8 Amendments of Sylvie GOULARD related to 2011/2056(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes the lack of evidence there is to establish a systematic link between financial speculation and long-term price trends of food commodities and agricultural raw materials; considers, therefore, that a thorough analysis aiming at gaining a better understanding of the multiple factors that affect short and long-term food commodities and agricultural raw materials price trends could provide a useful basis for adopting adequate measures to mitigate the effects of extreme price volatility;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Asks the Commission, together with other international bodies, to refine their analysis on the causes explaining market fluctuations and seek greater clarity on the interactions between speculation and agricultural markets, as well as energy markets and food commodities prices; Stresses that those steps should be taken as part of the efforts to regulate the financial markets at global and EU level;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. With regard to food security, supports the finding of the Communication that without a Common Agricultural Policy and a direct support mechanism, European agriculture is unlikely to survivefood production capacity across the whole of Europe would be put at risk; agrees, furthermore, that the EU does and should continue to play a role in ensuring sufficient food for a growing world population; is therefore supportive of a strategy on raw materials and commodities that is based on an integrated approach which encompasses agricultural, financial, environmental and trade and development policy concerns;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that successful EU policies on raw materials must be tied into Europe’s policies on industry, research, energy, biodiversity, trade, development, agriculture, innovation, transport and the Europe 2020 strategy; sound and strategic management of raw materials, coupled with real reform of the internal market, would put Europe well on its way to becoming a competitive player in tomorrow's global economy;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to include incentive based initiatives in the CAP and the raw materials strategy aimed at unlocking the full potential of farmers to increase their production of sustainable energy, which is currently underexploited; thereby creating new rural jobs and adding an additional revenue stream to the income of farmers;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. With regard to financial instruments, supportnotes the recent Commission proposals on regulating OTC derivatives and on public consultation on the MiFID Directive; believes thatrequests that the Commission investigate whether limiting speculative behaviour on derivatives markets for commodities should be limited; supports in this context the measures requiring additional information that contributes to market transparency and the proposal for position limits, both aimed at limiting massive speculative behaviouagricultural commodities would result in reduced price volatility; is in favour of increased transparency and effective regulation of financial markets ; asks the Commission for an evaluation regarding future derivatives and commodities regulation as to whether separate regulation is needed for the agricultural commodities, given the specificity of the sector;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Deplores the fact that too much agricultural waste is currently not used to its full potential; considers that agricultural waste should be seen as an asset and therefore asks the Commission to investigate new means of using it as raw materials for other sectors;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Commission to include these concerns in its strategy and to propose concrete measures to ensure food security and, tackle market instability as a matter of urgency. nd decide whether agricultural commodities require separate regulation due to the specificity of the sector as a matter of urgency and before the finalisation of the EMIR and MiFID directives.