2015/2226(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the centrality of agriculture to social cohesion owing to its role in economic growth and diversification, and in ~~fix~~maintaining populations in rural areas; stresses the need to ~~strengthe~~maintain the CAP budget and to ensure ~~social~~ fairness in its implementation;

Amendment 100 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Encourages the Member States to promote the ERASMUS+ programme among young farmers in training, including its apprenticeship component, in order to encourage them to acquire new technical and linguistic skills abroad;

Amendment 101 #

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Claude ROLIN, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Highlights the particular benefits of work-based learning and apprenticeships in rural areas which often have high unemployment rates and where access to training centres is limited;

Amendment 102 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Encourages the Member States to facilitate and guarantee access for rural areas to new information and communication technologies so that agricultural holdings can modernise their production methods, and so that farmers and agricultural workers can benefit from online training programmes throughout their career;

Amendment 103 #

Anne SANDER, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Calls urgently on the Member States to accelerate the deployment of broadband internet in rural areas in order to meet the EU objective of having broadband coverage at a minimum of 30Mbps for the whole EU population by 2020 through promoting the mutualisation and mobilisation of public funds and European funds in the event of market failure; calls on the Commission to propose new and ambitious objectives for 2030 in the area of fixed and mobile connectivity as part of the revision of the Telecom Package so that rural areas can fully benefit from the potential of the Single Digital Market, including in terms of job creation, competitiveness, innovation and access to new online services;

Amendment 104 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

~~7. Stresses that improving access to land through instruments such as public land banks is key to agricultural employment;~~deleted

Amendment 105 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

~~7. Stresses that improving access to land through instruments such as public land banks is key to agricultural employment;~~deleted

Amendment 106 #

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Claude ROLIN, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Michel DANTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that improving access to land ~~through instruments such as public land banks~~ is key to agricultural employment;

Amendment 107 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Stresses that improving access to land through instruments such as public land banks is key to agricultural employment~~Recalls that the area of agricultural land is diminishing each year in Europe; stresses that preserving the area under cultivation is vital to preserving jobs in rural areas; notes that in the EU, only 6% of farmers are aged under 35 and that over 4 million are aged over 65; recalls the essential nature of measures enabling generational turnover and the setting up of young farmers by providing them with access to multi-disciplinary training so that young farmers are able to carry out a variety of activities simultaneously or successively in the course of a year and to combine revenues;

Amendment 108 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that improving access to land ~~through instruments such as public land banks~~, in particular for young people, is key to agricultural employment;

Amendment 109 #

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that improving access to land ~~through instruments such as public land banks~~ is key to agricultural employment;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the centrality of agriculture to social cohesion owing to its role in economic growth and diversification, and in fixing populations in rural areas; stresses the ~~need to strengthen the CAP budget and to ensure social fairness in its implementation~~importance of the CAP, which should make it possible for farmers to conduct business in such a way as to guarantee that they and their employees can have decent living conditions and good future prospects;

Amendment 110 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that incentives, such subsidies and tax breaks encouraging young agricultural entrepreneurs to start up business in the sector and improving access to land through instruments such as public land banks is key to agricultural employment;

Amendment 111 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that improving access to land ~~through instruments such as public land banks is key to agricultural employment~~is key to agricultural employment as is access to credit and notes the role which the European Investment Bank can play in this regard;

Amendment 112 #

Elena GENTILE, Silvia COSTA, Flavio ZANONATO, Emilian PAVEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that improving access to land through ~~instruments such as public land~~a better access to credit and instruments such as public development banks and local banks is key to agricultural employment;

Amendment 113 #

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Sofia RIBEIRO, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that improving access to land through instruments such as public land banks is key to agricultural employment; calls on Member States to share experiences and develop additional instruments to make access to land possible in rural areas with high unemployment, not only through ownership but also by promoting tools such as participatory use and management of farmland;

Amendment 114 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recalls that the average European farmer holds a mere 12 hectares of land and that 70% of agricultural holdings have a surface area below five hectares; notes that due to their size and structure, agricultural holdings cannot always afford to take on full-time employees or highly qualified workers; encourages the Commission and the Member States therefore to put in place measures to encourage employer groups;

Amendment 115 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the importance of putting in place provisions to facilitate the transfer of agricultural holdings, given their often important heritage value;

Amendment 116 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Demands, in line with this approach, that the conditions necessary for assisting and facilitating the return or transfer of agricultural holdings be put in place in order to limit closures of such holdings;

Amendment 117 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Believes that farming and especially family farming is the single most important influence in preserving the economic and social fabric of rural areas; in this regard believes that family farming would be made increasingly sustainable by incentivising consolidation of existing holdings and thereby maximising consequent employment in local areas;

Amendment 118 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

~~8. Urges that the gender gap in rural areas be addressed in order to improve women’s labour conditions and access to land;~~deleted

Amendment 119 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. UNotes the essential contribution of women to the rural economy and urges that the gender gap in rural areas be addressed in order to improve women’s ~~labour conditions and access to land~~participation in the rural economy; considers that any such measures should be non-binding and aimed at the promotion of a bottom-up approach;

Amendment 12 #

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the centrality of agriculture to social cohesion owing to its role in economic growth and diversification, and in fixing populations in rural areas; stresses the need to strengthen the CAP budget and to ensure social fairness in its implementation; points out that one of the objectives of this policy is to keep farmers in business and guarantee agricultural prosperity in Europe;

Amendment 120 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Urg~~Notes that, in rural areas, the gender pay gap i~~n rural areas be addressed in order to improve women’s labour conditions and access to lan~~s over 10% higher than elsewhere; urges that the gender gap in rural areas be addressed;

Amendment 121 #

Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Silvia COSTA, Flavio ZANONATO, Emilian PAVEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Urges that the gender gap in rural areas be addressed in order to improve women’s labour conditions and access to land;~~ Is concerned at the low participation of women in rural and agricultural employment, where they make up 45% of the workforce even though they represent 50% of the population; points out that women are disproportionately affected by precarious and dependent employment conditions; stresses that the situation is even more serious in terms of access to farm ownership, since only 29% of land is owned by women1 a; urges that the gender gap in rural areas be addressed in order to improve women’s labour conditions and access to land; urges that a gender focus be adopted in the EU’s agricultural and rural policies; highlights, in this connection, the significance of up-to-date statistics on farm ownership and women’s employment in rural areas; __________________ 1a http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2015/536466/IPOL_STU%28 2015%29536466_EN.pdf

Amendment 122 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Urges that the gender gap in rural areas be addressed in order to improve women’'s labour conditions and access to land; considers that re-territorialisation, defined as the existing link between employment and production and a given territory, has not been adequately considered and stresses the need to consider agriculture as a profession, carried out by men and women connected to their own territories, which is crucial in order to maintain dynamic rural areas and bring back jobs;

Amendment 123 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls for better account to be taken of the situation of women and mothers in rural areas, including in a job-related context, for their work in raising children to be recognised and for the development of flexible and appropriate childcare options (e.g. childminders) to be supported in rural areas, including through the CAP;

Amendment 124 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for the defence of the right to public services in rural areas against current neo-liberal policies; supports the development of minimum income schemes to ensure social cohesion, given the high rate of poverty and social exclusion in rural areas.deleted

Amendment 125 #

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

Amendment 126 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Calls for the defence of the right to public services in rural areas against current neo-liberal po~~Encourages the Member States to guarantee a good level of access to public services in rural areas, such as schools and healthcare facilicties~~; supports the development of minimum income schemes to ensure social cohesion, given the high rate of poverty and social exclusion in rural areas~~, in order to put an end to the problem of depopulation in rural areas and to encourage people living in rural areas to stay there and settle.

Amendment 127 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Calls for the defence of the right to public services in rural areas against current neo-liberal policies~~Notes that access to public services is a key concern in rural areas and encourages the Member States to engage actively with rural communities on this issue; supports the development of minimum income schemes at a Member State level to ensure social cohesion, given the high rate of poverty and social exclusion in rural areas.

Amendment 128 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Calls for the defence of the right to public services in rural areas against current neo-liberal policies; supports the development of minimum income schem~~Supports the protection of public services in rural areas such as post offices and some form of one stop shop or multiservice centres; supports the development of minimum income schemes in line with the principle of subsidiarity and Member States´ national practices to ensure social cohesion, given the ~~high~~unacceptable rate of poverty and social exclusion in rural areas.

Amendment 129 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Calls for the defence of the right to public services in rural areas against current neo-liberal policies; supports the development of minimum income schemes~~Supports the development of minimum income schemes at national level and all the measures targeted to ensure social cohesion, given the high rate of poverty and social exclusion in rural areas.

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the centrality of agriculture to social cohesion owing to its role in sustainable economic growth and diversification, and in ~~fix~~living ~~populations~~conditions and social development in rural areas; stresses the need to strengthen the CAP budget ~~and to ensure social fairness in its implementation~~;

Amendment 130 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for the defence of the right to public services in rural areas a~~gainst current neo-liberal policies; supports the development of minimum income schemes to ensure social cohesion, given the high rate of~~nd the implementation of effective measures to combat poverty and social exclusion in rural areas.;

Amendment 131 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for the defence of the right to public services in rural areas ~~against current neo-liberal policies~~; supports the development of minimum income schemes to ensure social cohesion, given the high rate of poverty and social exclusion in rural areas.

Amendment 132 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Calls for the defence of the right to~~Points out that the cost of public services is higher in rural areas ~~against current neo-liberal policie~~, particularly in areas with serious and permanent natural or demographic disadvantages, and calls for the defence of the right to public services in rural areas; supports the development of minimum income schemes to ensure social cohesion, given the high rate of poverty and social exclusion in rural areas.

Amendment 133 #

Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

Amendment 134 #

Elena GENTILE, Silvia COSTA, Flavio ZANONATO, Emilian PAVEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for the defence of the right to public services in rural areas a~~gainst current neo-liberal polici~~nd small mountainous communities in order to maintain them dynamic, attractive and to keep existing jobs while creating new ones; supports the development of minimum income schemes to ensure social cohesion, given the high rate of poverty and social exclusion in rural areas.

Amendment 135 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for the defence of the right to access to quality public services in rural areas ~~against current neo-liberal policies~~; supports the development of minimum income schemes to ensure a decent income for farmers and rural workers and promote social cohesion, given the high rate of poverty and social exclusion in rural areas.

Amendment 136 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for the defence of the right to public services in rural areas against current neo-liberal policies; supports the development of decent rural job creation programmes and minimum income schemes to ensure social cohesion and decent living conditions for people living in rural areas, given the high rate of poverty and social exclusion in rural areas.

Amendment 137 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Recalls that protecting the right to public services in rural areas requires innovative solutions, such as multimodal platforms, which facilitate rapid and effective access to services for rural populations.

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the centrality of agriculture to social cohesion owing to its role in economic growth and diversification, and in fixing populations in rural areas; considers that the CAP could be one of the EU instruments best placed to tackle challenges such as climate change, the EU's aging population and the integration of migrants; stresses the need to strengthen the CAP budget and to ensure social fairness in its implementation;

Amendment 15 #

Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the centrality of agriculture to the social ~~cohesion~~and economic fabric of a society owing to its role in economic growth ~~and~~, diversification and cohesion, and in fixing populations in rural areas; stresses th~~e need to strengthen the CAP budget and to ensure social fairness~~at the resources of the CAP budget must be used optimally and that social justice must be ensured in its implementation;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the centrality of agriculture to social cohesion owing to its role in economic growth and diversification, and in fixing populations in rural areas; stresses the need to strengthen the CAP budget, especially with a focus on small-scale farming, and to ensure social fairness in its implementation; stresses the need to strengthen the CAP budget, with financial resources targeted at small-scale farming;

Amendment 17 #

Elena GENTILE, Silvia COSTA, Flavio ZANONATO, Emilian PAVEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the ~~centrality~~importance of agriculture tofor social and territorial cohesion owing to its role in economic growth and diversification, and in ~~fix~~keeping populations in rural areas; stresses the need to strengthen the CAP budget a~~nd to ensure social fairness in its implementation~~lso foreseeing a mechanism to support micro and small farms, in order to foster a reliable development policy in rural areas, taking into account all the stakeholders, and to ensure the social fairness in implementing the above mentioned budget; highlights the strong connection between rural systems, small communities and municipalities that benefit from CAP instruments and therefore calls for a better synergy between Cohesion Policy's instruments and the CAP;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the centrality of agriculture to social cohesion owing to its role in economic growth and diversification, and in fixing populations in rural areas; stresses the need to strengthen the CAP budget ~~and to ensure social fairnes~~; takes the view that the CAP must take account of regional specificities inf it~~s implementation~~ is to have a greater impact on employment;

Amendment 19 #

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses, to that end, that measures must be put in place to tackle the social dumping and unfair competition that is inflicted upon Member States, sometimes even by other Member States;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital B (new)

B. whereas, taken together, agriculture and the agro-food industry account for 6 % of the GDP of the EU, 15 million businesses and 46 million jobs;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights the potential of sustainable farming and food systems, especially organic farming, as well as sustainable management of soil, water, biodiversity and rural infrastructure to preserve and create decent employment in farming and thriving rural economies;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses the importance of territorial cohesion in the EU, which should be guaranteed by economic development policies that are adapted to the challenges facing rural areas;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Highlights the importance of multifunctional farming in creating jobs in rural areas; stresses, in this context, the importance of developing small-scale and artisan food-processing industries as a way of generating local synergies in job creation;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Supports the comprehensive development of geographical indications to protect specific regional features and cultural diversity, since they represent a crucial source of high-quality new jobs in rural communities;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Takes the view that area-based payments under the first pillar of the CAP do not make it possible to optimise job creation in rural areas and deepen inequalities in rural communities; calls for this payment method to be phased out as part of the mid-term review of the CAP and replaced by schemes with a greater potential for creating jobs;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Calls for payments linked to production to be restored as part of the mid-term review of the CAP, as a way of fostering the creation of wealth and jobs through agriculture in rural communities;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)

1f. Calls on the Member States to draw up definitions of ‘active farmer’ that should include farmers with a greater capacity for creating wealth and jobs, and exclude other individuals with few links to agriculture and a low impact on the economy of rural areas;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Supports an~~Notes a possible integrated approach between the CAP’s second pillar and other EU funds such as the European Social Fund; underlines the importance of involving ~~local and reg~~the national administrations of the Member States more in the management and design of rural policies;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Supports an integrated approach between the CAP’s second pillar and other EU funds such as the European Social Fund; recalls that synergy between the various European funds is one of the aims of the Union's regional policy; underlines the importance of involving local and regional administrations in the management and design of rural policies and that those administrations should be better prepared to deal with the issues associated with European funds; recalls that direct financial support to farmers cannot be financed by the European Social Fund, but that the latter can be mobilised to support training and adaptation to change in farming and the rural economy;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. S~~upports an integrated approach between the CAP’s second pillar and other EU funds such as the European Social Fund~~tresses that the CAP should be complimentary to other EU funds to avoid inefficiencies and unnecessary duplication; underlines the importance of involving local and regional administrations, where appropriate, in the management and design of rural policies;

Amendment 3 #

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Claude ROLIN, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Recital C (new)

C. whereas the universal framework provided by the Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture systems (SAFA) developed by the FAO;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Supports an ~~integrated approach betwee~~approach which simultaneously draws on the CAP’s second pillar and other EU funds such as the European Social Fund; underlines the importance of involving local and regional administrations in the management and design of rural policies; calls on Member States to ensure that local and regional administrations do not create additional administrative burdens in the course of their work;

Amendment 31 #

Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Flavio ZANONATO, Emilian PAVEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Supports a~~n integr~~ coordinated approach between the CAP’'s second pillar and other EU funds ~~such as~~including the European Social Fund~~; underlines the importance of involving local and regional administrations in the management and design of rural polici~~, taking into consideration the social inclusion, the fight against poverty and the promotion of economic growth of rural areas; underlines the importance of involving local and regional administrations in the management and design of rural policies; calls on the Member States to reconsider their operational programmes in order to create quality and sustainable jobs in rural areas, especially for young people, and to support small farmers by means of redistributing payments and aid restrictions, facilitating the recovery of abandoned fields as well as the recovery of fragmented land ownership and by establishing young social cooperatives;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Supports an integrated approach between the CAP’'s second pillar and other EU funds such as the European Social Fund; underlines the importance of involving the voluntary community sector and local and regional administrations in the management and design of rural policies; highlights the importance of ITI and CLLD in this regard;

Amendment 33 #

Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Flavio ZANONATO, Emilian PAVEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recognises the role of family and independent crofts in employment creation and developing entrepreneurship in rural areas and stresses the fact that such farms shall have equal to large farms access to CAP support;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Highlights the importance of social economy enterprises and in particular of cooperatives as actors of development and jobs creation in rural areas; calls on the Commission to promote the contribution of social economy to rural development through an Action Plan for social economy;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Having regard to the acknowledged success of the LEADER Programme in creating employment in rural areas, calls on Member States to adequately resource LEADER;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 38 #

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets the strong market orientation of the EU’s agricultural policies and its negative effect on rural incomes and employment, as evidenced by the liberalisation of the dairy sector; condemns the negative impact on agricultural labour of free trade agreements such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership;Considers that balanced free trade agreements such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on the whole can provide gains for the EU agricultural sector; however there is a need for adapting the negotiations in order to improve the EU position in sectors where the EU will face stronger competition.

