15 Amendments of George BECALI related to 2010/2112(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas recent food and commodity price volatility has raised serious concerns about the functioning of the European and global food supply with regard to food producers and also the final consumer,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas every year around 30 million hectares of arable land are lost as a result of environmental degradation, urbanisation and industrialisation, and of heightened trends towards financial speculation and an expansion in agri-fuel crops,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the EU is largely over-reliant on imports of protein and oleaginous products for its animal husbandry sector,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas poverty and famine still exists in the European Union; whereas 79 million people in the EU still live below the poverty line (60% of the average income of the country in which the person lives); and whereas 16 million EU citizens received food aid through charities last winter,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas lack of food security for the poorest members of society has been aggravastrongly affected by the effects of the global economic and financial crisis,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that a strong and sustainable agricultural sector in the European Union and a sustainable and thriving rural environment are the most important guarantees of food security;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes Europe's emphasis on safety and quality and on safeguarding the environment will ensures that it continues to play a leading role in world agriculture;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that food securitythe right to food is a basic human right and it is achieved when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs for an active and healthy life;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is conscious of the great challenge climate change poses to achieving food security, especially through an increase in the frequency and severity of climatic events, such as droughts, floods, fires and storms;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that energy costs are a key factor in determining thethe level of profitability of agriculture; encourages measures to reduce the costs of energy and to foster more consistent support for research and development;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for more measures to facilitate women's employment on farms and in rural areas, as well as equal ownership rights, access to pensions and direct payments with the aim of encouraging them to stay in rural areas;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Wishes to stress in particular the importance of diversity in European agriculture and of ensuring the coexistence of different agricultural models, as well as that of the diversity and quality of food and nutrition across Europe;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that traditional agricultural practices, including small-scale farming and organic farming, can make a valuable contribution to food security, because they often represent the most effective way of utilising land through methods specifically developed in individual regions over lengthy periods of time and of capitalising on local resources and human potential in rural areas;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the need for fairness in the CAP, which should ensure a balanced and equitable distribution of support to farmers from all Member States, greater territorial cohesion, and the phasing-out of export subsidies, under an overall budget at least equal to the current one;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for a CAP that does not encroach on developing countries'’ ability to produce food, but which provides help for farmers to grow and distribute food locally; calls for the EU to support the agricultural sectors of developing countries as a component of its development policy;