5 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2016/2302(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the second pillar of the common agricultural policy (rural development) is a crucial element in preserving and strengthening social and territorial cohesion and must be protected and enhanced in the next round of CAP reform;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the current crisis in the agricultural sector, a lack of profitability with income losses and increased price instability, has led many farm has its roots in the inequality in the food chain; whereas this must be addressed in a meaningful manners to give up farming, and this sector requires more supportunderpin the viability of farming;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the potential advantages offered by the financial instruments available under the European Fund for Rural Development, whether in the form of loans, guarantees or capital funds, believes however that the norms of prudent lending should not be abandoned;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that in many situations access to credit poses an obstacle to investmenthe first instance, lack of profitability in the farming enterprise poses an obstacle to investment, in addition to a lack of access to credit, in particular for young farmers, either because of the high costs or because of the guarantees that the financial system requires;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, up to now, the level of use made of CAP financial instruments has been low, and calls for consideration to be given to this area with the aim of ensuring that these instruments are better suited to the agricultural sector and further simplifying the procedures, and creating public advice platforms, believes however that consideration must be given to the substantial loans that farmers already draw down to complement funds received under the second pillar;