3 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2018/2005(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the Commission communication on a balanced and progressive trade policy to harness globalisation1 but wishes it would go further in protecting EU farmers against unfair competition; underlines the importance of this communication for a European agriculture sector that is suffering from unbalanced competition on both the EU and foreign markets; _________________ 1 COM(2017)0492. COM(2017)0492.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses further the inherent dangers in increased globalisation of the environmental fallout from the subsequent increased transport of goods by land, sea and air; stresses in this regard that an equal emphasis at least should be put on localisation of food production;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that while trade agreements could open up opportunities for the promotion of EU offensive interests with respect to processed and unprocessed food products, they also entail a significant risk for more sensitive EU agricultural sectors that are already crisis-hit or have been particularly exposed to price volatility;