8 Amendments of Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY related to 2011/2051(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the post-2013 CAP to pursue food objectives which encourage new forms of sustainable agricultural production which save energy, reduce the use of chemicals and exploit the potential of ecosystems more effectively; points out that it must be capable of responding to environmental challenges, such as climate change, depletion of resources, biodiversity loss, water pollution and soil erosion, etc.;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for the EU agricultural budget in the next financing period to be modernized in line with the EU2020 goals;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for the introduction of a second- tier of direct payments consisting of 25 to 40% of the direct payments in each Member State to be used as an EU-wide incentivisation scheme targeted at enhancing sustainability by improving both resource and production efficiency, making EU agriculture more competitive, in line with the recently published Commission's 'Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050';
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission's policy option 2, which would address the EU's economic, environmental and social challenges and strengthen the contribution of agriculture and rural areas to the Europe 2020 objective of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation and structural improvement achievements; calls for second-pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives, so that the effectiveness of growth, employment and climate measures and measures for the benefit of rural areas can be increased;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Points out that the agricultural sector is only one of the sectors which contributes to the economic development of rural areas; Calls, therefore, for a broader use of agricultural funds in order to combat the impoverishment of rural areas; Points out that nature can also boast economic development, for instance by attracting tourism;