6 Amendments of Paul BRANNEN related to 2017/2117(INI)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the definition of permanent grassland in the current legislation does not cover Mediterranean grasslands with perennial woody species, such as dehesa pastureland and other ecosystems associated with agroforestry, thus reducing the area eligible for direct aids and penalising farmers in these aregions; as;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the protection afforded to certain animal species under the Habitats Directivelack of investment to preventive measures by Member States has led to increased attacks on herds of sheep and goats by wolves, bears and lynxes, species protected in accordance with the Habitats Directive, thus worsening the precarious situation in which some farms find themselves and lowering acceptance of improving of the conservation status of these species in some areas;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the agreement reached in negotiations for the Omnibus regulation recognising the specific nature of Mediterranean grasslands, such as dehesa pasturelands, with a view to finding fairer arrangements governing the land eligible for direct payments and notes that other ecosystems associated with agroforestry, e.g. wooded meadows and pastures, should not be discriminated in this regard either; advocates authorising grazing in areas of ecological interest;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that for the category of farms ´´other grazing livestock farms´´, including sheep sector, total public transfers (101%) can slightly exceed farm net income (Matthews,2016, compilation of FADN data).The public support should primarily go to these producers, dependent on public support, considering that they often support high nature value farming and thus provide also values for which market does not exist;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is worried about the letter that the United States and six other large agriculture exporters (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, Thailand and Uruguay) sent to the representatives of the UK and the EU at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on 26 September concerning internal discussions on the possible redistribution of import tariff quotas between the United Kingdom and the other Member States; stresses how important it is that the UK maintains its current share of tariff quotas after its exit from the EU and that a deal is reached where none of the UK and EU markets are oversupplied by imported sheep meat, to prevent negative effect on producers in the UK and EU; understands how dependent the UK sheep meat sector is on the EU market, but considers that this situation presents both challenges and opportunities;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Invites the Commission andto encourage Member States to considertake up rural development measures to protect herds from attack from predators and look into reviewing the Habitats Directive, with the aim of controlling the spread of predators in certain grazing areato apply for state aid compensating losses caused by large carnivores when relevant, with the aim of increasing acceptance of presence and in some areas improvement of the conservation status of these species;