12 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2017/2117(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas sheep- and goat-farming are low-profit-making sectors, particularly so in peripheral areas, with incomes that are among the weakest in the EU, chiefly as a result of high operating and regulatory costs, sometimes exceeding sales prices, causing many farmers to leave the sectors;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas sheep- and goat-farming can play an important role in ensuring environmental sustainability if realistic supports are introduced, being as they are present in 70% of geographically disadvantaged areas and contribute to maintaining the landscape, preserving biodiversity and combating soil erosion, the build-up of unwanted biomass, avalanches and forest fires;
Amendment 45 #
D. whereas these sectors contribute to the conservation of areas of high ecological value if correct grazing regimes are adhered to, such as dehesa pastureland, as well as less fertile land;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the amount of sheepmeat produced in the EU fails to cover around 13% of needs, and imports from third countries, chiefly New Zealand, eat into the competitiveness of EU products inat the most price sensitive times of the year (Easter and Christmas) and therefore should be restricted at these times;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas, in recent years, New Zealand has increased exports of fresh or chilled meat, reducing its traditional exports of frozen meat, thus having a greater impact on the EU fresh-meat market, believes that this must be taken into consideration in the upcoming FTA with New Zealand;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas, in many instances, EU producers do not compete on a level playing field with imports from third countries, which have often have less rigorous quality standards and, regulatory requirements, and environmental standards to adhere to;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the sheep- and goatmeat market is highly fragmented and there is little transparency in the reporting of market prices; whereas imbalances in the food chain aggravate the vulnerability of these sectors, regrets that thus far the Commission has failed to take the necessary regulatory action called for by the Parliament;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Endorses the recommendations published by the 2016 EU Sheepmeat Forum, held under the aegis of the Commission, in particular the need to compensate the sector for the environmental role it plays by meaningful payments in Pillar I; takes the view that these recommendations are equally valid for the sectors of goatmeat and ewe’s and goat’s milk products;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to step up support for innovation and the promotion of sheep- and goatmeat in the internal market, emphasising not only traditional products, but also newer cuts marketed to younger consumers and new emerging eastern markets for cull ewes;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports convergence of payments in Pillar I, in addition to, maintaining or, where possible, increasing coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks the Commission to ascertain what the post-Brexit sheepmeat market will look like, and to do everything in its power, including setting up a contingency fund, to prevent severe market disturbances;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Invites the Commission and Member States to consider 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 particularly wolves and bears, in certain grazing areas;