7 Amendments of Ulrike MÜLLER related to 2016/2302(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the traditional European production model needs to be preserved and enhanced, enhanced and supported in its transition to innovative, resource-efficient and climate-smart ways of production, based on small and medium-sized family farming as a guarantee of our agriculture’s social and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the current crisis in the agricultural sector, a lack of profitability with income losses and increased price instability, has led many farmers to give up farming, and this sector requires more supportfurther restructuring which will improve farmers' bargaining position in the supply chain and will promote and enhance climate- smart and environmentally-friendly production which improves the quality of soil, preserves biodiversity and thereby ensures Europe's long-term food security;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Encourages a greater involvement of regional and local authorities in the distribution and use of funds which is essential for improving farmers' position and reiterates the importance of the LEADER programme in that context;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the importance of a stronger promotion of financial possibilities in order to encourage their use for the public and private sector; calls for a better presentation of the results achieved, especially on the regional and local level;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the complementary nature of these instruments in relation to subsidies and draws attention to the need to ensure that the former do not replace the latter, which would be extremely damaging for farming and the rural environment; emphasises that grant funding will continue to be essential in order to achieve the EAFRD objectives;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for them to be implemented in such a way that they can support both collective projects and region-specific projects geared to financing basic infrastructure in the field of irrigation, transport, processing, marketing and forestry development, with maturity-based financial instruments that reflect the actual economic position for each project.
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers that given the current situation of the European agricultural sector, it is necessary, for the period after 2020, to increase the possibilities of financing projects without lowering non- refundable financial contributions;