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Regrets the strong market orientation of the EU’s agricultural pol~~Stresses that competition to offer the lowest pricies and its negative effect on rural incomes and employment, as evidenced by the liberalisation of the dairy sector; condemns the negative impact on agricultural labour of free trade agreements such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnershipdestroys jobs in rural areas; calls on the Commission and Member States to take strong measures to guarantee prices which take due account of the work done by producers in order to guarantee them and their employees a decent standard of living;

Amendment 4 #

Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Silvia COSTA, Flavio ZANONATO, Emilian PAVEL

Draft opinion
Recital D (new)

D. whereas the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) provides medium-term assistance in housing, health care, education and employment in rural areas with a view to marginalised communities; whereas it can take into account the specific needs of refugees and be used for vocational training and skills acquisition actions in the different sectors of activity in rural areas;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Regrets the strong~~Underlines that market orientation of the EU’'s agricultural policies ~~and its negative effect on rural incomes and employment, as evidenced by the liberalisation of the dairy sector; condemns th~~shall in no case have negative ~~impa~~effect on ~~agricultural labour of free trade agreements such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership~~rural incomes and employment;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Regrets the strong market orient~~Highlights that increased competitiveness and innovation ofin the ~~EU’s~~ agricultural policies and its negative effect on rural incomes and employment, as evidenced by the liberalisation of the dairy sector; condemns the negative impact on agricultural labour of free trade agreements such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnershipsector will enhance its sustainability and positive contribution to rural employment and communities;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Regret~~Notes the strong market orientation of the EU’s agricultural policies and its potentially negative effect on rural incomes and employment, ~~as evidenced by the liberalisation of~~especially in the outermost regions, when they are not properly integrated and covered; points out that the Russian embargo, combined with the abolition of milk quotas, has exacerbated the crisis in the dairy sector;, c~~ondemns the negative impact on agricultural labour of free trade agreements~~ausing difficulties for European farmers; urges the Commission to assess the impact on agricultural labour of free trade agreements with countries outside the EU, especially those currently being negotiated, such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership;

Amendment 44 #

Elena GENTILE, Silvia COSTA, Flavio ZANONATO, Emilian PAVEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. RBelieves that the sharp crisis over the last years has showed that the lack in market regulations is at the bottom of price instability, especially of farming commodities, and job losses; regrets the strong market orientation of the EU’'s agricultural policies and its negative effect on rural incomes and employment, as ~~evidenc~~proved by the liberalisation of the dairy sector; con~~demns the negative impact on agricultural labour of free trade agreements such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership;~~ siders that EU should be provided with adequate operational tools in order to limit the volatility of farm gate milk prices; with respect to dairy production in mountainous areas, calls for a convergence of compensation payments for natural handicap in order to limit the reduction or abandonment of diary activities in the so-called sensitive or disadvantaged regions; shares the concerns about the negative impact of free trade agreements on agricultural workforce;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets the ~~strong market orientation of~~fact that the EU’s agricultural policies and its negative effect on rural incomes and employment, as evidenced by the liberalisation of the dairy sector; condemns the negative impact on agricultural labour of free trade agreements such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnershipre fostering marked price volatility, which may have a negative effect on rural incomes and employment, and therefore considers it necessary to introduce fresh measures to tackle crisis situations such as that currently being experienced in the dairy sector following the abolition of the quota system; takes the view that free trade agreements such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership may benefit European exports, which will generate a positive impact on agricultural labour, although sensitive agricultural sectors will need to be given special protection;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets the strong market orientation of the EU’'s agricultural policies ~~and its~~leading to structural overproduction and negative effect on rural incomes and employment~~, as evidenced by the liberalisation of the dairy sector~~; calls for the implementation of adequate measures, such as supply management, to ensure the continuity and sustainability of farming activities; believes that free trade agreements currently being negotiated should not lead to unfair competition towards small and medium size farms and undermine local economies and jobs; condemns the negative impact on agricultural labour of free trade agreements such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership;

Amendment 47 #

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets the strong market orientation of the EU’s agricultural policies and its negative effect on rural incomes and employment, as evidenced by the liberalisation of the dairy sector; condemns the negative impact on agricultural labour of free trade agreements such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, the free trade agreement with Morocco and the future agreement with Tunisia; believes that the impact of free trade agreements on agriculture should be borne equally by Member States;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on each Member State, in a new context whose salient features include the Russian embargo, the decline in demand, the abolition of milk quotas, the collapse of prices, increased production costs, increased competition and environmental challenges, to consider how the competitiveness of their farming can be improved so that the sector can create jobs and generate added value which is shared equitably throughout agriculture and the agro-food industry; stresses the importance, in this connection, of maintaining farms on the land, recognising their multifunctional character, which enables them, over and above their prime function of producing agricultural raw materials, to perform several other important functions, such as preserving the environment and contributing to the vitality of rural areas and the balance of regional development;

Amendment 49 #

Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Silvia COSTA, Flavio ZANONATO, Emilian PAVEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that agreements such as TTIP will bring about even more unfair competition, from which our farmers will suffer;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Recital E (new)

E. whereas the potential of women working and/or with a business in agricultural and rural areas should be analysed, recorded and promoted in all EU policies, without being penalised by some of them as this will lay the groundwork for women to become drivers of development and innovation, helping the entire sector to emerge from the crisis; whereas women should be involved in sector development plans at local and regional level in order to take advantage of their needs, experiences and visions, and therefore they need to be equipped with the skills needed to actively participate in their design;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that the Commission must continue to increase its offensive trade interests in relation to opening and sustaining new markets but notes that the EU's high food safety, health and animal welfare standards, which are vital to ensure the confidence of EU consumers, should not be compromised or negotiated away;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that economic development in rural areas should also be seen in the context of their social and demographic development, and due account needs to be taken of action to support families and make it easier to combine family and professional life;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Takes the view that the Commission should take greater account of the impact of trade policy decisions on European agriculture;

Amendment 53 #

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Urges that action be taken to put an end to the abusive practices of large food distribution groups in the supply chain, with the aim of guaranteeing a fair price for farmers that will safeguard the job creation potential that farming has in rural areas;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Stresses that European farming is currently facing an unprecedented crisis, which is impoverishing farmers, creating risks of bankruptcy and leading to rising numbers of suicides; calls on the Commission to assess the social impact of this crisis, particularly in terms of job losses, especially in rural areas;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Stresses the need to develop policies to support organic farming in the Member States as a way of revitalising and generating jobs in rural areas;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls for steps to be taken to protect our farmers, particularly by guaranteeing controlled designations of origin (AOC) and protected designations of origin (AOP);

Amendment 57 #

Anne SANDER, Tokia SAÏFI, Franck PROUST, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Urges the Commission and Member States to develop policies to support social agriculture, which can play a key role in stimulating rural communities, generating employment and at the same time providing functional diversity integration services in rural areas;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Calls on the Commission, in its trade negotiations with third countries, to take into account the impact that they may have on employment, particularly in rural areas;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

~~4. Calls for the introduction of social conditionality in the CAP’s first pillar;~~deleted

Amendment 6 #

Elena GENTILE, Silvia COSTA, Flavio ZANONATO, Emilian PAVEL

Draft opinion
Recital F (new)

F. whereas demographic changes such as an ageing population and migration flows could be an important factor for the development of the mountainous rural areas or disadvantaged rural areas, which are subject to the depopulation or population ageing;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

~~4. Calls for the introduction of social conditionality in the CAP’s first pillar;~~deleted

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Calls for the introduction of social conditionality in the CAP’s first pillar~~Rejects any calls to introduce additional conditionalities to CAP first pillar payments; notes that Member States have the flexibility to adapt their Rural Development Programmes to reflect the priorities of the CAP, including the promotion of social inclusion, poverty reduction and economic development;

Amendment 62 #

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Sofia RIBEIRO, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the ~~introduction of social conditionality in the CAP’s first pillar~~establishment of the conditions necessary for the development of short supply chains which will enable farmers to exploit their products more successfully;

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the ~~introduction of social conditionality in the CAP’s first pillar~~retention, as part of the CAP, of a strong first pillar with an economic function, capable of helping farmers make their farms into profitable and prosperous businesses, which can create jobs both directly and indirectly throughout agriculture and the agro-food industry; recalls, in this context, that one job created in agriculture results in the creation of seven jobs elsewhere;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for ~~the introduction of social conditionality~~measures promoting sustainable production and decent employment in the CAP’'s first pillar;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the ~~introduction of social conditionality in the CAP’s first pillar~~CAP’s first pillar to help guarantee that beneficiaries have an income that will enable them to enjoy decent living conditions;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the introduction of social conditionality in the CAP’s first pillar, to the extent that such conditionality would genuinely benefit farmers; recalls that the aim of conditionality must be to provide better support for farmers and not to give the EU an additional way of bringing pressure to bear on them;

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for ~~the introduct~~a stronger inclusion of social con~~ditionality~~siderations in the CAP’s first pillar;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the introduction of social conditionality in the CAP’s first pillar as a means of guaranteeing due compliance with collective agreements and relevant social and employment legislation in this field; takes the view that its correct implementation should not represent an additional administrative or financial burden for farmers;

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes that the CAP is not content merely to help farmers, but also seeks to impose on them standards and rules (administrative, sanitary, environmental, etc.) which are increasingly difficult to uphold;

Amendment 7 #

Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Flavio ZANONATO, Silvia COSTA, Emilian PAVEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the ~~centrality~~importance of agriculture toand the agri-food sector to sustainable rural employment and social cohesion owing to its role in economic growth and diversification, and in ~~fixing populations~~ maintaining rural communities and discouraging rural ~~areas~~depopulation; stresses the need to ~~strengthen the CAP budget and to ensure social fairness in its implementation~~ensure that the existing CAP budget is used as efficiently and productively as possible; believes that its effective implementation can contribute to social inclusion in rural areas;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Member States to transpose in the national legislation the Directive 2014/36/EU on seasonal workers; calls on the Member States to ensure the correct application of the above-mentioned Directive and calls on the Commission to carry out a report on the state of play of its implementation by September 2019; calls on the Commission to analyse the scope of illegal hiring systems in the EU through investigations, surveys and statistical data, especially in those European regions where undeclared work and farming work exploitation are more widespread; stresses the need to put in place effective instruments, including adequate inspections and controls, to guarantee decent work and living conditions of seasonal workers in all the EU regions, especially where this phenomena is more relevant, and stresses the need to ensure the respect of employment rights, labour standards and high quality working conditions in general;

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Welcomes the CAP simplification measures implemented to date but calls on the Commission to further develop and implement measures to introduce proportionality and flexibility in relation to the CAP's administrative burden; considers this beneficial to farmers and the well-functioning of the CAP as a whole;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls for producer organisations to be strengthened, since they play an essential role in safeguarding the interests of smallholder farmers and family farms in particular, and for them accordingly to become more actively involved in social support for those working in the sector;

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that action to support the demographic development and family- friendly nature of rural areas is already a CAP objective and it should be given more prominence, also in connection with issues relating to the labour market;

Amendment 74 #

Georgi PIRINSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Is deeply concerned regarding the continuing huge differences between the amounts of direct payments in favour of individual Member States, which are drastically impairing the competitiveness of agricultural producers from the newer Member States, thus causing severe reductions in production in traditional agricultural sectors, major loss of jobs and sharply increasing inequalities. Is concerned as well that at present the CAP first pillar favours large agricultural producers, leading to extreme market concentration and lack of incentives for employment in the respective sectors. Calls therefore for urgent reforms in this regard;

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to introduce the indicators proposed by the FAO in its Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture systems (SAFA), in particular those geared to employment and social well-being;

Amendment 76 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Stresses that agricultural businesses must comply with national employment and social legislation; considers that any introduction of additional conditionalities to CAP first pillar payments would considerably increase the administrative burden on farmers and limit their job creating potential;

Amendment 77 #

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Sofia RIBEIRO, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Points out that the growing number of rules is not feasible and is leading, generally, to farms going bankrupt and farmers committing suicide;

Amendment 78 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Calls for a stronger role for social partners~~Recommends that the social partners, alongside the national management authorities, play a stronger role in the development and implementation of ~~agricultural~~rural development policy in order to create quality jobs~~, ensure adequate health and safety conditions and foster the social integration of rural workers, in particular migrant~~ for all workers;

Amendment 79 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Calls for a stronger~~Recognises the role ofor social partners in the development and implementation of agricultural policy in order to create quality jobs, ensure adequate health and safety conditions and foster the social integration of rural workers, in particular migrant workers;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 80 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 81 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 82 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for a stronger role for social partners in the development and implementation of agricultural policy in order to create quality jobs, ensure adequate health and safety conditions and foster the social integration of rural workers, in particular migrant workers; stresses the importance of seasonal employment to the sector and the need to take proactive steps to ensure that labour laws are respected;

Amendment 83 #

Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Silvia COSTA, Emilian PAVEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for a stronger role for social partners and civil society organisations in the development and implementation of agricultural policy in order to create sustainable and quality jobs, ensure ~~adequate~~high levels of health and safety working conditions and foster the social integration of rural workers, in particular migrant and seasonal workers;

Amendment 84 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for a stronger role for social partners in the development and implementation of agricultural policy in order to create quality jobs, ensure adequate health and safety conditions and foster the social integration of rural workers, ~~in particular~~notably migrant workers and refugees;

Amendment 85 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 86 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for a stronger role for social partners in the development and implementation of agricultural policy, in addition to the combating of gangmaster systems, in order to create quality jobs, ensure adequate health and safety conditions and foster the social integration of rural workers, in particular migrant workers;

Amendment 87 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 88 #

Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for a stronger role for social partners in the development and implementation of common agricultural policy in order to create quality jobs, ensure adequate health and safety conditions and foster the social integration of rural workers, in ~~particular~~cluding migrant workers;

Amendment 89 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 9 #

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the ~~centrality~~importance of agriculture to social cohesion owing to its role in economic growth and diversification, and in fixing populations in rural areas; stresses the need to ~~strengthen the CAP budget and to~~ ensure social fairness in ~~its~~the implementation of the CAP;

Amendment 90 #

Elena GENTILE, Silvia COSTA, Flavio ZANONATO, Emilian PAVEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses the need to promote active measures and policies highlighting the positive role of migration in boosting economic growth and fostering social cohesion in rural areas;

Amendment 91 #

Elena GENTILE, Silvia COSTA, Flavio ZANONATO, Emilian PAVEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of ~~training and skill formation for~~quality vocational training and of the acquisition of entrepreneurial skills by farmers and agricultural workers, particularly for young people entering the workforce ~~and~~ in order to be able to adapt to changes in agriculture and food production; stresses therefore the importance of making employment opportunities in rural areas more attractive for young people, to adapt them to the conditions of global competition and to the specific needs of local businesses and to boost them through the ESF;

Amendment 92 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of training, including training through apprenticeships, and skill formation for farmers and agricultural workers, particularly for young people entering the workforce ~~and in order to be able to adapt to changes in agriculture and food production~~, so that they are able to adapt to changes occurring on the market and can better match their skills and qualifications to the needs and challenges of the agricultural and agri-food sector, including through improving their technical and digital skills, all while guaranteeing sufficient and high-quality food production in the context of global demographic growth;

Amendment 93 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of training and skill formation for farmers and agricultural workers, particularly for young people entering the workforce and in order to be able to adapt to changes in agriculture and food production in encouraging sustainable farming practices, identifying best practices in sustainable food systems as well as promoting the development of new sources of income such as eco- tourism;

Amendment 94 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of training and skill formation for farmers and agricultural workers, particularly for young people entering the workforce and in order to be able to adapt to changes in agriculture and food production; in this regard reiterates that a developed broadband and ICT infrastructure in rural areas is crucial for the success of both farmers and rural businesses and for rural job creation;

Amendment 95 #

Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Silvia COSTA, Flavio ZANONATO, Emilian PAVEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of training and skill formation for farmers and agricultural workers, particularly for young people entering the workforce and in order to be able to adapt to changes in agriculture and food production, moving towards greater sustainability and a reduction in the use of pesticides;

Amendment 96 #

Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of continuous training and skill formation for farmers and agricultural workers, particularly for young people entering the workforce and in order to be able to a~~dapt to~~nticipate changes in agriculture and food production;

Amendment 97 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that the access to ICT infrastructures and broadband networks and training in digital skills are essential to increase and improve the participation of young people and the training of older generations in agricultural activities;

Amendment 98 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Insists on the importance of ultra-fast broadband coverage for establishing businesses and creating jobs in rural areas;

Amendment 99 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA, Dominique MARTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses the need for digital development in rural areas as a key element in creating additional sustainable jobs, as well as the need for a concept of ‘digital villages’ that goes far beyond broadband infrastructure per se;

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2016/05/12 EMPL 15 amendments...

