to elaborate response strategies for different contingencies, making any relevant proposals; takes the view that a Food Facility should be included in the 2014-2020 MFFcalls for the inclusion in the 2014-2020 MFF of a new Food Facility or a comparable mechanism ensuring the EU's ability to swiftly respond to new food crises using similar funds, given the predictability of new food crises and the increased volatility of food prices; believes that financial speculation exacerbates food price volatility and that it is therefore also necessary to take effective action against such speculation, for instance,including through regulation and control of derivative markets;