Activities of Gilles LEBRETON related to 2020/2008(INI)
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Amendments (8)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the demographic old-age dependency ratio (people aged 65 or above relative to those aged 15-64) is projected towill increase significantly in the EU as a whole in the coming decades; whereas it has risen to 29.6 % on 2016 figures, and is projected to rise further, notably up to 2050 and reaching 51.2 % in 2070;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that sustained efforts will still be required from the social partners and the European and national institutions to create a truly positive ‘culture’ of active ageing and non-discriminatory recruitmentintergenerational dialogue, particularly in agricultural professions, where the idea of transmission is essential;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that an ageing workforce and the lack of generational renewal constitute a more serious issue in agriculture than in other sectors; believes that addressing European market uncertainty and, the lack of profitability in some farming enterprises and the low level of agricultural pensions are key to reversing this trend;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Deplores the fact that just 11% of European farmers are less than 40 years old and that, over the next 10 years, half the farmers now working will retire; notes that current European policies have failed to halt the ageing of the farming population; calls on the Member States to consider access to land, assistance for getting started, and support for young people's investments; also calls on the EU to question the relevance of a system based on payments per hectare;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the future CAP to pay particular attention to this decline by setting aside a sizeable chunk of its budget for measures which will benefit young farmers;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it important to recall that maintaining agricultural employment has direct implications for keeping rural and local economies alive; believes in addition that the challenge faced by all farmers in understanding the role of, and engaging with, modern technology and innovation in agriculture should not be underestimated; therefore stresses the importance of lifelong vocational training, advisory services and knowledge exchange among the Member States, both within and outside the framework of the CAP.
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets the Union's failure to encourage the Member States to develop birth-rate policies rather than favour the large-scale employment of immigrant workers;