13 Amendments of Ulrike MÜLLER related to 2017/2009(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the 2030 Agenda and its sustainability goals; scalls for equal consideration of all three pillars of sustainability (social, ecological and economical). Stresses that, although the EU farming industry is already making a valuable contribution to sustainability, through the Common Agricultural Policy and, stringent environmental requirements, and Cross Compliance, but it still needs to adapt better to the many challenges on global, European and national level facing it;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for farming to be developed by focusing on family holdings and, exploiting the advantages of regional value chainsand production chains and regional employment;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that in order to meet the SDGs, multi-stakeholder engagement will be required from the EU, Member States, their respective levels of competence on local and regional levels, civil society, businesses, and third partners;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance forof bioenergy for both farms ofand bioenergconomy, which helps to secure farmers’' incomes, by offering them an additional product to sell, and creates and which keeps and creates high quality jobs in rural areas;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that, by using agricultural waste and manure e.g. in biogas plants, bio refineries and the production of fertilisers, the bioeconomy can help to reduce the environmental impact of farming, in the form of emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants into the air, soil and bodies of water, and can also contribute to the more efficient use of resources;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the importance of by- products of the biofuel production as a regional source of protein animal feed, of which in 2012-2013 around 70 % had to be imported from outside of the EU1a ; __________________ 1ahttps://polcms.secure.europarl.europa.e u/cmsdata/103924/Schaefer_BCEPHeari ng.pdf
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the contribution that the livestock sector makes to the EU economy, and as well as its importance for the agricultural nutrient cycle and the preservation of the quality of life in rural areas, draws attention to its further potential to contribute to a better functioning agricultural ecosystem and a climate- friendly farming industry;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Draws attention to the potential of active nutrient cycle management in the livestock sector to reduce the environmental impact of CO2, ammonia and nitrate emissions;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regards further progress in precision farming, digitalisation, plant and animal breeding and integrated pest management as essential, because increased efficiency will help to reduce the impact of farming on the environment.land requirement as well as the environmental impact of farming; therefore underlines the importance of a coherent and innovative legal framework for a sustainable agriculture;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that innovative and specialised plant protection products, including biological low-risk pesticides, that allow a more pointed application and thus a reduced impact on non-target species contribute to the preservation of biodiversity; therefore calls for continued research and development in that area;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that sustainable biomass can supply energy for heating & cooling, electricity and transport; therefore underlines its potential to drive the transition towards a low-carbon, climate resilient, resource efficient and circular economy; however, calls on the Commission to take into account the life cycle perspective in the identification of the sustainable biomass production;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to emphasise to investors, trade unions and citizens the benefits of moving the workforce away from unsustainable jobs in out-of-date heavy industry, and towards green, clean, high-quality employment; in this regard, stresses the importance of seeing agriculture and forestry as suppliers of resources for the bioeconomy in a circular economy as well as their irreplaceable contribution to keeping and creating high quality and green jobs in rural areas;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to come forward in the framework of the upcoming mid-term review of the common agricultural policy with proposals to further strengthen the greening measuresPoints out that the EU farming industry is already making a valuable contribution to sustainability, through the Common Agricultural Policy, stringent environmental requirements and Cross Compliance; calls on the Commission to come forward in the framework of the upcoming mid-term review of the common agricultural policy with proposals to make the greening measures fit for purpose to enable the agricultural sector to adapt to the many challenges on global, European and national level more effectively as well as to ensure the attainment of SDG 2;