Amendment A #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the ~~centrality~~importance of agriculture ~~to soc~~and the agri-food sector to social and territorial cohesion owing to its role in sustainable economic growth ~~and diversific~~, quality job creation, and in ~~fixing populations~~ maintaining rural ~~area~~communities; stresses the need to ~~strengthe~~maintain the CAP budget and ~~to ensure social fairness in its implementation~~strengthen its social and economic role with particular focus on micro- and small- scale farming and taking into account regional specificities; highlights that the efficient implementation of the CAP should contribute to social inclusion in rural areas, to decent living and working conditions and to good future prospects;

Amendment B #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Supports a~~n integr~~ coordinated approach between the CAP’s second pillar and other EU funds ~~such as the European Social Fund~~to strengthen their effectiveness and avoid inefficiencies or duplication; highlights the synergies with the European Social Fund, which does not provide direct financial support to farmers but can be mobilised to support training and adaptation to changes in farming and the rural economy, as well as social inclusion and the fight against poverty; underlines the importance of involving local and regional administrations and other relevant community actors, in the management and design of rural policies; and to improve the preparation of administrations dealing with the issues associated with European funds;

Amendment C #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

.2a. Stresses the importance of territorial cohesion in the EU, which should be guaranteed by economic development policies that are adapted to the challenges facing rural areas; highlights the strong connection between rural systems, small communities and municipalities and calls for a better synergy between Cohesion Policy's instruments and the CAP; highlights the importance of ITI and CLLD in this regard; considers that re- territorialisation1, where existing links between employment and agriculture and a given territory have traditionally existed should be supported in order to maintain dynamic rural areas and bring back jobs; 1 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?p ubRef=-//EP//TEXT+COMPARL+PE- 580.547+02+NOT+XML+V0//EN

Amendment D #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Regrets the strong market orientation of the EU’s agricultural policies and its negative effect on rural incomes and employment, as evidenced by the liberalisation of the dairy sector; condemns the~~Believes that a market oriented CAP leads to price volatility and over- competition, which have a negative effect on rural incomes and employment, as evidenced by the crisis situation of the dairy sector following the abolition of the quota system; calls on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee prices that take due account of the work done by producers in order to provide them and their employees with a decent standard of living, also through supply measures; shares the concerns about the potential negative impact on agricultural labour of free trade agreements currently being negotiated, such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and urges the Commission to assess their impact on agriculture; notes that EU's high food safety, health and animal welfare standards, which are vital to ensure the confidence of EU consumers, should not be compromised or negotiated away through trade agreements;

Amendment E #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on each Member State, in the present context whose salient features include the Russian embargo, the decline in demand, the abolition of milk quotas, the collapse of prices, increased production costs, increased competition and environmental challenges, to consider how the competitiveness of their farming can be improved so that the sector can create jobs and generate added value which is shared equitably throughout agriculture and agro-food industry, particularly in the case of artisanal and small-scale production; highlights the importance, in this connection, of maintaining farms on the land, recognising their multifunctional character which enables them, over and above their prime function of producing agricultural raw materials, to perform several other important functions, such as preserving the environment and contributing to the vitality of rural areas and the balance of regional development;

Amendment F #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 - a (new)

3-a. Calls for adequate compensation for those sectors and countries already at risk following the Russian embargo or as a result of current free trade agreements, such as those with Tunisia and Morocco;

Amendment G #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Stresses the need to support sustainable farming and food systems, including organic farming, as well as sustainable management of soil, water and biodiversity to preserve and create decent employment in farming and thriving rural economies while moving towards greater sustainability and a reduction in the use of pesticides;

Amendment H #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support enterprises and cooperatives of the social economy, including social farming1, to foster social integration and jobs in rural areas; notes the actions pursued under the Social Business Initiative and calls on the Commission to enhance the contribution of social economy to rural development, for instance through an Action Plan for the Social Economy; 1 http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.nat- opinions.25458

Amendment I #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for ~~the introduction of social conditionality in the CAP’s first pillar~~a strong CAP first pillar, promoting sustainable production, quality jobs, profitable farms and decent incomes, and respect of relevant collective agreements and social and labour legislation without placing new burdens on farmers;

Amendment J #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for a stronger role for social partners alongside management authorities and, where appropriate, civil society organisations in the development and implementation of common agricultural policy in order to create quality jobs, ensure ~~adequate~~compliance with labour legislation, fight against undeclared work, secure high health and safety ~~condition~~standards and foster the social and economic integration of all rural workers, in ~~particular migrant~~cluding refugees, migrant and seasonal workers;

Amendment K #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of ~~training and skill formation for~~quality vocational training including training through apprenticeships and the acquisition of skills, including ICT skills, by farmers and agricultural workers, particularly for young people entering the workforce ~~and~~ in order to be able to adapt to changes in agriculture and the agri-food sector in a changing global environment all while guaranteeing sufficient and high-quality food production;

Amendment L #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Underlines that access to ICT infrastructures and the deployment of broadband coverage in rural areas, and training in digital skills are essential to modernise agricultural holdings and to improve the life-long learning of agricultural workers and farmers, as well as for the creation of jobs and installation of businesses in rural areas;

Amendment M #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Stresses that improving access to land through instruments such as public land banks is key to agricultural employment~~Recalls that the area of agricultural land is diminishing each year in the EU; stresses that preserving the area under cultivation is vital to preserving jobs in rural areas; calls on the Member States to share best practices and develop additional instruments to make access to land possible in rural areas with high unemployment, not only for example through ownership but also through participatory use and management of farmland, according to national practices; stresses, in this context, that improving access to land through instruments such as land banks, the recovery of abandoned fields, the establishment of social cooperatives, public subsidies and improved access to credit will contribute to agricultural employment, particularly for young people and women; recalls the essential nature of measures enabling generational turnover and the setting-up of young farmers;

Amendment N #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Urges that the gender gap in rural areas be addressed in order to improve women’s labour conditions and access to land;~~Notes the essential contribution of women to the rural economy; is concerned at the low participation of women in rural and agricultural employment, where they make up 45% of the workforce even though they represent 50% of the population; points out that women are disproportionately affected by precarious and non-standard employment conditions; stresses that the situation is even more serious in terms of access to farm ownership, since only 29% of land is owned by women1; urges that the gender gap in rural areas be addressed in order to improve women’s labour conditions and access to land; notes that, in rural areas, the gender pay gap is over 10% higher than elsewhere; highlights that a gender focus be adopted in the EU’s agricultural and rural policies; highlights, in this connection, the importance of up-to-date statistics on farm ownership and women’s employment in rural areas; 1 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/S TUD/2015/536466/IPOL_STU%282015%2953646 6_EN.pdf

Amendment O #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for the defence of the right to public services ~~in rural areas against current neo-liberal policies; supports the development of minimum income schemes to ensure social cohesion~~such as schools and healthcare facilites in rural areas and small mountainous communities in order to maintain them dynamic, attractive and to keep existing jobs while creating new ones and to put an end to the problem of depopulation in rural areas by encouraging people to stay and settle; notes that innovative solutions, such as multimodal platforms, which facilitate rapid and effective access to services for rural populations, may contribute to the protection of access to public services; supports the development of minimum income schemes at Member State level to ensure a decent income for rural inhabitants and promote social cohesion in each Member State, given the high rate of poverty and social exclusion in rural areas;.

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2016/05/24 AGRI 331 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

– having regard to Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas rural areas face a series of challenges such as: low income, negative population growth, a lack of jobs and a high rate of unemployment, slow development in the tertiary sector, a lack of processing capacity for food products, low skills and limited capital;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls for a stronger inclusion of social considerations in the CAP first pillar, through the introduction of a social conditionality clause that ensures compliance with relevant collective agreements and social and labour legislation;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 103 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Encourages the Member States to step up their support for small and medium-sized farms, ~~in particular~~by making aid more widely available to viable small farms that currently receive none or very little, by making more use of the redistributive payment, ~~and to~~by introduceing a ceiling on aid of EUR 150 000 across the board; and by accelerating the reduction of direct aids; considers that the scope for modulating the current basic payment according to the number of people employed on each farm might also usefully be considered;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Encourages the Member States to step up their support for ~~small and medium-sized farms, in particular by making more use of the redistributive payment, and to introduce a ceiling on aid of EUR 150 000 across the board~~family farms;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Encourages the Member States to step up their support for small and medium-sized farms, in particular by making more use of the redistributive payment, and to introduce a ceiling on aid of EUR 150 000 across the board; calls on them furthermore to institute arrangements which will favour businesses that are organised efficiently and those which use the legal instruments of clustering of undertakings;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Encourages the Member States to step up their support for small and medium-sized farms, in particular by making more use of the redistributive payment~~, and to introduce a ceiling on aid of EUR 150 000 across the board~~;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 109 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas farmers aged under 35 account for only 6% of those in charge of farms, and more than 4.5 million of those running farms are aged over 65;

Amendment 110 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Takes the view that the CAP should take greater account of territories with geographical handicaps (such as mountain areas, the most outlying areas and sensitive natural areas) since maintaining farming is an essential vector for economic, social and environmental development that focuses on employment; adds, however, that the CAP must also consider the new dynamics of urban sprawl and lend support to areas on the fringes of such sprawl in facing up to the constraints linked to their particular features;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on Member States to ensure that all workers in agriculture, part-time or full-time, are covered by a social protection system;

Amendment 112 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on Member States also to introduce a system which recognises and guarantees the social rights of farmers;

Amendment 113 #

2a. Calls upon Member States to ensure that all workers in agriculture are covered by a social protection system;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that the Member States have made extensive use of the option of granting coupled aid – which anchors jobs in disadvantaged areas – and calls on the Member States to increase the proportion of such aid;deleted

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 116 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that the Member States have made extensive use of the option of granting coupled aid – which, by developing production and enabling it to remain in a given place anchors jobs in disadvantaged areas – and calls on the Member States to increase the proportion of such aid, make it more flexible and to earmark more of it towards producing more plant proteins in the EU, which currently depends on imports from third countries for its supply of this commodity; the level of voluntary coupled payments could also be adjusted in line with the level of employment dependent on a given crop, which would provide further support for produce requiring the largest workforce;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that the Member States have made extensive use of the option of granting coupled aid ~~– which anchors jobs in disadvantaged areas – and calls on the Member States to increase the proportion of such aid;~~ ; notes that the unequal implementation of coupled aid among Member States leads to distortion within the internal market; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure equal implementation throughout the Union in order to realise the objectives of the common agricultural policy;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that the Member States have made extensive use of the option of granting coupled aid – which ~~anchor~~secures jobs in disadvantaged areas – and calls on the Member States to increase the proportion of such aid;

Amendment 12 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas, the economic crisis hit all parts of Europe, but none more so than rural areas; whereas such areas experienced unprecedented devastation as a result of austerity policies;

Amendment 120 #

Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3а. Points out that, in the current programming period and in accordance with the Rural Development Programme, there is provision for targeted aid for the cultivation of local varieties and the keeping of local breeds, thus promoting regional employment and sustaining biodiversity; invites Member States to introduce mechanisms whereby groups and organisations of producers and farmers who cultivate and keep local varieties and breeds can receive targeted aid;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Takes the view that the CAP must continue to support territories with specific constraints, such as mountain areas, overseas territories, sensitive natural areas and areas on the fringes of urban sprawl;

Amendment 122 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Mairead McGUINNESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that there is a need to implement the environmental dimension of direct aid, and that this must be part and parcel of ensuring that farms are sustainable and viable, and help create new jobs, in which connection the importance of the conservation of biodiversity by country estates and historic country residences is mentioned, which create jobs indirectly, inter alia in agrotourism and management of the countryside;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that there is a need to implement the environmental dimension of direct aid, and that this must be part and parcel of ensuring that farms are sustainable and viable, and help create new jobs; urges the EU to draw up environmental regulations which can be implemented in a simple, comprehensible and problem-free way, and to simplify the current complicated rules;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Points out that there is a need to implement~~Supports the implementation of the environmental dimension of direct aid, a~~nd that this must be~~s this is part and parcel of ensuring that farms are sustainable and viable, and helps create new jobs; points out that the environmental dimension must not lead to a reduction in or abandoning of agricultural production, which is particularly sensitive in mountainous and peripheral areas;

Amendment 126 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Points out that there is a need to implemen~~Considers that the environmental ~~dimension~~elements of direct aid, can~~d that this must be part and parcel of~~ help ensur~~ing~~e that farms are sustainable and viable, ~~and help create new jobs~~thus maintaining employment;

Amendment 127 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers that, given the high mortality rate among honey bees in several EU countries and the essential role they, as pollinators, play in food security and the economy of many plant sectors, the Union should provide greater support for this sector by adopting a genuine European strategy for bee repopulation; adds that this would not require heavy investment but would create many jobs, either by diversifying activities in existing farms or by setting up new specialised farms, which, according to expert opinion, would require 200 hives to be viable and whose primary purpose would be to breed selected queens and swarms and, subsequently, to produce honey, something the EU has a serious shortage of, such an approach, which builds on various European strategies – on innovation, social inclusion and job creation – is fully in line with the will to reorient the common agricultural policy and the development of farming towards greater sustainably;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that the market measures and exceptional crisis measures provided for under the Single CMO must be implemented much more swiftly and proactively so as to limit the negative effects that falling prices have on income; deplores the Commission's lack of reactivity and protests against the low level of aid granted to farmers in response to the crisis; calls for the lifting of sanctions against Russia;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that the market measures and exceptional crisis measures provided for under the Single CMO must be implemented much more swiftly and proactively so as to limit the negative effects that falling prices have on income; points out that the implementation of exceptional crisis measures has not fully achieved its objectives and it should take greater account of Member States’ existing infrastructure and capacities;

Amendment 13 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Paul BRANNEN, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas more than nine out of ten people in Europe consider agriculture and rural areas to be important to their future;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that the market measures and exceptional crisis measures provided for under the Single CMO must be implemented much more swiftly and proactively so as to limit the negative effects that falling prices have on income; urges the Commission, in this context, in the light of recent crises, to develop more rapid and effective intervention systems which can prevent the most negative effects;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that the market measures and exceptional crisis measures provided for under the Single CMO must be implemented much more swiftly and proactively, adapted as necessary to the specific situation of the outermost regions, mountain regions and other regions facing challenges for their competitiveness, so as to limit the negative effects that falling prices have on income;

Amendment 132 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that the market measures and exceptional crisis and risk- management measures provided for under the Single CMO must be implemented much more swiftly and proactively so as to limit the negative effects that falling prices have on farming income;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that the market measures and exceptional crisis measures provided for under the Single CMO must be implemented much more swiftly and ~~proactively~~with support from the EU budget so as to limit the negative effects that falling prices have on income;

Amendment 134 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Tak~~Notes the view that the market measures and exceptional crisis measures provided for under the Single CMO must be implemented much more swiftly and proactively so as to limit the negative effects that falling prices have on incomeat to maintain on-farm jobs the sector must turn to new risk- management tools and increase utilisation of the tools such as POs under the Single CMO in order to better respond to volatility and the demands of the global market;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Asks the Commission to make full use of the potential of the exceptional measures provided for in Articles 219 to 222 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;

Amendment 136 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Marc TARABELLA, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Takes the view that, in order to play their role of safety net, intervention prices must be adjusted regularly in line with trends in cost prices so as to have a direct impact on producers' income and the perpetuation of their activities as well as on employment; calls for the EU to establish prevention tools along similar lines to the Milk Market Observatory in all major production sectors in order to monitor markets, which would help steer production and ensure a response to crises by means of flexible and responsive market management tools which would be activated when necessary;

