7 Amendments of Paolo DE CASTRO related to 2015/2353(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the CAP provides income support to farmers through Pillar 1 and provides support for environmental programmes and economic activity in rural areas and prevents rural depopulation; notes, in this connection, that it is essential to maintain the two-pillar CAP structure in order to compensate and support farmeagricultural and livestock sectors and rural areas;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that, were all policies in the EU, nationally or at Union level, to be entirely financed from the EU budget, the CAP share would only amount to 1 %, which seems very reasonable for a policy that supplies food for over 500 million citizens, supports environmental sustainability and creates employment; considers that the CAP is the best and cheapest security policy of the Union as it ensures sufficient food supply, fosters territorial cohesion and prevents rural depopulation;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that no alteration to the allocation of funds under Heading 2 agreed for the 2014-2020 period is included in the aims of the MFF mid-term review, although some guidance can be provided for the next programming period;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that the current amount in Heading 2, as provided for in the current MFF, must remain at least at the same level; refers, in this connection, to Article 2 of the MFF Regulation, which clearly states that allocated national envelopes may not be reduced by the midterm revision; considers, furthermore, that other Union policies must have the necessary financial means to allow the Union to honour its legal obligations in accordance with the corresponding sectoral legislation; calls on the Commission, in a context of migration crisis, to explore the possibility to strengthen synergies between the withdrawal of agricultural products from the market and the distribution of food aid to the most deprived citizens and to refugees through the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) ;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that price volatility linked to worsening market conditions in many agricultural sectors has significantly increased in recent years, leading to severe income volatility; stresses, therefore, the need to ensure that sufficient budgetary resources are available to deal with the market crises, such as those caused on occasions by decisions taken outside the industry, such as the foreclosure of the Russian market after the veto, which currently affectings the milk, pig meat and fruit and vegetable sectors; a particularly, along with the phasing out of the milk quota system a year ago. Adds in this regard that, owing to the CAP budget cuts made during the last MFF negotiations, direct payments from the first pillar of the CAP are currently insufficient to mitigate the income volatility experienced by farmers;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes the link between maintaining enough funds in the CAP budget and obtaining enough added value for society as a whole, in particular, so that job creation and improvements to quality of life increase the appeal of rural life compared with urban areas;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that the success of the CAP and acceptance thereof also depends on further reducing bureaucracy and, limiting regulatory administrative provisions to an acceptable level; and, what is more, stresses that there should be a more direct link between the current support system and the creation of employment and wealth in the territory where food is produced.