26 Amendments of Michel DANTIN related to 2016/2204(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas social and economic circumstances and living conditions have changed substantially in recent decades and differ quite considerably between the Member States as well as within them; whereas the concept of multifunctionality has opened up new opportunities for women, thanks to innovation and the creation of new concepts which make it possible to inject fresh dynamism into farming; whereas women are very often the promoters of the development of these additional innovative and dynamic activities on or outside the farm beyond the scope of agricultural production, making it possible to impart real added value to activities in rural areas;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas keeping the, in a context of growing urbanisation, it is essential to retain an active and dynamic population in rural areas, with particular attention to areas with natural constraints, is essential to society, as the conservation of the environment and the landscape depend on it;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas it is vital that women remain in rural areas in order to curb depopulation, and the European institutions and governments need to do everything possible to ensure improved recognition for their work and rights and provide rural areas with the necessary services that will make it possible to balance work and family life;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the status of family farms as primary food producers can onlymust be improved and their farming and livestock activities maintained through providing, promoting innovation by means of adequate financial resources and measures at EU level which are fully used by the Member States;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas women in rural areas need to be made more visible in European, national and regional statistics in order to reflect their situation and the role they play in our peoples’ economy;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas in 2014 women were responsible for about 35 % of total working time in agriculture, carrying out 53.8 % of part-time work and 30.8 % of full-time work, thereby making a significant contribution to agricultural production; whereas work carried out by spouses and other female family members on farms may constitute ‘invisible work’is often indispensable and constitutes nothing short of ‘invisible work’, which is underestimated because of women's lack of professional status;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas in 2014 women were responsible for about 35 % of total working time in agriculture, carrying out 53.8 % of part-time work and 30.8 % of full-time work, thereby making a significant contribution to agricultural production; whereas work carried out by spouses and other female family members on farms may constitute ‘invisible work’, as there is still no professional status which makes it possible to recognise the work of these women in the Member States;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the provision of adequate public services, including care for children and the elderly, are of the first importantce for all inhabitants of rural areas; whereas such services are particularly important for women, given that they have traditionally played a leading role in looking after young and elderly members of the family, and whereas these care services would enable them to devote themselves fully to their work while facilitating the creation of jobs in rural areas;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the provision of other basic services such as transport links, access to the Internet, energy provision and social, health and educational services are vital for making rural areas attractive and viable placeareas to live; whereas women have a multifunctional role in rural areas and are therefore particularly dependent on such services in order to ensure a better work- life balance;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas new technologies play a crucial role in opening up new markets, and their development represents a key element in the support needed to fix the female population in rural areas;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas in some Member States, such as France, different legal statuses exist for wives who work regularly on the farm (coworker, employee or farm manager), which makes it possible for proper social protection to be extended to them to insure tham against adverse eventualities in their personal life and their work;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)
Recital Q b (new)
Qb. whereas women are the most vulnerable victims of the crisis in farming, and whereas they directly and very violently experience its impact in the management of their farms and homes;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers it necessary to encourage the activity of rural women's associations as a key social, economic and cultural stimulus;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the Member States to monitor the situation of women in rural areas and to make use of existing measures and specific instruments under the CAP in order to increase the participation of women as beneficiaries; recommends that the Commission keep the provision on thematic sub-programmes on ‘Women in rural areas’ when reforming the CAP in the future, basing these sub-programmes, inter alia, on the marketing of products and direct sale and promotion of products at local or regional level, as they can play a role in creating job opportunities for women in rural areas;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for more women in rural development working groups and monitoring committees, as well as greater participation by women in their analyses and conclusions;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to encourage the participation of female spouses or other family members in the joint management of farms and calls for better information to encourage women to seek farm co-ownership;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to encourage the participation of female spouses or other family members in the joint management of farms by recognising professional statuses which will enable them to be covered by social protection;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to encourage the participation of female spouses or other family members in the joint management of farms and to persuade them to obtain recognised professional status;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Member States to promote equality between women and men in the various management bodies and representation bodies of all types of agricultural organisations, associations and public institutions;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the promotion of training activities designed to encourage the presence of women in areas and sectors in which they are under-represented and for awareness-raising campaigns on the importance of the active involvement of women in cooperatives, both as partners and in management positions;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to improve conditions for women in rural areas, and to provide not only adequate informational material on support possibilities specifically aimed at women farmers and women in rural areas, but also access to education and credit, while also promotthereby offering greater access to knowledge and sources of funding and micro-financing with a view to starting up and consolidating women's business activities in the sector, while also encouraging the establishment of womens' associations that establish networks and channels for information, training and job creation and the provision of wide-ranging professional diversification advice;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to improve conditions for women in rural areas, and not only to provide not only adequate informational material on support possibilities specifically aimed at women farmers and women in rural areas, but alsoparticularly regarding means of access to financing programmes, programmes of which women living in rural areas are often unaware, but also to facilitate access to education and credit, while also promoting the establishment of associations and the provision of wide-ranging professional diversification advice;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the involvement of women with higher-level qualifications in agriculture, livestock-raising and forestry to be encouraged and facilitated in training programmes to develop activities linked to the provision of advisory services to farms and innovation;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for incentives for the training of women in rural tourism connected to branches of commercial farming given that such tourism is a booming sector;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for the incorporation of specific initiatives to promote a better work-life balance, and improve quality of life for families in rural areas given the importance this has in encouraging women to remain in such areas;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to create conditions to facilitate a satisfactory balance between work and family life for women farmers;