14 Amendments of George LYON related to 2010/2112(INI)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that a strong and, sustainable and widespread agricultural sector in the European Union and a thriving rural environment are the most important guarantees of food security;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Whereas food security is a central issue for Europe and requires coherence and coordination between various sectoral policy areas at EU level namely: the CAP, energy policy, research programmes, development and trade policies, and financial regulation;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Believes that action needs to be taken to address the problem of food waste throughout the food supply chain and calls on the Commission to examine the feasibility of implementing an awareness campaign on the wasting of food;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the EU should support education and awareness-raising about nutrition, given that informed choices about diet can prevent disease and also reduce the heavy strain on social spending in Europe; also calls for more dietary support programmes, such as the School Fruit and School Milk programmes, and for the budgets for these programmes to be increased;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reaffirms its supportcalls that a ruling is pending on the programme for the Mmost Ddeprived Ppersons programme; recalls that through its Farm Bill the US allocates significant support to its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme, which generates substantial revenues for the sector and the economy in general, in addition to alleviating some of the food needs of its poorest peoplewhich will help determine whether this should remain part of the CAP expenditure in the future; believes that social policy is better dealt with at Member State level;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that energy security and food security are very closely linked; recognises that energy costs are a key factor in determining the profitability of agriculture; encourages measures to reduce the costs of energy and to foster more consistent support for research and developmenthat incentivise farmers to become more energy-efficient and therefore more sustainable, and recalls that further research and development is needed to achieve these objectives;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the Commission proposal for a regulation on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories; wishes to see further instruments introduced to combat extreme price volatility as part of the new CAP post-2013safety nets against extreme price volatility available as a rapid reaction crisis tool; wishes to see coordination on legislation between the EU and third countries such as the US, in order to reduce opportunities for regspeculatory arbitrages to take unfair advantage of the differences between various regulatory systems;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers, therefore, thatalls on the Commission to investigate whether a global system of food stocks would be beneficial, in helping to facilitate world trade when price spikes occur, warding off recurring protectionism and easing the pressure on world food markets; considers that these stocks should be managed by a common body under the aegis of the United Nations and make full use of the experience amassed by the FAO and the UN World Food Programme; calls on the Commission to play a leading role in advocating this global food-stock system;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that the EU has so far responded with aid and money, including through the Food Facility; wishes to see reports on the effectiveness of this facility and calls on the Commission to analyse the possibility of introducing a permanent crisis instrument,take all necessary action to help fight famine in the world;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reaffirms the position set out in its report on the future of the CAP after 2013; reaffirms its commitment to a strong agricultural and rural development policy which ensures food security for all, maintains the vitality of rural Europe, ensures the continuation of agriculture production throughout the EU, is supportive of innovation, competitiveness and employment, and plays its part in meeting major global challenges, such as climate change;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Believes that access to education, knowledge transfer and best practice must be strengthened for farmers and that innovation and research is supported and enhanced with a view to developing better-quality, less costly and sustainable forms of production;
Amendment 148 #
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 timall forms of sustainable agricultural practices make a valuable contribution to food security, particularly sustainable intensive practices which represent the most effective way of combining high productivity with sustainable land use, preservation of natural habitats, a positive impact on biodiversity and the fight against climate change;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Highlights the fact that products from small-scale farming supply local markets with fresh food, which is more environmentally sustainable than transported food and helps to support established farming communities; calls on the Commission to address these agricultural models in its future CAP proposals, including the possibility of creating special financial incentivesneed to preserve the diversity of agriculture in the EU; underlines the importance of farming in less favoured areas and calls on the Commission to provide continued support in these areas so as to ensure food production across Europe;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the need for fairness in the CAP, which should ensure continuation of agriculture production throughout Europe, a balanced distribution of support to farmers from all Member States, greater territorial cohesion, and the phasing-out of export subsidies in parallel with similar measures being taken by WTO partners;