Activities of Anne-Marie MINEUR related to 2018/2037(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the future of food and farming
Amendments (11)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas a broad coalition of NGO's has addressed the structural problems of the CAP, also related to international trade, referring to "an unfair system for farmers, a constant crisis on agricultural markets, a continuous decline in the state of natural resources, failures in delivering on animal welfare, negative public health outcomes, and severe negative impacts beyond Europe's borders"1a; _________________ 1aLetter dated 22nd March 2016 to President Juncker, subject: "CAP Fitness Check - Can the CAP deliver a sustainable European food and farming system?"
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that EU trade policy can contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the common agricultural policy (CAP), notably ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community and that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices; stresses that the EU agri-food sector should take advantage of the opportunities for growth offered by exports, given that an estimated 90 % of additional global demand for agri- food products over the next decade will come from outside Europe; stresses that so-called developing countries should have enough opportunities to establish and maintain a strong agri-food sector on their own;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that the export of agricultural EU products has considerable consequences for the production processes in third countries; urges to phase-out export subsidies in order to avoid further market distortion in so-called developing countries;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Insists that processes and production methods (PPM) are an essential part of social, economic and environmental standards in global agricultural trade, and encourages the Commission to urge the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to acknowledge PPM as such;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls on the Commission to incorporate enforceable mechanisms, including sanctions, in Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapters in trade agreements;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission, in the context of ongoing and future bilateral trade negotiations with third countries, to approach with the utmost care the liberalisation of market access in sensitive agricultural sectors and to consider transition periods, tariff-rate quotas, appropriate safeguarding measures and the exclusion of the most sensitive products; notes that this predominantly concerns beef, other meat, rice, wheat, other cereals, sugar, and dairy products; emphasizes that this approach reciprocal also applies to third countries, regarding their own sensitive agricultural sectors;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that the Commission in its reflection paper on “Harnessing Globalization” rightly signals the demand for more fair trade and sustainable and local products as a changing trend in globalization; stresses that EU trade policy can extensively contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate goals set in the Paris Agreement; notes that the production of soy and palm oil leads to the destruction of nature, emission of greenhouse gasses and the undermining of land rights for small farmers and indigenous peoples; notes that the import of these products hinders both the aspirations of the European Commission and the sustainability goals agreed upon; foresees that some of the trade agreements the EU is currently negotiating will only increase the production of soy and palm oil and the import of these products to the EU; proposes therefore to introduce import duties on soy and palm oil, promoting European production of protein and oil crops; proposes import duties on biofuels, among others those based on sugar cane; proposes that the EU stimulates the development and use of alternatives for these biofuels, and becomes as self- sufficient as possible;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls for the prohibition of all forms of seed patenting, in order to protect farmers against the pressure and power of multinationals producing seeds, and to protect local varieties as well as our genetic and cultural heritage;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Calls on the Commission to improve the transparency of the supply chain by means of mandatory labelling, possibly by making use of block chain technology; urges the Commission to investigate the possibilities thereof and present its findings to the European Parliament;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the lack of progress on domestic support in agriculture at the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference; reiterates that any future EU position on this topic must duly respect the framework of the reformed CAP; invites EU trading partners, in this regard, to make commitments to reducing trade-distorting domestic support; calls on the WTO members that continue to grant export subsidies to implement the Ministerial Decision on Export Competition adopted in Nairobi on 19 December 2015;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6