Amendment 137 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that geographical indications and organic farming represent and guarantee territory-based added value and create jobs, and as such should not only be protected but also developed; adds that it is universally acknowledged that the Transatlantic Treaty seriously jeopardises the recognition, value and very existence of protected geographic indications (PGIs) and protected designations of origin (PDOs), negotiations on the free-trade agreement with the USA, which will greatly undermine the structural components of European agriculture must therefore be broken off;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that geographical indications and organic farming represent and guarantee territory-based added value and create jobs, and as such should not only be protected but also developed; recalls, in the light of the legislative proposals under discussion or in preparation, that these positive impacts on the economy are based on the confidence that consumers have in this type of production, and therefore hopes that such confidence will not be undermined by changes that could be perceived as reducing its quality;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that geographical indications and organic farming represent and guarantee territory-based added value and create jobs, and as such should not only be protected but also developed; underlines the need to guarantee access to large markets for products with protected geographical indication and organic produce, and to introduce quality, promotion and protection measures to improve their marketing and inclusion within the general tourism products of a given geographical area;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas there is a relatively low income per labour unit for agricultural activities and that this is a point of concern;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that geographical indications and organic farming represent and guarantee territory-based added value and create jobs, and as such should not only be protected but also developed; highlights however the processes for attaining these quality standards can be overly burdensome, should be simplified and that short supply chains linking farmers to local producers can stimulate rural job creation;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that geographical indications ~~and organic farming~~ represent and guarantee territory-based added value and create jobs, and as such should not only be protected but also developed, in order to create new jobs and to preserve the culture, identity and self-esteem of the rural population;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that the added-value provided by quality schemes, geographical indications and organic farming represent an~~d guarantee territory-based added value and create jobs, and as such should not only be protected but also developed~~ opportunity to develop the agri-food sector and potentially create rural-based jobs;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that geographical indications ~~and organic farming~~ represent and guarantee territory-based added value and create jobs, and as such shcould not only be protected but also developed;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)

Pillar II

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Draws attention to the fact that people who wish to take up farming or to expand the agricultural land under their ownership are currently facing difficulties in finding free land; calls, therefore, for the establishment of a land bank – a system for providing information on unused land or land that could be used for agriculture, for managing land and for reporting on it – whose services young farmers and women would have the preferential right to use;

Amendment 146 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Tibor SZANYI, Maria NOICHL, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends that the Member States should make more extensive use of the priority area concerning job creation within priority 6 of the second pillar, and of the measures concerning knowledge transfer and vocational and continuing training (including apprenticeships), as well as advisory and management assistance measures in order to improve the economic and environmental performance of farms; takes the view that the CAP should do more to facilitate access to this aid and to help farmers and agricultural and rural workers to become more versatile so as to diversify their activities, which would also give them a heightened sense of initiative and innovation;

Amendment 147 #

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Michel DANTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends that the Member States should make more extensive use of the priority area concerning job creation within priority 6 of the second pillar, and of the measures concerning knowledge transfer and vocational and continuing training; calls on the Commission and Member States to grant support for training programmes aimed at the beneficiaries of CAP funding;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Recommends that~~Points out that the Rural Development Programme allows the Member States ~~should~~to make more extensive use of the priority area concerning job creation within priority 6 of the second pillar, and of the measures concerning knowledge transfer and vocational and continuing training;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends that the Member States should make more ~~extensive~~ use of the priority areas concerning ~~job creation within priority 6 of~~the preservation and creation of jobs within the second pillar of the CAP, and of the measures concerning knowledge transfer and vocational and continuing training;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, in the face of the current economic crisis, the European Union has made jobs – in particular via the Juncker plan – one of its key priorities, and whereas, in that connection, the legitimacy of the CAP must be reaffirmed so that it can be used as one of the principal tools for EU action a~~s regards job~~imed at boosting employment and competitiveness in rural areas;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Recommend~~Notes that ~~the~~ Member States ~~should make more extensiv~~can make use of the priority area concerning job creation within priority 6 of the ~~second p~~Pillar II, and of the measures concerning knowledge transfer and vocational and continuing training;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Calls on Member States to promote and support training programmes which can contribute to in-service training and retraining of farm workers, so that they can also be deployed to perform other work in rural areas;

Amendment 152 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Notes that the current rural development programmes are much less focused on social projects that defend jobs than those of the previous programming period (2007-2013), owing to the measures selected by the Member States in their rural development programmes and the smaller amount of funding earmarked for employment-related measures; therefore asks the Member States to reconsider their choices and calls for greater flexibility in implementation of rural development policy;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls the Member States and the social partners to support and promote paid training systems that could convert farmers and agricultural workers in workers for other rural activities;

Amendment 154 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Considers that since the level of complexity of rural development programmes significantly reduces the use of EAFRD funds and acts as a brake on projects conducive to job creation, it is necessary to simplify the implementation of rural development policy, adopt more coherent approaches, along the same lines as multi-funds, and stop the Member States and the Commission imposing overly painstaking administrative and financial checks;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls on the Member States to better advertise the potential of the second pillar of the CAP to the diversification of activities in rural areas (e.g. agro-tourism, production of renewable energy);

Amendment 156 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Points out that the risk factor inherent in innovation is insufficiently taken into account in both national and EU policy, a fact that acts as an obstacle to innovation and job creation, particularly for the many stakeholders who do not have sufficient financial strength to complete innovative projects;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Member States and their regions to shift the focus of their rural policy to job creation, and calls on the Commission to assist them in achieving that objective; stresses the potential of local and regional authorities – as the level of government most familiar with the challenges and opportunities of a particular area – in achieving that objective; calls on the Member States to take advantage of those opportunities, first of all by strengthening the legal powers and financial capabilities of local and regional authorities to contribute to job creation;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Member States and their regions to shift the focus of their rural policy to job creation, and calls on the Commission to assist them in achieving that objective; highlights the adaptation of sharing economy models in rural areas with a view to boosting employment, making agricultural activities more efficient and reducing costs;

Amendment 159 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Member States and their regions to shift the focus of their rural ~~policy to job creation~~development programmes and their operational programmes on to job creation and improving rural services, and calls on the Commission to assist them in achieving that objective;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, in the face of the current economic crisis, the European Union has made jobs – in particular via the Juncker plan – one of its key priorities, and ~~whereas, in that connection, the legitimacy of the CAP must be reaffirmed so that it can be used as one of the principal tools for EU action as regards~~it is necessary to evaluate the extent to which the CAP has an impact on the creation of jobs in rural areas;

Amendment 160 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Calls on the Member States and their regions to shift the focus of their rural policy to job creation, and calls on the Commission to assist them in achieving that objective~~Emphasises that rural development and job creation go hand in hand;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Call~~Encourages on the Member States and their regions to shift the focus of their rural policy to job creation~~, and calls on the Commission to assist them in achieving that objective;~~

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Calls on the~~Notes that Member States ~~and their regions to shift the focus of their rural policy to job creation, and calls on the Commission to assist them in achieving that objective~~have the flexibility to adapt their Rural Development Programmes to reflect the priorities of the CAP, including the promotion of social inclusion, poverty reduction and economic development;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Member States and their regions to shift the focus of their rural policy to job creation and retention, and calls on the Commission to assist them in achieving that objective;

Amendment 164 #

Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Michel DANTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Member States and their regions to ~~shift the focus of their rural policy to~~focus more on job creation, and calls on the Commission to assist them in achieving that objective;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. C~~alls on the Member States and their regions to shif~~onsiders that rural policy ought theo focus ~~of their rural policy to~~strongly on job creation, and calls on the Commission to assist them Member States and their regions in achieving that objective;

Amendment 166 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to pay particular attention to the economic and social consequences of certain EU tax provisions that may prove detrimental to employment growth, as is currently the case with the current VAT arrangements applicable to the equine sector, educational and sporting activities on farms and in rural or peri-urban areas as part of agricultural diversification and arrangements for VAT and excise duties on wine products, which, owing to insufficient harmonisation of tax rules, are a barrier to direct and distance between a producers and consumers based in different Member States;

Amendment 167 #

Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to pursue policies which will promote rural areas by developing tourism, which, if appropriately structured and supported with incentives, could be a driver of the cultural, social and economic growth of areas which possess substantial natural, landscape, cultural and agrofood resources; stresses that the touristic development of rural areas and the diversification of farming (to include educational, cultural and recreational activities) also constitute an incentive to rising generations to take control of campaigns, in a spirit of initiative and enterprise geared to innovation, and to the promotion of traditional products;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises that establishing synergies among all stakeholders in rural society will make it possible – with the help of the EAFRD and other European funds – to meet the challenge of providing jobs in rural areas and ensure that agriculture is once again recognised as a key factor in territorial development; between different policy areas will be essential to meet the challenge of providing jobs in rural areas, notes that the CAP funds could be utilised as a dynamic financial tool to create increased synergies with alternative funding sources and programmes, making them accessible to rural areas to increase connectivity, competitiveness, economic diversification and support entrepreneurship;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, in the face of the current economic crisis, the European Union has ~~made jobs – in particular via the Juncker plan –~~decided to make jobs one of its key priorities, and whereas, in that connection, tha CAP whose legitimacy ~~of the CAP must be reaffirmed so that it can b~~is reaffirmed and which is more effective mus~~ed as~~t become one of the principal tools for EU action as regards jobs in rural areas;

Amendment 170 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Considers it important that rural development programmes do more to improve relations between rural and urban areas so as to encourage cooperation and offer opportunities for businesses operating in rural areas that are crucial for the development these areas and job creation; takes the view that villages play an important role in urban- rural relations by providing access to basic services for residents of the surrounding rural areas, and that the Member States should therefore promote services in villages as part of their territorial policies;

Amendment 171 #

Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a medium-term reform of the Common Agricultural Policy which will be a response to the current scenario of prolonged crisis and to the serious impact on employment, particularly in rural areas, will limit red tape and administrative burden for Europe's farmers, and will include greening measures which from the environmental point of view are more effective, measurable and ambitious, and at the same time simpler for farmers to implement;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Draws attention to the need, especially in rural areas, for sustainable strategies to maintain, encourage and support women entrepreneurial initiatives, networks and women organisations in agriculture and in rural areas through easier access to credit, promoting and improving education, vocational training, exchange of best practices and new qualifications in order to stimulate the access of women from rural areas to the labour market as a priority in their future development actions;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses, that the CAP is supposed to strengthen the ownership structure of European agriculture and to make sure that agricultural land is cultivated by owner-operated farms; points out that as a result of purchases of agricultural land by investors small, owner-run holdings are increasingly coming under pressure and thus a proportion of direct payments are being made to international concerns;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls for the establishment of binding rules on fair payment in the food supply chain between food producers, wholesalers and processors to ensure that farmers receive an appropriate share of the value added sufficient to enable them to practice sustainable farming;

Amendment 175 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Stresses that the forestry sector, currently an underutilised asset in Europe, is a major source of jobs that should be better promoted in its various forms throughout the timber industry, adds that the EU is currently suffering from a serious timber supply shortage that requires investment in the infrastructure necessary for the growth of this sector;

Amendment 176 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Emphasises that the access to land is existential for the setting up and extension of an agricultural holding; points out that the access to land is the biggest problem among young farmers to set up an agricultural holding;

Amendment 177 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Paul BRANNEN, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to undertake to encourage and facilitate women’s access to the labour market in rural areas;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

~~Under the future CAP after 2020~~deleted

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

~~Under the future CAP after 2020~~Looking ahead

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, in the face of the current economic crisis, the European Union has made jobs – in particular via the Juncker plan – one of its key priorities, and whereas, in that connection, the ~~legitimacy of the CAP must be reaffirmed so that it can be used as~~CAP can be one of the ~~principal~~ tools for EU action as regards ~~jobs in rural areas~~maintaining and creating jobs in rural areas, mainly in the farming sector;

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

Draws attention to the threat of land grabbing, with serious consequences for agricultural productivity and jobs in rural areas, and calls on the competent authorities to take action to counteract this phenomenon;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 182 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Emphasises that the CAP must have sufficient funding to play an effective long-term role in fost~~Points out that a formal debate on the CAP after 2020 should begin as soon as possible; points out, furthermore, that action under other EU policies (including those concerning ~~employment, promoting the sustainable development of agriculture and ensuring that rural areas retain their appeal (with a focus on quality of life) in comparison with urban areas~~trade, the environment and the climate) affecting agriculture, the food production sector and rural areas should be taken into account to a greater extent in discussions on the new CAP;

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Emphasises that the CAP must have sufficient funding to play an effective long- term role in fostering employment~~, promoting the sustainable development of agriculture and ensuring that rural areas retain their appeal (with a focus on quality of life) in comparison with urban areas~~ as part of a diversified European farming sector, in order to promote sustainable development within this vision of agriculture and the appeal of rural areas; stresses that rural development policy – which enables more direct and more effective action to boost employment and the dynamism of rural areas – should progressively be strengthened, without undermining first pillar support, which must be reorganised to ensure, inter alia, that markets work better and demonstrate greater stability, which is crucial to safeguard agricultural incomes, our model of farming and our food security;

Amendment 184 #

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Emphasises that the CAP must have sufficient funding to play an effective long- term role in fostering employment, promoting the sustainable development of agriculture and ensuring that rural areas retain their appeal (with a focus on quality of life) in comparison with urban areas; calls for an increase in the budget of the CAP and in particular of its rural development pillar, or at least for the present level to be maintained;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Emphasises that the CAP must have sufficient funding that reflects the significant European added value of the policy in order to play an effective long- term role in fostering employment, promoting the sustainable development of agriculture and ensuring that rural areas retain their appeal (with a focus on quality of life) in comparison with urban areas;

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Emphasises that the CAP must have sufficient funding to play an effective long- term role in fostering employment, promoting the sustainable development of agriculture and ensuring that rural areas retain their appeal (with a focus on quality of life and on reducing social exclusion among rural inhabitants) in comparison with urban areas;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Emphasises that the CAP must simplify its bureaucratic procedures and have sufficient funding to play an effective long- term role in fostering employment, promoting the sustainable development of agriculture and ensuring that rural areas retain their appeal (with a focus on quality of life) in comparison with urban areas;

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, in the face of the current economic crisis, the European Union has made jobs – in particular via the Juncker plan – one of its key priorities, and whereas, in that connection, the ~~legitimacy of the CAP must be reaffirmed so that it can~~CAP must be used as one of the principal tools for EU action as regards jobs in rural areas;

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Stresses the need to give young farmers long-term prospects in order to address rural depopulation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce initiatives to support entrepreneurship, emerging industries and the labour market in agriculture and forestry in order to create new and maintain existing agricultural jobs as well as to make them more attractive to young people;

Amendment 191 #

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Emphasises that the CAP must have sufficient funding that reflects the significant European added value of the policy in order to play an effective long- term role in fostering employment, promoting the sustainable development of agriculture and ensuring that rural areas retain their appeal (with a focus on quality of life) in comparison with urban areas;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Points out that a formal debate on the CAP after 2020 should begin as soon as possible; points out, furthermore, that action under other EU policies (including those concerning trade, the environment and the climate) affecting agriculture, the food production sector and rural areas should be taken into account to a greater extent in discussions on the new CAP;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Highlights that increased competitiveness and innovation in the agricultural sector will enhance its sustainability and positive contribution to the wider rural economy;

Amendment 194 #

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Emphasises that within the CAP great importance should be attached to instruments geared towards modernisation and investment, which guarantee the competitiveness of economic sectors located in rural areas (including the agri-food, energy, processing and services industries and the social sector) in a sustainable way, in keeping with environmental rules, thus ensuring that jobs can be maintained; points out that those instruments will also make it possible to further bridge the gaps between Member States and between regions when it comes to agricultural and rural development;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Highlights the importance of the tourism sector as a source of income for farmers (e.g. farm holidays); urges the Member States and the Commission to institute programmes to support investment and entrepreneurship; considers it important to support these farms by means of tourism campaigns;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Notes the CAP simplification measures implemented to date but calls on the Commission to further develop and implement measures to introduce proportionality and flexibility in relation to reducing the CAP's administrative burden and increasing on-farm productivity;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10c. Stresses that there are limitations to what can be achieved under the CAP as its primary aim is security of food supply, effectively addressing the many challenges affecting job creation and maintenance in rural areas will take a broader, cross-policy approach at both regional and Member State level;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

~~11. Calls on the Commission to clearly redefine and propose a European agricultural model that makes retaining territory-based jobs a priority;~~deleted

Amendment 2 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

– having regard to the Commission communication on employment in rural areas: closing the jobs gap (COM (2006)857),

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, in the face of the current economic crisis, the European Union has made jobs – in particular via the Juncker plan – one of its key priorities, and whereas, in that connection, the ~~legitimacy of the CAP must be reaffirmed so that it can be used a~~CAP is one of the principal tools for EU action as regards the retention and creation of jobs in rural areas;

Amendment 200 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

~~11. Calls on the Commission to clearly redefine and propose a European agricultural model that makes retaining territory-based jobs a priority;~~deleted

