Activities of Georgios EPITIDEIOS related to 2017/2117(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Current situation and future prospects for the sheep and goat sectors in the EU (short presentation) EL
Amendments (2)
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports maintaining or, where possible, increasing coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is worried about the letter that the United States and six other large agriculture exporters (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, Thailand and Uruguay) sent to the representatives of the UK and the EU at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on 26 September concerning internal discussions on the possible redistribution of import tariff quotas between the United Kingdom and the other Member States; stresses how important it is that the UK maintains its current share of tariff quotas after its exit from the EU; understands how dependent the UK sheep meat sector is on the EU market, but considers that this situation presents both challenges and opportunities and in any case the subject of EU protection is the individual markets of active Member States;