20 Amendments of Massimiliano SALINI related to 2020/2260(INI)
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that sustainable production should become a key characteristic of EU agri-food products, expanding the concept of quality to social and environmental aspects; calls on the Commission to put environmental, economic and social sustainability at the heart of the Farm to Fork Strategy;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to pursue the objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy through the development of Green Alliances, including all relevant stakeholders from the private and public sectors, in all relevant forums, including the UN Food Systems Summit 2021;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the risk of putting the EU agri-food sector at a competitive disadvantage in the absence of global convergence of standards, and of leading to increased costs for consumers; calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive impact assessment of the targets envisaged in the Strategy, as well as proportionate measures to maintain the competitiveness of the EU agri-food sector and ensure reciprocity of standards; believes that the Farm to Fork strategy should follow a comprehensive agri-food chain approach based on an independent and sound science impact analysis and that the Strategy approach should avoid any sudden changes that would only undermine whole sectors of national economies;
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Ask the Commission to develop the Strategy taking into account the fact that each sector has different production methods which are more or less sustainable; calls on the Commission to emphasise that a balanced diet should include all food;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the multifunctional agricultural model also ensures that age- old traditions, cultures and identities with a high intangible value are passed on; whereas this has enormous economic potential, for example in the field of rural tourism, and generates positive social effects, involving disadvantaged categories with low contractual power in the production chain (social agriculture);
Amendment 538 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Invites the Commission to put not only environmental but also economic and social sustainability at the heart of the strategy; requests that a priori judgements disregarding the reality that every sector has more or less sustainable production methods be avoided;
Amendment 542 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for all the targets and content of the strategy to be based on scientific data;
Amendment 591 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policy aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards economic, environmental and social sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long-term plans based on realistic and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retailwholesale and retail marketing, storage, transport and logistics, disposal and recycling of secondary materials;
Amendment 640 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission not to forget the key role that young farmers will have to play in accomplishing this much- needed transition to sustainable farming; calls for measures designed to support income, generational renewal and training to create a space enabling the inclusion and retention of young people in agriculture;
Amendment 686 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Building the food chain that works for consumers, producers, distributors, climate and the environment
Amendment 902 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of certain systems of agricultureal and especially animal production and the associated logistics on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors; emphasises the role of nutrient management plans in reducing emissions, by means of consultancy services and technological innovations such as precision farming, which enables rational use of technical resources; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors; stresses the importance of recognising the efforts made by the agri-food sector to offset emissions and of including financial support and compensation for initiatives aimed at reducing emissions and restoring soil fertility;
Amendment 1049 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the implementation of modern indoor livestock rearing facilities and techniques that ensure the supply of food of animal origin required by the EU population while also contributing to reducing emissions, combating climate change and respecting animal welfare;
Amendment 1214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote the green transition for all advanced local logistics platforms, classified by the Member States as strategic public-interest structures for the concentration, processing and wholesale distribution of agri-food production, and new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production, through options such as modern local logistics ‘green hubs’;
Amendment 1273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for all of the various sustainable production methods, such as organic and integrated production and other recognised systems that make it possible to protect the EU region, society and consumers, to be exploited, promoted and supported, as they combine environmental sustainability, increasing the total land area under cultivation, with environmentally friendly systems. It is also important to give adequate consideration to the role of voluntary quality schemes, for example by continuing the regulation activities initiated by the European Commission;
Amendment 1382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep concern about the emergence of zoonotic diseases that are transferred from animals to humans (anthropozoonoses), such as Q fever, avian influenza and the new strain of influenza A (H1N1), which is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, environmental degradation and our current less innovative food production systems, which are deficient in terms of good health and biosecurity practices;
Amendment 1469 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to follow up on Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices22 and the EU code of conduct on responsible business and marketing practices by producing a monitoring framework for the food and retail and wholesale sectors and providing for legal action if progress in integrating economic, environmental and social sustainability into corporate strategies is insufficient, and in so doing promoting and rewarding the efforts of sustainable agricultural producers while increasing the availability and affordability of healthy, sustainable food options and reducing the overall environmental footprint of the food system; stresses the importance of halting and addressing consolidation and concentration in the grocery retail sector in order to ensure fair prices for farmers; calls for consumers to be brought closer to fresh local products by means of local wholesale logistics facilities that promote traceability, food safety and price transparency from farm to fork; stresses the importance of halting and addressing consolidation and concentration in the grocery retail sector in order to ensure fair prices that take into account production costs and promote distribution through wholesale agri-food markets (Food Hubs) as models that promote fair competition and guarantee fair and affordable prices for all links in the supply chain; _________________ 22 OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 59.
Amendment 1679 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health;regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or saltpromote healthier diets through consumer awareness campaigns and activities providing information on the importance of a varied and balanced diet in which food is consumed in the right amount and is accompanied by adequate physical activity; calls for a mandatoryharmonised EU-wide front-of- pack nutrition labelling system that is based on independent science and on the principles of Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, and that is voluntary, informative, non- discriminatory and supported by thorough impact assessments;
Amendment 1735 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to revise the EU legislation on food contact materials (FCM); reiterates its call to revise the legislation on FCM in line with the regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restrictionbased on the scientific work of cthemicals (REACH) EFSA, as well as classification, labelling and packaging regulations, and to insert, without further delay, specific provisions to substitute endocrine disrupting chemicals;
Amendment 1973 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public procurement legislation, including minimum mandatory criteria in schools and other public institutions to encourage organic and local food production of traditional and typical foods with geographical indications, from short supply chains, and to promote more healthy diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to make the healthy, informed and sustainable choices;
Amendment 2027 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates its call to take the measures required to achieve a Union food waste reduction target of 30 % by 2025 and 50 % by 2030 compared to the 2014 baseline; underlines that bindingproportionate and realistic targets are needed to achieve this, taking as an example the surplus recovery projects already successfully launched in agri-food wholesale centres;