20 Amendments of Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK related to 2015/2226(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in the face of the current economic crisis, the European Union has made jobs – in particular via the Juncker plan – one of its key priorities, and whereas, in that connection, the legitimacy of the CAP must be reaffirmed so that it canCAP must be used as one of the principal tools for EU action as regards jobs in rural areas;
Amendment 26 #
C. whereas in order to take on the numerous challenges that European agriculture is facing (relating to food, the environment production, biodiversity, sustainability, energy, the and climate, etc.), it is vital to come up with a ‘new social contract’ for agriculture that encouragnew objectives mus to rethink the objectives of a genuinet be formulated for a public policy that is in everybody’s interests;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas experience on the ground shows that other kinds of agricultural development are possible, providing better results in terms of food quality and agronomic, environmental and socioeconomic performance, and that small and medium- sized farms that are generally more diversified, more innovative and better organised in terms of forming associations involving group agriculture are more inclined to be resilient in times of crisis;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas job creation in rural areas must be part and parcel of a sustainable policy that is tailored to ecosystems and involves the maintenance and development of agricultural and agriculture-related activities which are indirectly linked to agriculture and that forge links between the various stakeholders both socially and in terms of solidarity, such as agrotourism and landscape management, where the role of country estates and historic country residences is essential;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the future of rural areas does not depend exclusively on the development of the agricultural sector but is also linked to the rest of the economysocioeconomic aspects and the identity and culture of the rural population, and whereas there is a need to put in place a genuine territorial system, seeking synergies between all activities and allowing for collective and cross-sector approaches;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas, to that end, it is absolutely vital to focus on the many jobs that this ‘in- place’ agriculture (which includes forestry) provides – jobs that cannot be relocated and that involve food and non-food goods, as well as servicesservices, such as green and blue services, which are very important for landscape management;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas these family farms, which create added value and jobs, help make it possible for new generations of farmers to emerge, as it is easier to pass on farms that are viable and reasonably sized;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on Member States also to introduce a system which recognises and guarantees the social rights of farmers;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that there is a need to implement the environmental dimension of direct aid, and that this must be part and parcel of ensuring that farms are sustainable and viable, and help create new jobs, in which connection the importance of the conservation of biodiversity by country estates and historic country residences is mentioned, which create jobs indirectly, inter alia in agrotourism and management of the countryside;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that geographical indications and organic farming represent and guarantee territory-based added value and create jobs, and as such should not only be protected but also developed, in order to create new jobs and to preserve the culture, identity and self-esteem of the rural population;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends that the Member States should make more extensive use of the priority areas concerning job creation within priority 6 ofthe preservation and creation of jobs within the second pillar of the CAP, and of the measures concerning knowledge transfer and vocational and continuing training;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Calls on Member States to promote and support training programmes which can contribute to in-service training and retraining of farm workers, so that they can also be deployed to perform other work in rural areas;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States and their regions to shift the focus of their rural policy tofocus more on job creation, and calls on the Commission to assist them in achieving that objective;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that establishing synergies among all stakeholders in rural society will make it possible – with the help of the EAFRD and other European funds – to meet the challenge of providing jobs in rural areas and ensure that agriculture is once again recognised as a key factor in territorial development, in which connection account must be taken of the preservation of culture and of the identity of the rural population;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the CAP must have sufficient funding to play an effective long- term role in fostering employment, promoting the sustainable development of agriculture and forestry and ensuring that rural areas retain their appeal (with a focus on quality of life) in comparison with urban areas;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that it is important that the CAP should provide funding for the positive effects that agriculture brings in terms of jobs and the environment, and that it should provide more support for organic farming and all other sustainable production methods in the context of agroecology, which will entail moving beyond current cross-compliance standards and agri-environmental and climate measures;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the PAC to prioritise, under the EIP, supportonsiders that greater attention is needed for innovative, more sustainable agricultural and forestry models for the production of food and non- food goods and services (renewables, bioeconomics, etc.), developing the full range of resources in each rural territory;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that bottom-up approaches to local development such as LEADER/CLLD have proven to be effective and that they should be further strengthened, promoted and implemented in all Member States by means of multi- fund approaches;