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

~~11. Calls on the Commission to clearly redefine and propose a European agricultural model that makes retaining territory-based jobs a priority;~~deleted

Amendment 202 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to clearly redefine and propose a public policy supporting a European agricultural model ~~that makes retaining territory-based jobs a priority~~based on family-run, diversified and multi-functional farming that makes retaining territory-based jobs a priority, while taking into account the environment and the need to protect health;

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to clearly redefine and propose a European agricultural model that makes retaining territory-based jobs a priority, with a particular emphasis on territories facing specific constraints as recognised in the TFEU;

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to clearly redefine and propose a European agricultural model that makes retaining properly paid territory-based jobs a priority, while avoiding a focus on poorly paid employment;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to clearly redefine and propose a European agricultural model that makes retaining territory-based jobs a priority, as well as the production of high quality food and non-food products;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to clearly redefine and propose a European agricultural model that makes retaining territory-based jobs and food sovereignty a priority;

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to ~~clearly redefine and propose a European agricultural model that makes retaining territory-based jobs a priority~~propose a competitive and sustainable European agricultural model that can lead to the maintenance and job creation;

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Calls on the Commission to~~Takes the view that fostering job clrea~~rly redefine and propose a European agricultural mo~~tion in rural areas using funding from the Cohesion Fund is vital in ordelr t~~hat makes retaining territory-based jobs a priority~~o ensure that those areas can remain viable;

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Commission to review how it currently defines 'jobs' in agriculture; highlights the distinction between a 'job', which has connotations that a person is an employee and receives a wage (subsidy), and a person earning a 'livelihood' as someone who deals with a resource and makes what they can from it; believes that most farmers fall into the latter category and thus that the Commission should restructure its policy focus towards creating conditions that support livelihoods;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas it is of crucial importance to maintain the two pillars of the CAP due to the fact that Pillar I prevents out- migration of small and family farms from the sector and maintains jobs in the agricultural sector, whereas Pillar II funds ensure job creation in other areas such as tourism, food processing and other related sectors;

Amendment 210 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Member States to develop land monitoring and regulation tools to help them gain a better knowledge of land markets and put an end to the widespread phenomenon of the concentration or grabbing of land and production apparatus;

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Stresses the need for initiatives to improve mobility, digital infrastructure and demographic outlook in rural areas in order to increase the accessibility and attractiveness of rural areas and thus to increase the creation of jobs and their competitiveness;

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Stresses the need to encourage the development, marketing and sale of high- quality agricultural products; calls for initiatives to open new markets as well as to introduce operational product programmes and marketing campaigns in order to ensure product diversification and competitiveness of the European food chain;

Amendment 213 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Takes the view that regaining control of the European market and local markets must be a principle for action under the future CAP, before turning to markets outside the EU;

Amendment 214 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Takes the views that the CAP must take account of European farming in all of its forms and all rural areas, including the most disadvantaged and most fragile amongst them (such as mountain areas and outermost regions) to ensure the best possible use is made of all resources, this also entails bringing farmland that has been abandoned or left fallow back into use;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Points out that the diversification of agriculture and regional niche markets increase and ensure employment in rural areas; Calls for initiatives to support diversification of farms (e.g. direct marketing of agricultural products) and of the rural economy in general (e.g. facilitating the shift from agricultural work to other fields of employment);

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Takes the view that the funds under the future CAP ought to provide more support for small and medium-sized farms, which, because they are generally more diversified, economical and autonomous, and more easily handed over, are more effective in terms of creating added value and territory-based jobs;deleted

Amendment 217 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 219 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Takes the view that the funds under the future CAP ought to apply positive discrimination to territories affected by specific constraints that are recognised in the TFEU and provide more support for small and medium-sized farms, which, because they are generally more diversified, economical and autonomous, and more easily handed over, are more effective in terms of creating added value and territory-based jobs;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas in order to take on the numerous challenges that European agriculture is facing (relating to food, the environment, energy, the climate, etc.), it is vital to come up with a ‘new social contract’ for agriculture that encourages us to rethink the objectives of a genuine public policy that is in everybody’s interests;deleted

Amendment 220 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Takes the view that the funds under the future CAP ought to provide more support for small and medium-sized farms and family businesses grouped into producers’ organisations, which, because they are generally more diversified, economical and autonomous, and more easily handed over, are more effective in terms of creating added value and territory- based jobs;

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Takes the view that the funds under the future CAP ought to provide more support for small and medium-sized farms~~, which, because they are generally more diversified, economical and autonomous, and more easily handed over, are more effective in terms of creating added value and territory-based jobs~~ to reduce the dwindling of small and family farms which are an important economic and social pillar of the region;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Takes the view that the funds under the future CAP ought to provide more support for ~~small and medium-sized~~family farms, which, because they are generally more diversified, economical and autonomous, and more easily handed over, are more effective in terms of creating added value and territory- based jobs;

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point 1 (new)

(1) Points out that CAP direct payments should only be allocated to persons whose main area of activity is agriculture;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Points out that, in the outermost regions, the search for employment solutions in the event that the economy contracts is compromised by the lack of interconnectivity and, given the importance of agriculture in these regions, takes the view that the funds under the future CAP ought to apply positive discrimination to these territories facing specific constraints as recognised in the TFEU, which would have a multiplier effect in terms of promoting other related activities, such as agro- industry, tourism, nature conservation, energy production and the circular economy, in a way that would complement the multi-fund strategy; stresses that this strategy should take account of the positive differentiation factors identified for the outermost regions, which could act as a laboratory for original innovative solutions in agriculture that could be applied to other less extreme and more comprehensive contexts, relating to farm structure, soil and climate conditions and characteristic biodiversity;

Amendment 227 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Considers that group farming should be promoted and financially supported because it reduces farm production costs, in particular mechanisation costs, and promotes solidarity between farmers and the transfer of innovation, know-how and best practice, creating a dynamism conducive to development and employment;

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission to ensure maximum support for small and medium size farms and for a fairer redistribution of payments; calls on the Commission to introduce a ceiling on aid of between EUR 50 000 and EUR 100 000, while protecting national envelopes;

Amendment 229 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission to stimulate diversification and competiveness of small agricultural holdings also with regard to social farming and a service-oriented agriculture;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 230 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Emphasises the linearity of direct aid in the future CAP with a view to reducing the competitiveness gap among farmers;

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 232 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises that it is important that the CAP should provide funding for the positive effects that agriculture brings in terms of jobs and the environment, and that it should provide more support for organic farming and all other sustainable production methods, including agroforestry, in the context of agroecology, which will entail moving beyond current cross-compliance standards and agri-environmental and climate measures; believes that the values of these positive effects in terms of employment and the environment are of interest to society as a whole and are a component which should be included in farm incomes;

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 234 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises that ~~it is important that the CAP should provide funding~~the CAP can also provide more support for the positive effects that agriculture brings in terms of jobs and the environment, ~~and that it should provide more support for~~for example, in the context of organic farming and all other sustainable production methods ~~in the context of agroecology, which will entail moving beyond current cross-compliance standards and agro-environmental and climate measures~~;

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 236 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Emphasi~~Stresses that, it is important that the CAP should provide funding for the positive effects that agriculture brings in terms of jobs and the environment, and that it should provide more support for organic farming and all other sustainable production methods in the context of agroecology, which will entail moving beyond current cross-compliance standards and agri-environmental and climate measurn order for Pillar II of the CAP to effectively address its priorities in a fair manner across all Member States, there needs to be a move away from the historical influence on national allocations towards objective criteria linked to policy objectives and coherent job creation; highlights that a fairer reallocation is required if growth and sustainable job creation in rural areas is to become a reality across all regions and Member States;

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises that it is important that the CAP should provide funding for the positive effects that agriculture brings in terms of jobs and the environment, and that it should provide more support for organic farming and all other sustainable production methods in the context of agroecology, which will entail ending the decoupling of aid and moving beyond current cross-compliance standards and agri-environmental and climate measures;

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas ~~in order to take on the numerous challenges that~~ European agriculture is facing (a number of challenges relating to food security, the environment, energy, ~~the~~and climate~~, etc.)~~ change, it is vital to ~~come up with a ‘new social contract’ for agriculture that encourages us to rethink the objectives of a genuine public policy that is in everybody’s interests~~develop innovative solutions to meet these challenges to ensure the resilience and competitiveness of the sector;

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises that it is important that the CAP should provide funding for the positive effects that agriculture brings in terms of jobs and the environment, and that it should provide more support for organic farming and all other sustainable production methods in the context of agroecology, which will entail ~~moving beyond current cross-compliance standards and agri-environmental and climate meas~~simplifying the current regulations and adopting regulations which can be implemented in a simple, comprehensible and problem- free way in the futures;

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Recalls the positive example of 'organic districts', namely areas where, by means of a coordinated set of measures, products of local arable and livestock farming produced by organic methods and all the economic operators which depend on them (agrofood, gastronomic and touristic undertakings) are promoted, an instrument which has already shown that it can increase local income and assist the defence of the land by means of conservation of the countryside and of traditional products;

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Highlights the potential of sustainable farming and food systems, especially organic farming, as well as sustainable management of soil, water, biodiversity and rural infrastructure to preserve and create decent employment in farming and thriving rural economies;

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

~~14. Takes the view that regaining control of the European market must be a principle for action under the future CAP, before turning to markets outside the EU;~~deleted

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

~~14. Takes the view that regaining control of the European market must be a principle for action under the future CAP, before turning to markets outside the EU;~~deleted

Amendment 245 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

~~14. Takes the view that regaining control of the European market must be a principle for action under the future CAP, before turning to markets outside the EU;~~deleted

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

~~14. Takes the view that regaining control of the European market must be a principle for action under the future CAP, before turning to markets outside the EU;~~deleted

Amendment 247 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Takes the view that regaining control of the European market must be a principle for action under the future CAP, before turning to markets outside the EU; in this regard, considers that trade agreements such as TTIP, CETA and the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement pose a significant threat the European Agriculture and Employment markets and will work against policies aimed at stimulating local production and supporting agricultural livelihoods;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Takes the view that regaining control of the European market must be a principle for action under the future CAP, before turning to markets outside the EU; considers it essential to lay down more effective provisions regulating access to EU markets for agricultural products from third countries and to impose a strict ban on all products which could not be produced in the EU for failure to comply with EU standards in force;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Takes the view that regaining control of the European market must be a principle for action under the future CAP, before turning to markets outside the EU, including by reducing the cost of labour, which at present is one of the biggest obstacles to the competitiveness of European businesses;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas in order to take on the numerous challenges that European agriculture is facing (relating to food, the environment, energy, the climate, etc.), it is vital to ~~come up with a ‘new social contract’ for agriculture that encourages us to rethink the objectives of a genuine public policy that is in everybody’s interests~~strengthen the common agricultural policy, which is one of the most important aspects of European integration, and to increase its budget;

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Takes the view that regaining control of the European market must be a principle for action under the future CAP, before turning to markets outside the EU, in order to ensure that dependence on exports and imports does not damage the economy;

Amendment 251 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Takes the view that regaining control of the European market must be a principle for action under the future CAP~~, before~~ as a complement to turning to markets outside the EU;

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Takes the view that regaining control of the European market must beremain a principle for action under the future CAP, ~~before~~while also turning to markets outside the EU;

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Expresses concern at the potential negative employment impact on agriculture of the trade deals currently being negotiated or scoped by the Commission with Canada, the United States, MERCOSUR and Australia/New Zealand, with a potentially high cumulative impact on farm incomes due to significant quantities of meat entering the EU market; notes that the Joint Research Centre's MERCOSUR impact assessment estimated a 7.75 billion EUR loss for European agriculture, with the beef sector taking the brunt; believes that free trade agreements should not lead to unfair competition towards small and medium sized farms and undermine local economies and jobs;

Amendment 254 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Takes the view that, in order to improve the currently inadequate organisation in the fruit and vegetable sector, EU support for projects among the newly-formed fruit and vegetable growers' associations should be reinstated;

Amendment 255 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that, against a backdrop of deep uncertainty as regards the future of low, volatile agricultural prices, the EU must do more to influence the markets, where they are failing, by establishing safety nets and prevention and crisis management systems that could, for example, draw on countercyclical aid, allowing farmers to benefit from more advantageous prices; believes, also, that in the face of the risks associated with global warming, the EU must do all it can to enhance the positive role that agriculture can play, through measures including agronomy and improved soil management for better capture carbon, and that it is important to provide technical and financial support to farmers to gradually change their practices and to innovate;

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

~~15.~~ Emphasises that, against a backdrop ~~15.~~ of deep uncertainty as regards the future of low, volatile agricultural prices, the EU must do more to influence the markets by establishing safety nets and prevention and crisis management systems that could, for example, draw on countercyclical aid, allowing farmers to benefit from more advantageous prices; stresses the need to return to models which more smoothly regulate product prices and volumes (as was the case with milk quotas), in order to maintain the production balances between the Member States;

Amendment 257 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that, against a backdrop of deep uncertainty as regards the future of low, volatile agricultural prices, the EU must do more to influence the markets by establishing safety nets and prevention and crisis management systems that could, for example, draw on countercyclical aid, allowing farmers to benefit from more advantageous prices; sees a need to reform the currently unpopular income stabilisation tool so that it becomes as successful a measure as the price guarantee schemes used in the US;

Amendment 258 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that, against a backdrop of deep uncertainty as regards the future of low, volatile agricultural prices, the EU must do more to influence the markets by establishing safety nets and prevention and crisis management systems that could, for example, draw on countercyclical aid, allowing farmers to benefit from more advantageous prices; considers that under the future CAP the share of funding for the crisis reserve fund and for measures to stabilise agricultural markets should be increased, which will help to maintain employment in rural areas;

Amendment 259 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that, against a backdrop of deep uncertainty as regards the future of low, volatile agricultural prices, the EU must do more to ~~influence~~correct the erratic effects of the markets by establishing safety nets ~~and~~, prevention and crisis management systems and risk management tools that could, for example, draw on countercyclical aid, allowing farmers to benefit from more advantageous prices; considers, in particular, that the CAP must also strengthen the insurance schemes for protecting farmers against the various climate, health and economic risks;

Amendment 26 #

C. whereas in order to take on the numerous challenges that European agriculture is facing (relating to food~~, the environment~~ production, biodiversity, sustainability, energy~~, the~~ and climate, etc.), ~~it is vital to come up with a ‘new social contract’ for agriculture that encourag~~new objectives mus ~~to rethink the objectives of a genuine~~t be formulated for a public policy that is in everybody’s interests;

Amendment 260 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that, against a backdrop of deep uncertainty as regards the future of low, volatile agricultural prices, the EU must do more to influence production management, via mechanisms enabling regulation aiming to strike a balance between supply and demand, and the markets by establishing safety nets and prevention and crisis management systems that could, for example, draw on countercyclical aid, allowing farmers to benefit from more advantageous prices;

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that, against a backdrop of deep uncertainty as regards the future of low, volatile agricultural prices, the EU must do more to influence the markets by establishing safety nets and prevention and crisis management systems that could, for example, draw on countercyclical aid, which in the case of the outermost regions would boost the specific financial envelope allocated to them, allowing farmers to benefit from more advantageous prices;

Amendment 262 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that, against a backdrop of deep uncertainty as regards the future of low, volatile agricultural prices, the EU must do more to influence the markets by establishing safety nets and prevention and crisis management systems that could, for example, draw on countercyclical aid, allowing farmers to benefit from more advantageous prices and involving the farmers themselves in the financing of risk management systems;

Amendment 263 #

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that, against a backdrop of deep uncertainty as regards the future of low, volatile agricultural prices, the EU must doachieve the Treaty aims of the CAP, doing more to influence the markets by establishing safety nets and prevention and crisis management systems that could, for example, draw on countercyclical aid, allowing farmers to benefit from more advantageous prices;

Amendment 264 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 265 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Emphasise~~Considers that, against a backdrop of ~~deep~~ uncertainty as regards the future of potentially low, volatile agricultural prices, the ~~EU must do more to influence the markets by establishing safety nets and prevention and crisis management systems that could, for example, draw on countercyclical aid, allowing farm~~Commission should look at developing new, innovative systems to deal with this in future in orders to ben~~efit from more advantageous prices~~sure the resilience and competitiveness of the agricultural sector;

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 267 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that, against a backdrop of deep uncertainty as regards the future of currently low, volatile agricultural prices, the EU must do more to influence the markets by establishing safety nets and prevention and crisis management systems that could, for example, draw on countercyclical aid, allowing farmers to benefit from more advantageous prices;

