10 Amendments of Miguel VIEGAS related to 2018/2005(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomeCondemns the Commission communication on a balanced and progressive trade policy to harness globalisation1; underlines the importan's trade policy based solely on free trade, which has led to a general race tof this communication for a European agriculture sector that is suffering from unbalanced competition on both the EU and foreign markets; _________________ 1 COM(2017)0492.e bottom in terms of social, labour and environmental standards;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the Commission communication on a balanced and progressive trade policy to harness globalisation1; underlines the importance of this communication for a European agriculture sector that is suffering from unbalanced competition on both the EU and foreign markets; _________________ 1 COM(2017)0492. COM(2017)0492.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that harnessing globalisation should involve both strengthening global discipline to prevent unfair competition and distortions of trade in agriculture, and avoiding undue exposure of sensitive EU agricultural sectors to competition from imports of products that are not subject to similar standards, costs and constraints as regards, for example, environmental protection, labour law and public support to end social, economic and environmental dumping;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that while trade agreements could open up opportunities for the promotion of EU offensive interests with respect to processed and unprocessed food products for a small number of large farmers and undertakings, they also entail a significant risk for more sensitive EU agricultural sectors and small and medium-sized farms that are already crisis- hit or have been particularly exposed to price volatility;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that trade agreements lead to the closure of small and medium-sized farms and small businesses, resulting in the depopulation of rural areas;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses its serious concerns with respect to the possible conclusion of the ongoing free-trade negotiations with Mercosur involving major concessions in sectors such as beef, sugar and biofuels which could endanger the viability of local production in certain parts of the EU, particularly mountain areas whose economies are heavily dependent on beef farming;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of strong coordination between Member States for the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the EU market; draws attention to the need to avoid the excessive concentration and grabbing of farmland and forests in foreign (non-EU) hands; recalls, in this respect, its resolution of 27 April 2017 on the state of play of farmland concentration in the EU3; _________________ 3 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0197.
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the Commission and Member States to make the negotiations transparent, provide full information and promote public debate; takes the view that debates should also be promoted in state and autonomous community parliaments;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses that transporting and marketing staple foods around the world generates greenhouse gases and wastes energy, and the export priority should therefore be abandoned and staple foods removed from trade negotiations;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Firmly rejects the use of agriculture as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations;