Activities of Ángela VALLINA related to 2015/2226(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
How the CAP can improve job creation in rural areas (A8-0285/2016 - Eric Andrieu) ES
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on how the CAP can improve job creation in rural areas
Amendments (10)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas on average 28% of farms in Europewomen make a vital contribution to the rural economy in Europe, making up 45% of the workforce, while on average only 28% of farms are run by women and; whereas female entrepreneurship represents an important pillar in social, economic and environmental terms for sustainable development in rural areas, but whereas women in rural areas have insecure working conditions, and this is compounded by low levels of female farm ownership, with only 29% of farms owned by women;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the economic crisis has affected the entire European Union, with rural areas especially experiencing devastating levels of unemployment, poverty and depopulation, which affect women in particular;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the gender pay gap in rural areas is 10% wider than in other areas and whereas there is a need to pay more attention to establishing up-to-date statistics on female land ownership, and on the working conditions of women in rural areas;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the principle of equality of opportunity for men and women must be consistently applied in the CAP, and whereas a gender-sensitive approach must be applied not only in the CAP, but also in cohesion policies in rural areas;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that women farmers have a significant role to play towardsin ensuring the continued existence of smallholdings with prospects for the future, and that therefore specific aid must be introduced for small, sustainable, environmentally friendly farms that foster the creation of jobs for women, and giving women access to land; takes the view, furthermore, that greater support should therefore be given to theirwomen farmers’ innovative potential through aid for diversification measures such as direct marketing, farm holidays, social services and care services;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Criticises the market orientation of the CAP, which makes it possible for large retailers to engage in unfair practices, decimating jobs in rural areas, something that affects women in particular; expresses its concern about the impact on European agriculture of agreements that are currently being negotiated, such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada (CETA), and the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to exploitnsure that residents of rural areas receive decent incomes and to promote social cohesion, including by making more efficiently use of the opportunities for aid to women farmers and women in rural areas which can be realised in the framework of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), and calls on the Member States to put into practice employment policies and policies to promote public services such as schools, childcare facilities, care facilities for people with special needs, and health centres and hospitals in rural areas and small communities in mountain regions to prevent rural depopulation and help people achieve a work-life balance;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Member States to strengthen the role of the social partners and social welfare organisations working alongside the authorities in monitoring compliance with employment legislation, combating undeclared work and monitoring adherence to social welfare and safety standards that promote the social and economic integration of migrant workers, including female seasonal workers, migrants and refugees; calls for arrangements to be put in place to ensure that women can take part in all levels of the process;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Points out that the amount of farmland in the EU is becoming smaller by the year; emphasises that it is vital to preserve arable land in order to guarantee jobs in rural areas; calls on the Member States to promote improved access to land in areas with high levels of rural unemployment, not only via land ownership, but also via leasing and cooperative land use and management; in that connection calls for action to be taken to ensure that young women farmers have access to credit and are able to participate in land management;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to make adequate information material concerning support possibilities, and wide-ranging professional diversification advice, available specifically to women farmers and women in rural areasimprove conditions for women in rural areas, and to provide not only adequate information material concerning support possibilities specifically aimed at women farmers and women in rural areas, but also access to education and credit, as well as promoting the establishment of associations and the provision of wide-ranging professional diversification advice, so that these women concerned are encouraged to put their own projects into practice in rural areas;