Amendment 268 #

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Emphasises, furthermore, that direct payments should remain a CAP instrument beyond 2020, to support and stabilise farm income, to compensate for the costs arising from complying with high EU standards (as regards production methods, and environmental requirements in particular), and to maintain agricultural production in the least- favoured regions; points out that direct payments should thus be geared towards ensuring that farming is economically stable, as well as guaranteeing food and environmental security; points out, in that context, that it is essential to level out direct payment rates in order to ensure a level playing field for competition in the EU’s single market, as well as for the sustainable exploitation of agricultural resources at EU level;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas in order to take on the numerous challenges that European agriculture is facing (relating to food, the environment, energy, the climate, ~~etc.~~in terms of agricultural productivity and biodiversity), it is vital to come up with a ‘new social contract’ for agriculture that encourages us to rethink the objectives of a genuine public policy that is in everybody’s interests;

Amendment 270 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Emphasises, furthermore, that direct payments should remain a CAP instrument beyond 2020, to support and stabilise farm income, to compensate for the costs arising from complying with high EU standards (as regards production methods, in particular environmental requirements), and to maintain agricultural production in the least- favoured regions; points out that direct payments should thus be geared towards ensuring that farming is economically stable, as well as guaranteeing food and environmental security; points out, in that context, that it is essential to level out direct payment rates in order to ensure a level playing field for competition in the EU’s single market, as well as for the sustainable exploitation of agricultural resources at EU level;

Amendment 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Points out that only the European Union bases its policy on supports decoupled from production, along with environmental constraints, whereas the agricultural policies of the major producing countries are based on supports which are directly linked to the price and volume of production; stresses, therefore, the importance of considering the implementation of countercyclical and insurance tools under the CAP, within the budgetary limits of the multi-annual financial framework;

Amendment 272 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Feels that, since there are significant differences in the levels of cooperation between farmers in individual Member States and since a lack of cooperation adversely affects farmers' ability to resist crisis situations and market pressures, the CAP should comprehensively promote the development of farmers' cooperation, particularly in the production and processing sectors;

Amendment 273 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Takes the view that the new CAP must also include insurance mechanisms so that farmers are better equipped to deal with uncertainties of all kinds;

Amendment 274 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for the PAC to prioritise, under the EIP, support for innovative, more sustainable agricultural and forestry models for the production of food and non- food goods and services (renewables, bioeconomics, etc.), developing the full range of resources in each rural territory; stresses at the same time that food resources and resources which serve for food production should not be used for other economic purposes;

Amendment 275 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for the PAC to prioritise, under the EIP, support for innovative, more sustainable agricultural and forestry models for the production of food and non- food goods and services (renewables, and bioeconomics, ~~etc.~~offering farmers new prospects for the supply of raw materials in the post-petroleum industrial era), developing the full range of resources in each rural territory;

Amendment 276 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for the ~~PAC~~Commission to prioritise, under the ~~EIP~~second pillar of the CAP, the EIP and Horizon 2020, support for innovative, more sustainable agricultural and forestry models for the production of food and non- food goods and services (renewables, bioeconomics, etc.), developing the full range of resources in each rural territory;

Amendment 277 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for the PAC to prioritise, under the EIP, support for innovative, more sustainable agricultural and forestry models for the production of ~~food and non-food goods and services (renewables, bioeconomics, etc.)~~goods and services, developing the full range of resources in each rural territory;

Amendment 278 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for the PAC to prioritise, under the EIP, support for innovative, more sustainable agricultural and forestry models – including precision agriculture – for the production of food and non- food goods and services (renewables, bioeconomics, etc.), developing the full range of resources in each rural territory;

Amendment 279 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. C~~alls for the PAC to prioritise, under the EIP, support~~onsiders that greater attention is needed for innovative, more sustainable agricultural and forestry models for the production of food and non- food goods and services (renewables, bioeconomics, etc.), developing the full range of resources in each rural territory;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

~~D. whereas the focus of agriculture needs to be shifted so that it becomes territory-based once again, in order to ensure that rural areas are dynamic and job-rich;~~deleted

Amendment 280 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for the PAC to prioritise, under the EIP in particular, support for innovative, more sustainable agricultural and forestry models for the production of food and non- food goods and services (renewables, bioeconomics, rural tourism, etc.), developing the full range of resources in each rural territory;

Amendment 281 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for the PAC to prioritise, under the EIP, support for innovative, ~~more~~ sustainable agricultural and forestry models for the production of food and non- food goods and services (renewables, bioeconomics, etc.), developing the full range of resources in each rural territory;

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls ~~for~~on the ~~PAC to prioritise,~~Commission to improve access for farmers to EIB funding options and to explore options under the EIP, to provide support for innovative, more sustainable agricultural and forestry models for the production of food and non- food goods and services ~~(renewables, bioeconomics, etc.), developing the full range of resources in each rural territory~~;

Amendment 283 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Expresses its firm belief that it will be necessary even in the future to promote continuing vocational training for farmers and agricultural workers and to make sure that scientific knowledge and innovations are disseminated, thus ensuring adaptability to the changing environment and making it easier to engage in economic activity;

Amendment 284 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Takes the view that bottom-up approaches to local development such as LEADER/CLLD have proven to be effective not only in terms of jobs created but also in terms of low levels of public expenditure per job created, and that they should therefore be further strengthened and implemented in all Member States by means of multi-fund approaches; stresses in particular the role of Local Action Group (LAG) leaders in providing technical and service support for initiatives aimed at getting projects which promote employment off the ground; calls for the LAGs to have the broadest possible autonomy in order to maximise their effectiveness;

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Takes the view that bottom-up approaches to local development such as LEADER/CLLD have proven to be effective and that they should be further strengthened and implemented in all Member States by means of multi-fund approaches; takes the view that recent reforms in some Member States away from the bottom-up approach have contributed to a loss in the entire social fabric of the LEADER programme;

Amendment 286 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Takes the view that bottom-up approaches to local development such as LEADER/CLLD ~~have proven to be effective and that they~~ should be further strengthened and implemented in all Member States by means of multi-fund approaches. Adds that mechanisms should be put in place to ensure the meaningful involvement of the social partners;

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Takes the view that bottom-up approaches to local development such as LEADER/CLLD have proven to be effective and that they should be further strengthened and implemented in all Member States by ~~means of multi-fund approach~~by making it possible to combine resources from several funds and by strengthening the role of local and regional authorities;

Amendment 288 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Takes the view that bottom-up approaches to local development such as LEADER/CLLD have proven to be effective and that they should be further strengthened, promoted and implemented in all Member States by means of multi- fund approaches;

Amendment 289 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Takes the view that bottom-up approaches to local development such as LEADER/CLLD have proven to be only partially effective and th~~at they should be further strengthened and implemented in all Member States by means of multi-fund approach~~en not in every Member State, so that their possible future application should fall within the competence of the Member States;

Amendment 29 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas ~~the focus of agriculture needs to be shifted so that it becomes territory-based once again, in order to ensure that rural areas are dynamic and job-rich~~, for too long, insufficient attention has been paid to shifting the focus of agriculture to make it territory- based once again – necessarily rooting production and employment in specific areas – and whereas we have a duty to sustain farming as a core activity performed by men and women in the areas where they live, in order to ensure that rural areas are dynamic and job-rich; whereas this refocusing will also make for a healthy balance between urban and rural development;

Amendment 290 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Takes the view that bottom-up approaches to local development such as LEADER/CLLD have proven to be effective and that they should be further ~~strengthened and implemented in all~~considered by Member States ~~by means of~~as possible multi-fund approaches;

Amendment 291 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Notes that difficulty in accessing information with regards to relevant national and EU programming and funding is a barrier to the development of the rural economy;

Amendment 292 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the European Commission to come forward with models of good practice with regard to transnational LEADER II projects;

Amendment 293 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

~~18. Calls for investment provided under the rural development policy to be prioritised with a focus on jobs;~~deleted

Amendment 294 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for investment provided under the rural development policy to be prioritised with a focus on jobs; and recommends that rural development programmes include a strengthening of micro-financing, which is particularly useful in helping agricultural and non- agricultural businesses get off the ground;

Amendment 295 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for investment provided under the rural development policy to be prioritised with a focus on jobs by introducing requirements concerning the efficiency of the recipient businesses and creating incentives to recruit employees;

Amendment 296 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for investment provided under the rural development policy to be prioritised with a focus on jobs, the unemployment rate and change trends for these indicators;

Amendment 297 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Calls for~~Points out that investment provided under the rural development policy ~~to be prioritised with a focus on job~~is a support for employment in rural areas;

Amendment 298 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Stresses that the importance of the Second Pillar for job creation can be enhanced by allowing much more flexibility according to region specific needs;

Amendment 299 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas rural areas represent more than 77% of EU territory and whereas many jobs in those areas – a high proportion of them non-relocatable – depend on agriculture and the agro-food industry;

Amendment 30 #

Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas there is a growing role for, and interest in, urban and peri-urban agriculture, and a changing consumption model that combines various factors including a minimal environmental footprint, high-quality local production and recognition of the value of the work done by small and regional producers;

Amendment 300 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Takes the view that, for the future, there is a need to develop high-quality, territory-based food systems supplying raw or processed food products by promoting individual responsibility and the involvement of ~~all~~ stakeholders – either grouped together as producers, processors, distributors and consumers, or only as producers and consumer communities – in qualitative and contract- related activities designed to ensure food and health security, as well as fair incomes ~~for farmer~~so that farmers can earn a decent livelihood and sustain employment on their farms; notes that these food systems can, in particular but not solely, take the form of short supply chains and/or local markets;

Amendment 301 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Takes the view that, for the future, there is a need to develop high-quality, territory-based food systems by promoting individual responsibility and the involvement of all stakeholders in qualitative and contract-related activities designed to ensure food and health security, as well as fair incomes for farmers; takes the view that more EU resources should in future be devoted to the development and operation of certain special food quality systems, for example the French red label, and the further development of European gastronomy, which is deservedly world famous;

Amendment 302 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Takes the view that, for the future, there is a need to develop high-quality, territory-based food systems by promoting individual responsibility and the involvement of all stakeholders in qualitative and contract-related activities designed to ensure food and health security, as well as fair incomes for farmers; considers it essential, to that end, to better adapt the legislation on public tenders, so that local authorities can promote local production;

Amendment 303 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Mairead McGUINNESS

19. Takes the view that~~, for the future,~~ there is a need to continue to develop high-quality, territory-based food systems by promoting individual responsibility and the involvement of all stakeholders in qualitative and contract-related activities designed to ensure food and health security, as well as fair incomes for farmers;

Amendment 304 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point 1 (new)

(1) Draws attention to the need for additional support for agriculture and the creation of agricultural jobs in less favoured areas and in the EU's external border areas;

Amendment 305 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Considers that multi-stakeholder partnerships involving farmers and other rural stakeholders should be promoted because they make it possible to develop many activities which create direct and indirect employment, such as the structuring of local food and non-food chains and the implementation of various services (rural tourism, maintenance of private and public space, etc.);

Amendment 306 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Believes that the Commission and Member States should incentivise farmers through the CAP and other policies to diversify their sources of income thus insulating themselves from down turns in the market; considers that such diversification could include eco-tourism, the development of renewable energies such as wind and solar, adding value to agricultural produce through processing, and farm shops;

Amendment 307 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Commission to establish more support for local cooperatives in order to regain control over prices and their products;

Amendment 308 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Notes that the tourism sector offers significant opportunities for generating revenue and direct and induced employment in agriculture and rural areas, allowing the historical, cultural, gastronomic, landscape and environmental heritage of each region to be enhanced; notes, also, that a region's attractiveness to tourists is based not only on its history, but increasingly also on the quality of its food products, its landscapes and its environment; believes that, for all these reasons, the tourism sector should receive more support from the rural development policy;

Amendment 309 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Invites the Commission to consider setting definitions for what it means to be a local producer in order to stimulate this type of production;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

Amendment 310 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19c. Stresses that the challenges linked to climate change and the environment call for significant public and private job- creating investment, with support from the emergence of new professions, to ensure that rural resources are maintained and preserved and that the quality of degraded ecosystems is restored, to tackle floods and fires more effectively and to improve protection of water, soil and air quality and biodiversity; notes that while this certainly involves cooperation between agriculture and other rural stakeholders, it offers new opportunities for income diversification in agriculture;

Amendment 311 #

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Stanisław OŻÓG, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 312 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 313 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 314 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Member States to make significant progress towards top- down social harmonisation of the agricultural workforce, thereby minimising the damage done by internal social dumping, which undermines jobs; believes that strong regulations are essential to improve the conditions of labour and quality of work for agricultural workers, and calls for adequate minimum wages for farm workers and regulated working conditions which ensure safety and avoid exploitation on issues like excessive hours worked;

Amendment 315 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Member States to make significant progress towards top- down social harmonisation of the agricultural workforce, thereby minimising the damage done by internal social dumping, which undermines jobs; calls for more effective efforts to tackle abuse connected with the Posting of Workers Directive and, more broadly, for a revision of that directive so that posted workers are employed under the same conditions in terms of social security contributions as nationals of the country concerned;

Amendment 316 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Member States to ~~make significant progress towards top- down social harmonisation of the agricultural~~ensure fair competition on workforce, thereby minimising the damage done by ~~internal~~ social dumping, which undermines jobs;

Amendment 317 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Member States to make significant progress towards top- down social harmonisation of the agricultural workforce and its costs, thereby minimising the damage done by internal social dumping, which undermines jobs;

Amendment 318 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Notes that agriculture is one of the more dangerous occupations, with particular risks for injury or death from machinery and livestock (194 fatalities in Ireland alone in the last ten years); calls on national health and safety authorities to receive adequate resources to spread information about farm safety, for appropriate national laws to eliminate major risks, and for adequate compensation schemes for life-changing accidents;

Amendment 319 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls for the digital infrastructure of rural areas to be developed, thereby creating and securing modern jobs in line with the requirements of the networked economy;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

Amendment 320 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

~~21. Takes the view that it is vital to ensure that public and private services are in place to make it possible to maintain and develop employment in rural areas;~~deleted

Amendment 321 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Takes the view that it is vital to ensure that public and private services are in place to make it possible to maintain and develop employment in rural areas; believes that people in rural areas have a right to equal access to quality public services like education, social and health care; considers it essential that all - local, regional (where it exist) and local tiers of governmental as well as private sector work together to ensure that rural and remote areas are not deprived of equal access to essential infrastructure such as public and private transport links, a secure supply of energy and reliable and fast broadband technology - without which rural enterprises and households will be at a permanent disadvantage, and migration to urban areas will continue;

Amendment 322 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Takes the view that it is vital to ensure that public and private services are in place to ensure the attractiveness of rural areas and to make it possible to ~~maintain and~~ develop employment in ~~rural area~~those areas; considers that all regions should therefore have quality access to high-speed broadband communication networks;

Amendment 323 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Takes the view that it is vital to ensure that public and private services such as broadband, integrated and accessible transport networks, and finance and credit schemes for rural entrepreneurs, micro-enterprises and SMEs, are in place to make it possible to maintain and develop employment in rural areas;

Amendment 324 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Takes the view that it is vital to ensure that public and private services are in place to make it possible to maintain and develop employment in rural areas, particularly by promoting policies of investment in infrastructure in less favoured, peripheral and island regions;

Amendment 325 #

21. Takes the view that it is vital to ensure that public ~~and private~~ services are in place to make it possible to maintain and develop employment in rural areas;

Amendment 326 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Takes the view, with regard to the recent animal epidemics – such as African swine fever, which hit the Baltic states and Poland, and avian influenza, which struck France – and the recent food safety scandals, such as the 2011 E. coli outbreak, the 2013 horse meat scandal, and the current counterfeit honey scandal – that a significant increase in the amount spent on food and feed security – as set out in the third chapter of the EU budget – is needed, as the EUR 1.93 billion allocated for the current seven-year period is completely inadequate;

Amendment 327 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Believes that people in rural areas have a right to equal access to quality public services like education and health care; considers it essential that all governmental and private authorities work together to ensure that rural and remote areas are not deprived of equal access to essential infrastructure such as public and private transport links, a secure supply of energy and reliable and fast broadband technology - without which rural enterprises and households will be at a permanent disadvantage, and migration to urban areas will continue;

Amendment 328 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Stresses that farmers are highly confronted with CAP related administrative costs and that these costs vary substantially among Member States; calls on the Commission and Member States to decrease administrative burden by cutting red tape and simplification as well as ensuring cost-effective transposition of the CAP;

Amendment 329 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Stresses that access to basic services such as education, health care and housing and the continuity of these services are prerequisites for an environment conducive to job creation and for meeting the vital needs of people living in rural areas;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the foundations of the last CAP reform continue to serve as the basis for a dominant mode of agricultural development that relies on increasingly large, concentrated and specialised farms that practise intensive farming, with an increasing focus on capital rather than employment; whereas certain Member States use this model on a massive scale to grab additional market shares at the expense of other Member States, and whereas this constitutes a serious threat to the continuing viability of farm production, especially stock rearing, in most rural areas;

