16 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2018/2094(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Europe is at a crossroads, with a cn understaindable crisis of legitimacy in relation to European decisions, given its handling of all of the many crises in the past decade;
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Union agricultural products contribute to the Union’s living cultural and gastronomic heritage, enhancing territorial and social cohesion, as well as local and regional traditions; whereas there is increased demand for high quality and traditional products at European and global level; whereas the current agricultural policy is dominated by industrial intensification and crop monocultures that put the Union's model of family farming with its crop diversity at risk;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there is a need to bring the European project closer to EU citizens, paying particular attention to their needs, lives and expectations various successful Citizens' Initiatives, paying attention also to citizens' needs, lives and expectations, which must be paramount in all Union decisions and legislation, above the demands of the finance sector, global corporations, or any other vested interest, in order, above all, to strengthen the EU’s legitimacy and to restore trust in, and enthusiasm for, the European project, thanks to renewrough citizen-oriented EU governance;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas all EU institutions - including especially the European Central Bank - ought to be transparent and fully accountable to the citizens of the Union as regards the funds entrusted to them and controlled by them as EU institutions;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Union’s major critics point to the existence of a gap betweenactions in agrocultural policy of persuing international trade deal which undermine the viability of the Union’s proposed action and its realisation at national and local levels, and whereasfarmers do not match up with its words and aspirations of protecting our agricultural heritage and farming systems, and whereas political choices and priorities of where funds should assigned to, combined the withdrawal of the UK will have important impacts on the future financing of the CAP and of the Union;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that it is essential to go beyond conflicting visions of Europe, and to reconcile competing priorities in order to avoid the risk of tearing the Union apart or weakening it; considers in that regard that a new EU-wide debate is needed to reach a consensus on where the Union is now headed, with a readiness - if needed - to revise the Lisbon Treaty; this debate must also include an honest discussion of the future of the euro, with exit clauses to be negotiated for those who wish to leave;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from the Union will have complex budgetary consequences and will negatively affect the EU budget; insists that the remaining EU- 27 should be more ambitious in terms of budget reform given the EU’s current and future challenges;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the importance of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in terms of the budget and of its legacy to the history of the Union; recalls that the CAP is still one of the oldest, most important and most integrated policies, and that it will continue to contribute to building Europe’s future, points out that as CAP has evolved it has been assigned many new tasks and roles in the areas of climate change mitigation and the provision of public goods that are not remunerated by the market place and therefore its budget share must not be reduced;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that the translation of the overarching political objectives into tangible and visible actions and results for EU citizens has to be subject to regular reality checks, therefore making it strictly necessary to maintain EU budgetary control as a fundamental component of democratic control;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that securing sufficient financial means, coupled with the modernisation of the system of own resources, namely through securing stable, efficient and genuinely European own resources, is key to maintaining a high level of investment and of the Union’s ambitions and influence on the international scene, so long as those funds - current or additional - are not spent on arms or a European Army/Defence Force;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the competitiveness of European agriculture results from the synergy of organic production and geographical indications, which benefit both producers and consumers; calls for one pillar ofring-fenced dedicated funding in the new CAP to be dedicatargeted ato these priorities which create jobs in rural areas and assure the highest quality of Union agricultural products and foodstuffs;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that Union quality schemes of geographical indications (Protected Designation of Origin, Protected Geographical Indication and Traditional Specialities Guaranteed) protect product names from misuse, enhance their value in the framework of international agreements, add to farmer incomes, and boost the level of consumers’ trust;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of a well reformed CAP to respond to the maximum number of the challenges that will face the Union in the future; stresses the importance of the future CAP in underpinning farmer incomes, encouraging generational renewal,combating climate change, protecting biodiversity and fostering innovation and research and development, including the agricultural aspects of the future Horizon Europe programme;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that structural and cohesion policies, such as the CAP, reduce the gap between the Union and its citizens by ensuring balance territorial development promoting integration at local level, especially in rural, peripheral and disadvantaged areas.