Activities of Daniel BUDA related to 2024/0176(BUD)
Opinions (1)
OPINION General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 - all sections
Amendments (9)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the EUR 53,75 billion in commitments and EUR 51,12 billion in payment for agriculture; regrets the decrease compared to 2024 and calls for a budget increase considering the challenges farmers will face in 2025, such as the impact of imports from third countries without mirror clauses, the increasingly higher input prices, extreme adverse weather, as well as the frequent damage caused by animal diseases;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the ongoing negative cascade effects Russia’s war against Ukraine has on European agriculture, especially on farmers in Member States bordering Ukraine, such as high input prices, inflation or market disturbances and difficulties in monetizing agri-food products;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the CAP budget cut in the MFF revision and; requests that any availabilities identified under the EAGF sub-ceiling at the time of the Amending Letter be used to mitigate such cuts by reinforcing the elements that had to be cut or severely restricted, in particular promotion “multi” programmes and technical support for the implementation of the CAP; calls for a CAP budget increase in the next MFF to ensure food security and a fair income for farmers;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the strengthening of support measures for young farmers and for the improvement of their access to land, credit and the reduction of bureaucratic measures in accessing EU funds to ensure generational renewal;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. CNotes with concern the 12,9 % reduction of the agricultural reserve; calls on the Commission to provide sufficient funding for the agricultural reserve to safeguard food security, while ensuring that direct payments are not affected and, where appropriate, exploring the possibility of mobilising funds outside the CAP;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of CAP support between and within Member States, including direct payments;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to better address the impact of floods, droughts and wildfires on primary production, food security and farmers’ income; calls for an adequately funded European plan for water use, reuse, storage and smart sharing.
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Laments the inconsistency of managing large carnivores and the concomitant stimulation of extensive grazing; reminds that that enough funding should be made available to Member States in order to adequately compensate farmers for their losses caused by large carnivores;
Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Notes with concern that the production costs of agricultural goods are increasingly often higher than the selling price;