Amendment 330 #

Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Considers it vital to facilitate access to high-speed internet (broadband) in rural areas in order to reduce the digital divide in terms of infrastructure which exists in rural areas and to increase the competitiveness of farms;

Amendment 331 #

Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Considers it vital to ask public authorities to create extension services and services to assist farm management in rural areas in order to modernise European farming and do away with obsolete traditional methods;

Amendment 34 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the foundations of the last CAP reform continue to serve as the basis for a dominant mode of agricultural development that relies on increasingly large, concentrated and specialised farms that practise intensive farming, ~~with an increasing focus~~in many cases supplying commodities for processing outside the rural areas, with an approach to farming primarily in terms of output volumes and financial return, and also focusing increasingly on capital rather than employment;

Amendment 35 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the foundations of the last CAP reform continue to serve as the basis for a dominant mode of agricultural development that relies on increasingly large, concentrated and specialised farms that practise intensive farming, with an increasing focus on capital rather than employmentenabled aid to be redirected and distributed more fairly among the Member States and the various agricultural sectors, and reaffirmed the role of the CAP in economic terms and as a social stabilising factor for farms and rural regions;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the foundations of the last CAP reform continue to serve as the basis for a dominant mode of agricultural development that relies on increasingly large, concentrated and specialised farms that practise intensive farming, with an increasing focus on capital rather than employmentreformed CAP includes provisions under Pillar II to support wider rural development and diversification which can go some way towards maintaining and generating employment in rural areas;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas, although studies have shown that Direct Payments through Pillar 1 do not directly create jobs, they play a vital role in maintaining jobs and keeping farmers on the land; whereas should this policy support be withdrawn, 30% of European farmers would be forced to cease activities and exit the agricultural sector; whereas these payments keep small farmers and rural areas alive;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the primary objective of Pillar I of the reformed CAP is the security of the food supply which helps to maintain existing employment in agriculture;

Amendment 39 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas direct payment supports for farmers in peripheral areas, farming on disadvantaged or marginal land are vital not only to ensure that these farmers remain on the land and earn a decent livelihood, but also to ensure that this land is protected and plays a role in attracting tourism to these areas;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)

-Aa. whereas, taken together, agriculture and the agro-food industry account for 6% of the GDP of the EU, 15 million businesses and 46 million jobs;

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)

Ec. whereas there is a requirement to ensure a fairer distribution of Pillar 1 payments to maximise the positive impact of this support;

Amendment 41 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas experience on the ground shows that other kinds of agricultural development are possible, providing better results in terms of food quality and agronomic, environmental and economic performance, and that small and medium- sized farms that are generally more diversified, more innovative and better organised in terms of forming associations involving group agriculture are more inclined to be resilient in times of crisis;deleted

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas experience on the ground shows that other kinds of agricultural development are possible, providing better results in terms of food quality and agronomic, environmental and economic performance, and that small and medium- sized farms that are generally more diversified, more innovative and highly flexible, being better organised in terms of forming associations involving group agriculture, are more inclined to be resilient in times of crisis and adapt more easily to the effects of a crisis;

Amendment 44 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas ~~experience on the ground shows that other~~many kinds of agricultural development are possible, providing better results in terms of food quality and agronomic, environmental and economic performance, and ~~that small and medium- sized farms that are generally~~ it is important to promorte diversi~~fied, more innovative and better organised in terms of forming~~ty of agricultural systems and recognise associations involving group agriculture ~~are more inclined to b~~in order to be more resilient in times of crisis;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas experience on the ground shows that other kinds of agricultural development are possible, providing better results in terms of food quality and agronomic, environmental and economic performance, and ~~that~~favouring small and medium- sized farms ~~that~~, which are generally more diversified, more innovative and better organised in terms of forming associations involving group agriculture ~~are~~in order to make them more inclined to be resilient in times of crisis;

Amendment 47 #

F. whereas ~~experience on the ground shows that~~ other kinds of agricultural development are possible, providing ~~better~~diversified results in terms of food quality and agronomic, environmental and economic performance, and that small and medium- sized farms that are generally ~~more diversified, more innovative and better organised in terms of forming associations involving~~also innovative and provide solutions for current challenges, producers groups a~~griculture are more incline~~nd cooperative structures that tend to be more resilient in times of crisis;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas ~~experience on the ground shows that~~ other kinds of agricultural development are possible, providing better results in terms of food quality and agronomic, environmental and socioeconomic performance, and that small and medium- sized farms that are generally more diversified, more innovative and better organised in terms of forming associations involving group agriculture are more inclined to be resilient in times of crisis;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas experience on the ground shows that ~~other kind~~we should support many aspects of agricultural development ~~are possible, providing better~~in order to achieve the best possible results in terms of food quality and agronomic, environmental and economic performance~~, and that~~; whereas we should give equal opportunities in the European Union to small ~~and~~, medium- sized ~~farms that are generally more diversified, more innovative and better organised in terms of forming associations involving group agriculture are more inclined to be resilient in times of crisis~~and large farms, as a versatile rural economy is the key to the development of European agriculture;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, in many European countries over the past few decades, the number of farmers in rural areas has drastically decreased and employment in those areas has continued to decline; whereas between 2005 and 2014, there was a reduction of almost one quarter (- 23.6%) in agricultural labour input in the EU-281a; _________________ 1a Eurostat, 2016

Amendment 50 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

Amendment 53 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the current crisis shows that the unregulated market is unable to ensure price stability or maintain jobs, and that it is time to come up with new regulatory tools that are tailored to the hypercompetition pertaining in Europe and the rest of the world, and to identify long- term objectives which will promote production planning whose fundamental aims include meeting the European population's food requirements;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the current crisis shows that the unregulated market is unable to ensure price stability or maintain jobs, and that it is time to come up with new regulatory tools that are tailored to the hypercompetition pertaining in Europe and the rest of the world; whereas a case in point is the way that the abolition of production quotas (for sugar and milk), which accompanied deregulation, contributed to a general drop in prices;

Amendment 55 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the current crisis shows that ~~the unregulated market is unable to ensure price stability or maintain jobs, and that it~~ , within the framework of a market- oriented CAP, it is essential to retain a common agricultural market organis atimeon and to come up with appropriate new regulatory tools t~~hat are tailored to the hypercompetition pertaining in Europe and the rest of the world~~o ensure price stability and sustain agricultural jobs and income;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas European farmers operate in an increasingly global market and therefore experience greater exposure to price volatility than other sectors; whereas trade deals currently being negotiated such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement pose a threat to job creation and the creation of conditions to support agricultural livelihoods;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas the payment system that currently exists in the food supply chain does not guarantee the sustainable distribution of added value, and it often determines that the earnings of primary producers are not even sufficient to cover their costs;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas compared with urban areas, rural areas are usually characterised by statistically higher levels of unemployment and significantly lower residents' incomes, as well as less attractive infrastructure and less access to services, the costs of providing which are significant due to lower population density and accessibility;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas the European Commission's own impact assessment on the effects TTIP notes that "predominantly rural areas focussed on specific activities and with limited alternatives are more vulnerable"; whereas rural areas and rural jobs are threatened by the movements away from traditional farming models that this agreement will bring;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, in many European countries over the past few decades, the number of farmers in rural areas has drastically decreased, as have incomes of farmers and other agricultural workers, and employment in those areas has continued to decline;

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas job creation in rural areas must be part and parcel of a sustainable policy that is tailored to ecosystems and involves the maintenance and development of agricultural and ~~agriculture-~~related activities which are indirectly linked to agriculture and that forge links between the various stakeholders both socially and in terms of solidarity, such as agrotourism and landscape management, where the role of country estates and historic country residences is essential;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas job creation in rural areas must be part and parcel of a sustainable policy that is tailored to ecosystems and involves the maintenance and development of agricultural ~~and agriculture-related activities that forge links between the various stakeholders both socially and in terms of solidarity~~, forestry and sector-related activities;

Amendment 63 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

Amendment 64 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas job creation in rural areas must be part ~~and parcel~~ of a sustainable policy that ~~is tailored to ecosystems and~~ involves the maintenance and development of agricultural and ~~agriculture-related~~rural activities that forge links between the various stakeholders ~~both socially and in terms of solidarity~~from an economic, environmental and social point of view;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas job creation in rural areas must be part and parcel of a sustainable policy that is tailored to ~~ecosystems and involves~~specific territories and involves, in particular, the maintenance and development of agricultural and agriculture-related activities that forge links between the various stakeholders both socially and in terms of solidarity;

Amendment 66 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the future of rural areas does not depend exclusively on the development of the agricultural sector but is also linked to the rest of the economy, and whereas there is a need to put in place decentralised local policies and a genuine territorial system, seeking synergies between all activities ~~and allowing for~~in the broader context of jointly building on rural resources through collective and cross- sector approaches, while ensuring that public services are in place everywhere;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the future of rural areas does not depend exclusively on the development of the agricultural sector but is also linked to the rest of the economy, through the combination of agricultural activities with rural tourism and the development of integrated production capacities, and whereas there is a need to put in place a genuine territorial system, seeking synergies between all activities and allowing for collective and cross-sector approaches;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the future of rural areas does not depend exclusively on the development of the agricultural sector but is also linked to the rest of the economy, in particular to forestry, crafts, tourism and the development of small and medium- sized enterprises, and whereas there is a need to put in place a genuine territorial system, seeking synergies between all activities and allowing for collective and cross-sector approaches;

Amendment 69 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the future of rural areas does not depend exclusively on the development of the agricultural sector but is also linked to ~~the rest of the economy~~socioeconomic aspects and the identity and culture of the rural population, and whereas there is a need to put in place a genuine territorial system, seeking synergies between all activities and allowing for collective and cross-sector approaches;

Amendment 7 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Tibor SZANYI, Maria NOICHL, Nicola CAPUTO, Momchil NEKOV, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, in many European countries over the past few decades, the number of farmers in rural areas has drastically decreased and agricultural employment in those areas has continued to decline;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the future of rural areas does not depend exclusively on the development of the agricultural sector but is also linked to the ~~rest~~maintenance of other economyic activities, and whereas there is a need to put in place a genuine territorial system, seeking synergies between all activities and allowing for collective and cross-sector approaches;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the future of rural areas does not depend exclusively on the development of the agricultural sector but is also linked to the rest of the economy, and ~~whereas there is a need to put in place a genu~~thus collective and cross-sectoral approaches includineg t~~erritorial system, seeking synergies between all activities and allowing for collective and cross-sector approaches~~he use of other EU funds will also be necessary to stimulate rural development and employment;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas, to that end, it is absolutely vital to focus on the many jobs that this ‘in- place’ agriculture (which includes forestry) provides – jobs that cannot be relocated and that involve food and non-food ~~goods, as well as services~~services, such as green and blue services, which are very important for landscape management;

Amendment 73 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas~~, to that end, it is absolutely vital to focus on~~ it is necessary to bear in mind theat many ~~jobs that this ‘in-place’~~rural jobs are dependent on agriculture (which includes forestry) ~~provides – jobs that cannot be relocated and that involve food and non-food goods, as well as services~~and cannot be relocated;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas, to that end, it is absolutely vital to focus on the many jobs that ~~this ‘in-place’~~ agriculture (which includes forestry) provides – jobs that cannot be relocated and that involve food and non- food goods, as well as services;

Amendment 75 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas the number of posted workers rose by 45% between 2010 and 2014; whereas agriculture is heavily affected by this trend, the number of posted workers in the sector having increased in France, for example, by more than 1000% between 2004 and 2011; whereas the phenomenon is aggravating the employment crisis in rural areas by encouraging social dumping among the EU Member States;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas the current structure of the CAP has helped ensure that a significant proportion of recipients of CAP direct payments now receive those payments without undertaking agricultural activities, but simply due to the fact that they own agricultural land;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas support should be provided first and foremost to family farms run by one or more responsible, independent farmers who work on their farms in an effective manner and who are much better able to deal with any problems by adapting their production and/or their production methods and by diversifying their activities when necessary;deleted

Amendment 78 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas support should be provided first and foremost to family farms ~~run by one or more~~, i.e. to individual farmers who, alone or with others, run their farms responsible,y and independent ~~farmers who work on their~~ly in an effective manner and who, unlike the operators of farms irun a~~n effective manner and who~~s financial investments, are much better able to deal with any problems by adapting their production and/or their production methods and by diversifying their activities, when necessary, by engaging in on-the-farm processing and the sale of produce, rural tourism, recreational, educational and sports provision (e.g. horse-riding) and the exploitation of farm and forest resources (including waste) to produce renewable energy or organic materials and products based on ecological processes;

Amendment 79 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

Amendment 8 #

A. whereas, in many European countries over the past few decades, the number of farmers in rural areas has drastically decreased and agricultural employment in those areas has continued to decline;

Amendment 80 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas support should be provided ~~first and foremost to family farms run by one or more responsible, independent farmers~~to family farms, who work on their farms in an effectively manner ~~and who are much better able to deal with any problems~~ by adapting their ~~product~~decisions and/or their production methods and by diversifying their activities when necessary;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas support should be provided ~~first and foremost~~ to family farms run by one or more responsible, independent farmers who work on their farms in an effective manner and who are much better able to deal with any problems by adapting their production and/or their production methods and by diversifying their activities when necessary;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas ~~these family farms, which create added value and jobs, help make it possible for new generations of farm~~in 2010 only 7.5% of farmers were under 35 years old, and Articles 50 and 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 unders t~~o emerge, as it is easier to pass on farms that are viable and reasonably sized~~he CAP include provisions to support new generational renewal in agriculture;

Amendment 83 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas these family farms, which create added value and jobs, help make it possible for new generations of farmers to emerge, as it is easier to pass on farms that are viable and reasonably sized, whether to family members or to others;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas these family farms, which create added value and jobs, help make it possible for new generations of farmers to emerge, as it is easier to pass on farms that are viable ~~and reasonably sized~~;

Amendment 85 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Marc TARABELLA, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas, in many Member States, women in rural regions have limited access to employment in farming or elsewhere, yet they play an extremely important role in rural development and in the social fabric of rural areas, particularly on farms that engage in diversification (offering farm tourism, high quality produce, recreational, educational and sports activities, etcetera);

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas in many Member States access for women from rural areas to the labour market is limited, and the chances of developing a business in the agricultural sector are relatively low and whereas female entrepreneurship represents an important pillar in social, economic and environmental terms for sustainable development in rural areas;

Amendment 87 #

Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas the number of crop varieties grown industrially is small, and local varieties and means of earning a livelihood are being displaced by industrial ones; whereas local breeds and varieties play a role in maintaining biodiversity and sustaining people’s livelihoods in the regions, as well as local production;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas the European Commission's Report on the Needs of Young Farmers, November 2015 1a shows that availability of land to buy and to rent are the biggest problems facing young farmers and new entrants into farming; _________________ 1a http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/external- studies/2015/young-farmers/final-report- 1_en.pdf

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas the rural environment needs to be made more attractive to rising generations, promoting training geared to innovation and modernisation in the profession and in technologies;

Amendment 9 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas, although agriculture remains the main form of land use in Europe it nowadays employs only a fraction of the working population of rural areas; whereas the diversification of land use in rural areas, combining a productive economic function with the functions of accommodating residential and recreational use and those of nature protection and conservation, is a considerable challenge in terms of development and employment in the various rural regions of the Union; whereas, although population decline has been reversed in some regions in recent years with an inflow of people who want to live in the countryside, generating, in most cases, a peri-urbanisation effect, there are also much less prosperous regions tending to decline, where remoteness is a problem and supporting development and employment is more difficult;

Amendment 90 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas, in many EU family farms, apart from the farm managers, the family members, don't have a social status or legal recognition and/or are not covered by a social protection system;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

~~Under the current CAP~~deleted

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

~~Under the current CAP~~Pillar I

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that there is a wide disparity in average payments per hectare in different Member States, from 418 EUR per hectare in the Netherlands to 159 EUR per hectare in Latvia; takes the view that such an unequal distribution is neither objective nor just, and denies Member States with lower levels of payments the opportunity to invest to create jobs; believes that the small redistribution of direct payments in the last CAP reform was far from adequate in correcting the situation; demands that future CAP reforms complete the process of creating a genuine Common Agricultural Policy by eliminating differences between Member States in payments per hectare and urges to start working on this equalization already as a part of mid-term review of current CAP;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 95 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Paul BRANNEN, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on all the Member States to implement a comprehensive generational renewal strategy and, in order to do this, to make full use of all the possibilities provided under the new CAP to support young and newly established farmers, including outside the family, particularly the Pillar I and Pillar II measures for aid to young farmers, and also to facilitate newly established farmers aged over 40 in setting up; notes too that such measures must be complemented by and consistent with provisions under national policies (on land-use, taxation and social security, etcetera);

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Calls on all the Member States to implement a comprehensive generational renewal strategy and, in order to do this,~~Notes that Member States have the option to make ~~full~~ use of ~~all~~ the possibilities provided under the new CAP to support young farmers~~, including outside the family~~ and generational renewal such as support under Articles 50 and 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on all the Member States to implement a comprehensive generational renewal strategy and, in order to do this, to make full use of all the possibilities provided under the ~~new~~ CAP to support young farmers, including you~~tside the family~~ng farmers who came from outside family farmers;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that the vast majority of CAP direct payments are going to the richest farms, with just 13% of beneficiaries receiving 74% of CAP direct payment expenditures in 2014; believes that this does not assist job creation in farming, as small farms are more labour- intensive and 53% of farm labourers are working on a farm classified as of small economic size; calls for a better distribution of CAP payments towards small farmers;

Amendment 99 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on Member States and the European Commission to promote an European campaign to demystify the stigma around the agriculture work;

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas, in many Member States, access for women from rural areas to the labour market is limited, and their chances of developing a business in the agricultural sector are relatively poor,

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas women represent slightly less than 50% of the total working age population in the rural areas of the EU, they only represented about 45% of the total economically active population in 20111b; __________________ 1bEurostat (2013). Eurostat regional yearbook 2013. Focus on rural development.

