Activities of Tom VANDENKENDELAERE related to 2023/2015(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European protein strategy (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT European protein strategy
Amendments (36)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the animal proteins produced today in the European Union meet the highest sustainability standards in the world, in terms of emissions and animal welfare, and remain essential for balanced diets and the vitality of rural areas;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas it is more sustainable to consume locally produced European animal-based proteins instead of imported animal-based proteins;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU produces 77 % of the feed protein used in the EU; whereas only 29 % of the high-protein feedstock needed to balance animal feed originates from the EU; whereas a substantial part of that import comes from deforestation- sensitive regions; whereas plant-based protein in the European Union needs to be GM-free; whereas most export countries allow GM-grown proteins;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas aquaculture has a crucial role in global food security and nutrition; whereas algae cultivation provides an opportunity to decrease the environmental impacts of aquaculture;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas cell-based agriculture and seafood farming are promising and innovative solutions that might be an addition to existing farming models;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas legume crops can be grown with less chemical fertiliser due to symbiosis with soil bacteria; whereas prices for chemical fertilisers have increased due to the Russian invasion in Ukraine;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 2
Paragraph 2 – point 2
2. Better conditions for sustainable protein production in the EU, both plant- based and animal-based;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3
Paragraph 2 – point 3
3. The development of plant-based and alternative protein for food and fee, primarily, but not only, for food;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 4
Paragraph 2 – point 4
4. A holistic approach that includes the whole food value chain, connecting the farmer to the consumer;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 4 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point 4 a (new)
4a. A central role for the economic viability of farmers as a key driver of sustainable domestic protein production growth;
Amendment 253 #
4b. A stronger emphasise on circularity of proteins and closing loopholes in the waste streams, especially from food to feed;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the protein strategy should acknowledge the sustainable development of all possible protein sources, both plant-based proteins and proteins from animal sources;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that protein production must be recognised as a crucial aspect of the EU food system; Emphasizes the goal towards a more diversified protein supply in the EU food system;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that developing the production of plant and alternative sources of protein in the EU is an, making livestock more sustainable and increasing the circularity in food and feed value chains, are effective ways of addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that protein production starts with farmers, fishers and aquaculture farmers and that they must therefore be central to the strategy; Believes that the economic viability for farmers is key to the success of the strategy; Calls therefore on the Commission to explore opportunities to enable a strong business model for farmers to help them convert their crops to plant-based production for food and feed by increasing crop resilience, protein yields and quality of protein;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that European businesses must become more competitive in the field of proteins for food and feed;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. CBelieves that cattle farmers should be able to continue to fertilize grassland sufficiently with manure in order to be sufficiently self-sufficient in terms of proteins; considers that properly fertilized grass remains by far the most efficient, cheapest and most sustainable source of protein for ruminants; calls on the Commission to propose medium- and long- term policy measures to close the nutrient loop, such as enabling the use of recovered nitrogen from manure (RENURE) products;
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that the production of animal proteins based on inedible resources used as feed, such as waste streams or by-products from the processing of protein plants, contributes greatly to circularity in minimising food waste and provides further valorisation of protein-plant production; acknowledges the key role of livestock for dynamic rural areas, landscape management, and environmental preservation;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that research programmes should focus on plant protein crops that are suitable for the European climate and growing conditions and that can be integrated in the existing farming systems; believes that it is important to support farmers in this transition, remove the barriers to enter this market and help them benefit from these new value chains;
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the importance of grasslands as a protein sourceroughage, such as grasslands or grass- clover, as a protein source; calls on the Commission and the Member States to make use of the CAP to incentivise the production of these protein sources; highlights the relevance of projects that extract high- quality protein as well as biomethanol from grasslands through biorefining;
Amendment 481 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that further research and development is needed to explore how innovative cell- based food can help increase sustainable protein production and support agriculture;
Amendment 533 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for more research and development into plant-based and alternative proteins; underlines the need for an increased access to food related R&D; highlights the important role of research institutes in the European Union to make the EU's food system even more performing and sustainable.
Amendment 561 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that improved coordination and collaboration between the supply chain’s stakeholders, throughout the entire value chain, is needed to bridge the current gaps between farmers, processors and retailers;
Amendment 565 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Emphasizes the importance of consumer acceptance and consumer information; stresses that the production of plant-based and alternative proteins needs to meet consumer expectations, which implies further improvement in terms of functionalities of these proteins such as taste, texture, nutritional value and price;
Amendment 576 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights that protein production in the EU will not increase if there is no market-driven demand for it; believes that policy strategies and legislative frameworks should incentivize these markets; considers it therefore necessary to have a better reflection of protein content of crops in market prices;
Amendment 582 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that the food-processing industry shouldis an integral part of the circular protein value chain as they jointly valorise the protein crops; emphasizes the need to increase the processing capacity in terms of plant-based proteins; considers it important that the processing industry map its waste streams so that they can be quantifiable and reusableincrease their circularity;
Amendment 626 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii
Paragraph 32 – point ii
ii. Novel food legislation that simplifies and speeds upclarifies the authorisation processes and provides sufficient scientific and technical guidance and advice throughout the entire process;
Amendment 653 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point vi
Paragraph 32 – point vi
vi. A regulation on new genomic techniques that allows new breeding techniques to be adopted, without increasing dominant market positions and taking into account the specific need for innovation of European SMEs;
Amendment 659 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point viii
Paragraph 32 – point viii
viii. A combination of common agricultural policy rules that provide a stable framework, flexible management practices and incentives for the production of protein-rich crops, grassland and legumes; the production of protein-rich crops should be incentivised as part of the crop-rotation obligations; protein-rich crops grown for food on the set-aside land in the EU should be exempted;
Amendment 681 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix
Paragraph 32 – point ix
ix. A front-of-pack label regulation that compares the carbon footprint of food and feed, scientifically based on the actual data of the product;
Amendment 695 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii
Paragraph 32 – point xiii
xiii. A clear research and development funding strategy, including financial incentives, to promote and stimulate the market uptake of plant-based and algae- based proteins for food and feed in the EU;
Amendment 703 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii a (new)
Paragraph 32 – point xiii a (new)
xiiia. A temporary derogation, in the short term, with sufficient legal certainty to ensure that RENURE can be used and, in the long term, the legal application of the criteria developed by the Joint Research Centre on RENURE, by classifying them as chemical fertiliser under the Nitrates Directive, based on scientific criteria;
Amendment 710 #
xiiib. A continued effort through trade policies to guarantee the level playing field between imported proteins and proteins produced by European farmers;
Amendment 713 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii c (new)
Paragraph 32 – point xiii c (new)
xiiic. A study of the impact of an introduction of a futures market, to reduce the risk at the side of the farmer;
Amendment 715 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii d (new)
Paragraph 32 – point xiii d (new)
xiiid. A framework to connect the production of plant based proteins to the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD);