Activities of Stefan ECK related to 2016/2223(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety (debate) DE
Amendments (14)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that farmers’ livelihoods depend on getting produce to the market and that loss of produce at farm level equates to loss of investment and incomeby ignoring the demand of the market the Common Agricultural Policy leads to destroyed produce and prices far below the cost;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that around 88 million tonnes of food are wasted in the EU every year, with associated costs estimated at 143 billion euros; stresses that reducing food waste is one of the key strategies to combat hunger in the world;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses that food wastage has huge environmental consequences, contributes to climate change and represents a waste of limited resources such as land, energy and water;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Notes that the global food production is more than enough to feed the growing world population, but highlights that the production is not sustainable and that large volumes of food go to waste;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that it is unacceptable to produce a surplus of animal products; calls on the Commission to put an end to buy-up schemes for these products;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Stresses that the majority of food waste is caused by feeding animals with food that is also suitable for human consumption;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the fact that, in general, the EU produces more food than domestic consumption demands and thereby it contributes to the food-wastage phenomenon with agricultural overproduction as one of its causes;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls for a tailor-made approach in the EU agricultural production, so that production is adjusted to the demand in order to avoid over-supply and food wastage, with positive effects also on the environment;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Encourages Member States and the Commission to promote local and organic food and short food supply chains which can contribute to the reduction of the food waste;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Stresses that fight against food wastage should not compromise food safety and environmental standards, nor animal protection standards, notably animal health and welfare;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on all stakeholders in the food production, supply and consumption chains, from consumers and retailers to the food processors and producers, including farmers, to use various best practices from the EU Member States to combat food losses and prevent food waste generation on different levels along the food production, supply and consumption chains;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Believes in the polluter pays principle and calls on the Commission to review the VAT Directive in order to allow Member States to put sustainable products in the low VAT rate category and products that incur environmental damage and animal suffering in the high VAT rate category;
Amendment 147 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the EU Commission and Member States to launch a campaign to raise awareness among the EU citizens on the serious economic, social and environmental implications of food wastage;
Amendment 153 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Encourages EU citizens to change their eating habits, in particular with regards to meat and dairy products in order to minimize food wasted for production of animal feed, rationalize food purchases and do not waste food in order to contribute to the overall reduction of the food waste and thereby to combat climate change;