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas in the predominantly rural areas of the EU, only 61% of the women of 20 to 64 years old were employed in 20091c; __________________ 1cEuropean Commission (2011), ‘Agriculture and Rural Development. EU Agricultural Economic Briefs. Rural Areas and the Europe 2020 Strategy – Employment’, Brief No 5 – November 2011.

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas the proportion of female farm holders accessing RDP aids is lower than the share of women-operated farms in the EU1d; __________________ 1dDower, J. (2015). 'The role of funding under the Common Agricultural Policy for rural women'. EPRS, International Day of Rural Women 2015.

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)

Ae. whereas the EU is committed to promoting gender equality and ensuring gender mainstreaming in all of its actions;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the principle of equality of opportunity for men and women must be consistently applied in the CAP, and whereas a gender-sensitive approach must be applied not only in the CAP, but also in cohesion policies in rural areas;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the constant emigration of women from rural areas has an adverse impact not only on the social infrastructure, for example because of the loss of many women who engage in voluntary activities, but also on the labour market, and whereas this emigration can only be halted if a framework is created in which women can achieve their personal and professional goals in rural areas;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the situation of mothers and a family-friendly employment environment on family farms are of particular social and economic importance;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas in many EU Member States, women in rural areas have limited access to the job market, and have relatively little chance to develop an agricultural business;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the promotion of equality between men and women and non- discrimination is one of the principles applicable to the ESI funds including EAFRD;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the employment rate of women in rural areas is lower than that of men, but at the same time women bear the principal burden of unpaid domestic and caring work;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas ~~on average 28% of farms in Europe~~women make a vital contribution to the rural economy in Europe, making up 45% of the workforce, while on average only 28% of farms are run by women ~~and~~; whereas female entrepreneurship represents an important pillar in social, economic and environmental terms for sustainable development in rural areas, but whereas women in rural areas have insecure working conditions, and this is compounded by low levels of female farm ownership, with only 29% of farms owned by women;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas women in rural areas by no means constitute a homogeneous group and whereas ways of improving their opportunities in life and their employment prospects must therefore be diverse;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas farms are almost exclusively headed by men and passed on to men; whereas women on farms are therefore often only family members of the owners and accordingly often have no income of their own, so that their economic independence is not guaranteed;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Notes that rural women are not a homogenous group and that their roles and needs differ, as well as their situation across the Member States; stresses, nevertheless, the unequal access of women to farmland ownership and agricultural education and training and a persistently weak institutional support to increase political participation and power for rural women;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Deplores the gender gap in rural areas and calls for women’s working conditions to be improved and for their access to land to be facilitated;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1a. Asks the Commission, as a priority in future development polices, to support and encourage access for women from rural areas to the labour market;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Takes the view that women farmers have a significant role to play ~~towards~~in ensuring the continued existence of smallholdings with prospects for the future, and that therefore specific aid must be introduced for small, sustainable, environmentally friendly farms that foster the creation of jobs for women, and giving women access to land; takes the view, furthermore, that greater support should therefore be given to ~~their~~women farmers’ innovative potential through aid for diversification measures such as direct marketing, farm holidays, social services and care services;

Amendment 26 #

Ángela VALLINA, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Takes the view that women farmers have a significant role to play towards ensuring the continued existence of smallholdings with prospects for the future, and that greater support should therefore be given to their innovative potential through aid for diversification measures such as direct marketing, farm holidays, social services and care services; stresses in this context, moreover, the importance of tourism in rural areas and the associated scope for supplementary income for women on farms;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Criticises the market orientation of the CAP, which makes it possible for large retailers to engage in unfair practices, decimating jobs in rural areas, something that affects women in particular; expresses its concern about the impact on European agriculture of agreements that are currently being negotiated, such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada (CETA), and the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses the importance of rural development which is gender- and generation-friendly in order to make the countryside a more desirable place in which to live and work, and refers in this connection, for example, to the aspect of comprehensive obstetric care;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission to improve CAP monitoring and evaluation indicators to identify women's 'invisible' work and to systematically disaggregate indicators by gender;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas on average only 28% of farms in Europe are run by women and whereas female entrepreneurship represents an important pillar in social, economic and environmental terms for sustainable development in rural areas;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Underlines the crucial role of high-quality public services in increasing women's participation in the labour market as these services reduce the burden on women who usually spend more time than men in taking care of the children and other dependants; calls on the Member States and regional and local governments to implement policies that will protect, upgrade and promote free, high-quality public services in rural areas, particularly in the areas of health, education and care;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls on the Commission to launch a gender impact assessment based on the findings of the 2015 EP study on rural women to avoid both indirect discrimination and untargeted CAP measure design and delivery

Amendment 32 #

Iliana IOTOVA, Maria NOICHL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses the particular importance of voluntary initiatives, associations, networks and cooperatives of women for women in rural areas, as well as the need to promote them;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Points out that gender equality is a core objective of the EU and its Member States and that gender mainstreaming is an integral part of the CAP; emphasises on the need to identify targets and objectives as a way to promote sustainable prospects and paid employment opportunities for women in agriculture and enhance economic efficiency ;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that rural and remote areas are not deprived of equal access to essential infrastructure such as transport links, a secure supply of energy and reliable and fast broadband technology;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Stresses – inter alia with reference to women in farming, part-time working and teleworking – the importance of digital development in rural areas and the development of holistic concepts (the 'digital village');

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Stresses the high proportion of self-employed workers in rural areas with a lack of appropriate social protection and the high proportion of 'invisible' work that affects women in particular; calls therefore on the Member States and regions with legislative powers to improve the legislation regarding gender equality in the labour market, in particular regarding wages, ownership rights and decision making, as well as to ensure social security for both, men and women, working in rural areas;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Criticises the fact that a gender perspective has not been introduced systematically into the CAP and urges the Commission to include gender mainstreaming in all the areas linked to the design and implementation of the CAP;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to e~~xploit~~nsure that residents of rural areas receive decent incomes and to promote social cohesion, including by making more efficiently use of the opportunities for aid to women farmers and women in rural areas which can be realised in the framework of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), and calls on the Member States to put into practice employment policies and policies to promote public services such as schools, childcare facilities, care facilities for people with special needs, and health centres and hospitals in rural areas and small communities in mountain regions to prevent rural depopulation and help people achieve a work-life balance;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to exploit more efficiently the opportunities for aid to women farmers and women in rural areas which can be realised in the framework of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD); calls on the Commission to propose new targeted actions addressed to encourage women's participation in the labour market in rural areas such as a specific programme financed by the EAFRD in order to support female entrepreneurship;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas approximately 42% of those involved in agriculture on a regular basis in the EU are women, and 3 in 10 farms in Europe are run by women; whereas promoting equal opportunities for men and women and, at the same time, involving women to a greater extent in business and society, especially in agriculture, must be matters of ongoing concern in Europe;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Urges the Member States to strengthen the role of the social partners and social welfare organisations working alongside the authorities in monitoring compliance with employment legislation, combating undeclared work and monitoring adherence to social welfare and safety standards that promote the social and economic integration of migrant workers, including female seasonal workers, migrants and refugees; calls for arrangements to be put in place to ensure that women can take part in all levels of the process;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for greater use to be made of programmes within the second pillar to help women to become independent, and stresses the importance of extending the availability of broadband in this context, which can also make it possible for highly qualified women to work in rural areas, for example through e-business or the creation of teleworking job opportunities;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to propose arrangements for adequately financing a specific EU programme in the form of a ‘European Guarantee for Women from Rural Areas’ modelled on the European Youth Guarantee;

Amendment 44 #

Ángela VALLINA, Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers that intact, strong and cross-generational family structures are particularly essential on small family farms in order to guarantee the farms' survival;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Points out that the amount of farmland in the EU is becoming smaller by the year; emphasises that it is vital to preserve arable land in order to guarantee jobs in rural areas; calls on the Member States to promote improved access to land in areas with high levels of rural unemployment, not only via land ownership, but also via leasing and cooperative land use and management; in that connection calls for action to be taken to ensure that young women farmers have access to credit and are able to participate in land management;

Amendment 46 #

Iliana IOTOVA, Maria NOICHL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Draws attention to the fact that 42% of farm labour force is women; calls on the Commission to revise the definition of family farm, to facilitate their access to training and professional advice as well as to capital and benefit ;s

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Calls on the Commission to implement gender budgeting for the financial aid under CAP first and second pillars ;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to make adequate information material concerning support possibilities, and wide-ranging professional diversification advice, available specifically to women farmers and women in rural areas, so that these women are encouraged to put their own projects into practice in rural areas; notes in this context the need for information material also to be made available on on-line platforms so as to afford flexible access to information about grants for women in rural areas;

Amendment 49 #

Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to make adequate information material concerning support possibilities, and wide-ranging professional diversification advice, available specifically to women farmers and women in rural areas, so that these women are encouraged to put their own projects into practice in rural areas; underlines, that introducing information courses designed for women on the rules and requirements for company creation and management, can have a positive impact as it can provide women the confidence they need to start their own business ;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the economic crisis has affected the entire European Union, with rural areas especially experiencing devastating levels of unemployment, poverty and depopulation, which affect women in particular;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to ~~make adequate information material concerning support possibilities, and wide-ranging professional diversification advice, available specifically to women farmers and women in rural areas~~improve conditions for women in rural areas, and to provide not only adequate information material concerning support possibilities specifically aimed at women farmers and women in rural areas, but also access to education and credit, as well as promoting the establishment of associations and the provision of wide-ranging professional diversification advice, so that these women concerned are encouraged to put their own projects into practice in rural areas;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to make adequate information material concerning support possibilities, and wide-ranging professional diversification advice, available specifically to women farmers and women in rural areas, and particularly to support mothers who are farm managers ('mompreneurs') by providing advice, so that these women are encouraged to put their own projects into practice in rural areas;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Is aware of the special challenges with regard to compatibility of family life and work on farms; calls for special attention to be devoted to adequate child care on the spot, in rural regions themselves, and for it to be supported by a Europe-wide exchange of best practices (for example networks of child minders, municipal child day care centres in villages, and kindergartens close to nature);

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to consider for the aid measures under the second pillar of the CAP differential targeting and promotion of women-only training and counselling for women on farms; specific agricultural education and training would enhance women's skills and their competitiveness in agriculture and facilitate new prospects and formal employment opportunities for women ;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls for access to credit for women in rural areas to be improved, in order to support female enterprise; draws attention, in this connection, to the importance of specific training opportunities (including further training) which could facilitate these steps for women;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the relevant national, regional and local authorities to encourage the participation of women in local action groups and the development of local partnerships under the Leader programme, as well as to ensure gender- balanced participation on their management boards;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Emphasises on the need of "farm diversification" within the CAP to support a wide spectrum of service-oriented business such as farm tourism, direct marketing, social services as these can create paid employment opportunities for women and at the same time significantly facilitate the reconciliation of family life and work ;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the importance of measures to promote ~~inter-entreprise training courses for women farmers and women in rural area~~training for women farmers and women in rural areas, including by promoting greater access to postgraduate training and specialist courses for entrepreneurs and agricultural producers, so that long-term employment in rural areas can be guaranteed. ;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the importance of measures to promote inter-entrerprise training courses for women farmers and women in rural areas, so that long-term employment in rural areas can be guaranteed and adaptation to changes in farming and food production can thus be facilitated.

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the European Union institutions, the Member States and regional and local authorities to support projects to promote and offer advice for the creation of innovative primary agricultural production enterprises in rural areas that are able to provide new jobs, especially for women, in spheres of action such as: adding value to agricultural products and seeking sales outlets for them, the use of new technologies, contributing to the economic diversification of the area and the provision of services in the agriculture sector;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas there are a significant number of female workers in agriculture, most women are classified as the holder's spouse, corresponding to 80.1% of all spouses in 20071a; __________________ 1aEuropean Commission (2012), ‘Agricultural Economic Briefs. Women in EU agriculture and rural areas: hard work, low profile’, Brief No 7 – June 2012.

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on Member States to include in their rural development programmes: strategies to create jobs for women that will give them decent pensions; policies to promote women’s representation in political, economic and social forums in the agricultural sector; and the promotion of equal opportunities in rural areas not only in farming but also in other spheres of economic activity, particularly the protection of multifunctional agriculture;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Draws attention to the need, especially in rural areas, for sustainable strategies to maintain, encourage and support women entrepreneurial initiatives, networks and women organisations in agriculture and in rural areas through easier access to credit, promoting and improving education, vocational training, exchange of best practices and new qualifications in order to stimulate the access of women from rural areas to the labour market as a priority in their future development actions;

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that improving the quality and accessiblity of infrastructure, broadband and everyday institutions and services in rural areas is essential, in order for women to be able to combine family commitments with their profession, and calls on Member States to adopt mobile approaches to rural development, in close cooperation with municipalities and regions;

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Emphasises the importance of supporting and promoting the participation of women farmers in decision-making; points out that women can contribute to the development of their communities and of agricultural businesses;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls, inter alia with a view to halting incipient emigration, for educational infrastructure in rural areas to be expanded and, here too, for measures to promote the expansion of broadband more than previously;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the Commission, as a matter of priority in its future development initiatives, to assume the task of supporting and promoting access to the employment market for women in rural areas and to allocate suitable funding for a ‘European guarantee for rural women’, similar to the European Youth Guarantee programme, which makes women in rural areas a specific objective;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Emphasises the need to support women’s organisations, which will foster the exchange of best practices at local, regional and national level; points out, furthermore, the importance of developing information hubs and networks in order to raise awareness of the social and economic situation of women in rural areas;

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Emphasise that rural areas across Europe are prone to population ageing, low population density and, in some areas, depopulation; calls for additional measures to develop living and working conditions in rural areas that offer women and their families reasons for staying and making a successful life there ;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on regional actors, drawing on funding from the second pillar, to implement awareness-raising programmes to emphasise gender neutrality in all occupations and to overcome the persistent highly traditional distribution of roles in farming;

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Draws attention to the difficulties that women farmers face when it comes to obtaining financing; calls on the Member States to promote, support and provide access for women farmers to sources of financing;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas women account for more than a third (35%) of the permanent agricultural workforce in the EU;

Amendment 70 #

Iliana IOTOVA, Maria NOICHL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Calls on the Commission to submit specific figures that make it clear which sex receives which payments under the CAP;

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Calls for good quality, accessible and affordable infrastructure, facilities and services for everyday life in rural areas such as childcare and pre-school facilities, healthcare services, educational facilities, lifelong learning facilities, care for the elderly and other dependants, replacement services in the event of illness and pregnancy, local outlets for everyday goods, and leisure and cultural facilities in order to enable women (and men) to balance their family and professional lives ;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Calls on the Member States to improve social security and legal recognition measures for women farmers so as to ensure that they enjoy the same rights as men, because they often work long hours for the family business without social security or legal cover;

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4e. Highlights the importance of the concept of multifunctionality, which refers to the other activities being developed in addition to production on farms of all kinds, such as social, environmental, economic and cultural goods and services, including eco- tourism, bioenergy production, resource- efficient technology, organic catering, local authority forest watering schemes, etc.;

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4e. Notes that better access to capital for investment within the CAP is pivotal to improving the socio-economic situation of women;

Amendment 75 #