4 Amendments of Britta REIMERS related to 2010/2211(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regards the current debate on the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as important, given agriculture’s role as a strategic sector in the European Union, in particular, as regards food security;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for improved policy coherence and better use of existing cohesion and research policy instruments in order to increase investments in agriculture and animal welfare related R&D of relevance for the rural community;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the duration of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) must be chosen in such a way as to allow for adequate and effective budget implementation capable of achieving the targets of a strong Europe; and thatlso recognises that financial discipline is likely to be triggered by 2013, which will require a high degree of flexibility is needed, givento respond efficiently to the unexpected challenges the CAP will certainly have to face in the future; considers that a special reserve budget line which could be swiftly activated should be made available in the EU budget in order to provide for a rapid reaction tool in the event of severe crises in the agricultural markets in the future;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recommends that, as a matter of principle for the future, the level of EU co-financing should reflect the European added value of the different investments made under the rural development programmes;