17 Amendments of Monika VANA related to 2018/2037(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the common agricultural policy (CAP) is perhaps the most integrated policy in the Union, and hasyet despite successfully fulfilleding some of its original objectives by supporting some European farmers and, it has also allowed the disappearance of an estimated average of 100’s of small and medium sized farm businesses per day, and is still far from responding to citizens’ demands regarding food security and safety, and quality and sustainability;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas the objectives of the CAP 1a are outdated and do not respond to many contemporary challenges facing farming, as they are more than 60 years old and do not include sustainability or environmental and social performance, or dealing with climate change. _________________ 1a Article 39 of the TFEU
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is necessary to ensure support for genuine farmers, and to give priority to small farms while continuing to support beneficiaries who have diversified production streams and incomes (after decades of policy signals intending for them to do so), and to give priority to small farms and reward them for the diverse public goods they deliver to society ; whereas it is essential to ensure a fair standard of living across regions and Member States;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in the light of the excessive administrative burden of the greening measures, the control and audit system, and the growing number ofon of the greening measures (which largely existed before the 2013 reform as “cross-compliance” requirements of maintaining pastureland, landscape features and crop rotation), the control and audit system which has continuously reduced the error rate via the IACS and LPIS-GIS systems, and the overlaps between pillars I and II, it is nonetheless important to simplify and reduce the overall administrative burden of the CAP, to improve its value for money and to achieve simplification and as much as possible without compromising on the ambitious policy objectives demanded by society, in order to improve its value for money in rewarding delivery of public goods and to achieve transparency; .
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas as outlined in the Commission communication on the future of food and farming, the future CAP will have common objectives for the Member States, whether at national or regional level,; will need to pick from those optihereas it is vital that the reformed CAP regulations set a strong common baseline of environmental, public and animal health that corresponds in order to achieve the goals set at EU level;with zero degradation or at least “do no harm” socially or environmentally, as well as respecting international agreements, SDGs and existing EU laws.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas notwithstanding the intended shift away from the commission to the MS when defining the modalities of farm based rules (the “new delivery model”), it is vital that the national action plans are developed between MS and commission so as to ensure a balanced achievement of all the objectives set in the basic regulation, and so also ensuring a level playing field of food safety, public and animal health and environmental norms for farmers and other citizens.
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Regrets that MFF funding for the sectoral policies such as CAP is discussed before content of those policies is reformed, as this has tended limit the ambition of reform and to maintain the status quo. Notes further that the status quo is no longer an option.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the CAP can deliver its objectives, although the CAP has not been living up to society’s expectations in its social or environmental performance, it could still deliver ambitious updated objectives and achieve the desired transition to full sustainability if sufficiently funded; cCalls, therefore, for the CAP budget to be maintained at an adequate level in the next MFFcurrent CAP budget to be spent supporting the transition to fully sustainable farming systems; Calls, in this light, for the CAP budget to be maintained at an adequate level in the next MFF on the condition that the reform begins this transition to full sustainability by 2030, and that disbursements to Member States are conditional upon reaching positive results and objective, evidence-based and measurable milestones;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. notes that in order to achieve a transition to full sustainability, farmers will need to adapt their practices; underlines that it is the role of publically- funded policies like the CAP to assist them in this transition, especially considering the financial pressure many small and medium sized farms are under. Notes further that this will need a considerable redistribution of funding, but that no targeted funding would mean no change.
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. insists on the principle of “public money for public goods” and the strict conditioning of payments to environmental and social results, as well as ensuring an EU-wide level playing field or baseline of common environmental, public and animal health, and social norms.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the intention to simplify and modernise the CAP, but calls on the Commission to ensure that financial and performance control and audit functions are performed to the same high standard of continuous improvement and under the same criteria across all Member States;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that effective audit and control approaches will have to be followed to ensure that any "new delivery model" under a reformed CAP actually delivers on environmental and social criteria in order for the sector to reach full sustainability by 2030;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Notes also that, in order to deliver clear added value based on citizens' demands, there must be effective, relevant, controllable, evidence-based indicators and milestones, with clear deadlines, to be agreed between the Commission and Member States when setting out their national/regional action plans, in order for the sector to reach full sustainability by 2030;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Insists upon a results-based approach to payments. Proposes therefore the inclusion of the following issues for indicators: - jobs maintained and created in the sector; - small and medium farm businesses retained; - health and biodiversity of soil / species and taxa richness; - topsoil protection and creation, soil cover against erosion; - decreased nutrient losses and increased water quality; - biodiversity including richness and abundance of bird species / wild pollinators / insects ; - indicators on reduction of pesticide use dependency and uptake of integrated pest management (IPM) 1b. _________________ 1bin line with the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive 2009/128 and article 67 of Regulation 1107/2009
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Underlines that if the new delivery model is to be implemented, it must also envision a system of motivational sanctions or financial corrections to be applied to Member States in the case of their not reaching the ambitious objectives set by the regulations;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the move towards increased efficiency of farming and EU added value. ectiveness in meeting the many objectives needed to bring our farming system up to date with the new challenges this century, including climate change, biodiversity loss (e.g. in soils and among pollinators and other beneficial species) that weaken the efficiency and productivity of our farming, the move to zero environmental damage and so minimisation of costs externalised to other parts of the EU and national budgets, as well as towards achieving social goals such as increased job creation in the CAP, thereby ensuring EU added value and gaining broad public support.
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. supports the principle of budgetary efficiency and underlines that negative externalities generated by the CAP currently paid for by other parts of the national or EU budget are not acceptable; calls therefore for the CAP to transition to full sustainability, with full policy coherence with all other EU policies and international commitments.