8 Amendments of Michel DANTIN related to 2018/0166R(APP)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the common agricultural policy (CAP) plays a crucial role in delivering key EU objectives such as food security; points out that the amount of rules with which farmers must comply governing food, health and environmental protection have increased and become more ambitious, while the relative share of agriculture in the EU budget keeps declining;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of direct payments as well as second-pillar funds for farmers; deplores in particularpoints out that any cuts in the direct payments has a direct impact on the farmers’ income and that the severe cuts envisaged for the second pillar of the CAP, which makesill have a significant contribution to investmentimpact on investment, innovation, environmental care, climate action and employment in rural areas; stresses that it cannot be taken for granted that national co-funding of the second pillar will fill the budget gap;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes the Commission’s proposal with regards external convergence of the amount of direct payments between Member States; stresses such an increased convergence can only be achieved if the CAP budget is at least maintained in real terms;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Recalls the Commission’s commitments to maintain the POSEI’s budget at its current level;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that an indirect boost to income can also be achieved through a real reduction in red tape for farmers in the CAP and a better and more transparent functioning of the food supply chain;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to allow the carry-over of crisis reserve fundsreview the functioning of the crisis reserve, in particular the possibility to carry-over the unused funds of the new agricultural reserve from one year to another; regrets the fact that the initial amounts to be used to constitute the fund will not be sourced from outside the CAP budget but will instead be taken from direct payments in 2020 and will not be paid back to farmers. ; calls therefore for an independent agricultural crisisreserve placed outside of the CAP budget;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Considers that market measures expenditures (public intervention and private storage aid) should have a dedicated budgetary line and not solely rely on the agricultural reserve funds; stresses that the agricultural reserve funds should be primarily used to cope rapidly with severe circumstances going beyond normal market developments and impacting the agricultural production, processing and distribution in the EU;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Welcomes the proposal of the Commission to devote EUR 10 billion to the Food and Natural ressources cluster of Horizon Europe to develop and promote innovation and research in the area of agriculture and food ; urges to maintain this level of budgetary ambition throughout the MFF approval process, especially considering the cuts foreseen in the second pillar;