12 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2016/2034(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas agriculture has to meet the major challenge of world population growth, however, CAP's aim is to satisfy needs of local population in the first place, to ensure a fair standard of living for the EU's agricultural community and to assure the availability of food supplies at reasonable prices in the EU;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas around 88 million tonnes of food are wasted annually in the EU, with associated costs estimated at 143 billion euros;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, while climate change affects agricultural output levels, intensification of agricultural production pressures natural resources and has a negative impact on the environment and is a significant contributing factor to climate change;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas political choices, such as the imposition of trade embargoes, can increase the volatility of agricultural product prices, therefore the export orientation of CAP which moves it away from its founding ideals is not a solution for overproduction in the EU, but on contrary, it further contributes to price volatility;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas bilateral agreements, such as CETA or TTIP, may lead to further market liberalization of the EU's agricultural sector and thus undermine the local production and short chains of supply and expose farmers across the EU, especially those small and medium-sized, to even greater price volatility;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the agricultural sector and food security is too important an issue for the EU to be left only to market forces;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that volatility must be accepted as a given, if CAP continues to follow market driven model of agriculture, and that those operators who are most exposed must be supported in order to lessen its negative effects;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that price volatility is a problem of a structural nature given the current agricultural model in the EU; emphasizes that increased liberalisation of trade in agricultural products greatly contributes to price volatility and that long-term regulatory mechanisms are needed to address price volatility;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the Commission for additional mechanisms to be developed, applicable throughout the EU to counteract current market crises and calls for a tailor-made approach within CAP, so that production is adjusted to the fall in demand in order to avoid over supply and prevent prices from collapsing, stabilize the agricultural sector and tackle price volatility in the EU;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses that the recognized inequality in the food chain between large retailers and primary producers, especially small-scale producers, contributes to price volatility; considers that the downward pressure on prices by retailers from own brand labelling undermines the work and investment of producers and devalues the end product; regrets that the commission does not see the need for regulatory action in this area;
Amendment 310 #
20. Considers that mutual funds, established at the initiative of working farmers, and through which farmers’ incomes can be stabilised to some extent as the profit margins on their produce fluctuate, may offer an effective way to limit the effects of price volatilityCAP as it has evolved is primarily an income support tool to compensate farmers for producing below the cost of production and for the provision of public goods, which is a fundamentally different approach to insurance supports to cover for exceptionally low commodity prices;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that, as farmers cannot control the factors that determine their turnover and gross margins, they should be encouraged to develop tools for coping with market volatility, especially mutual funds, such tools being better suited to that purpose than direct payments;