Activities of Jasenko SELIMOVIC related to 2016/2034(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
CAP tools to reduce price volatility in agricultural markets (debate)
Amendments (26)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, since 2007, extreme price fluctuation has been a more common feature of world agricultural markets, with increasingly frequent and marked economic shocks;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. Whereas, macro-economic conditions can play a key role of price volatility including structural factors such as exchange rates, energy and fertilizers process and interest rates as well as speculation on agricultural markets since these can be sold as financial assets;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. Whereas every region in the world has its own production models as well as different measures in place with regards environment and animal welfare which can have serious implications for the cost- price of production and European farmers should be able to compete on the world market;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, in recent decades, market opening and economic globalisationagricultural markets, especially under the impulse of the WTO agreements, have become more open and competitive and meanwhile have accentuated price volatility;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. Whereas tax-payers are worried about the spending of European funds and a more risk-based approach could enhance the legitimacy of agricultural spending and change the rationale of spending by making payments conditional, more based upon market developments and less structural;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. stresses the significance, in the context of "digital revolution", of guaranteeing access to information and control of the agricultural data for farmers which may anticipate the market risks;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. highlights that the sector must be encouraged to set up initiatives to improve their management and entrepreneurial skills by foreseeing future liquidity flows and the impact of possible change in their business strategy in order to combat volatility and make themselves more competitive and strengthen their common bargaining power;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recommends strengthening the organisational capability of the weakest links, especially the negotiation position of primary producers, in the various agricultural sectors and strengthening contractual systems;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Since the incomes of primary producers is increasingly determined by their position in the food supply chain, there is a need to promote reinforcement of the capacity for resilience specific to the various supply chains through continued strengthening and improvement of their functioning. In particular, contractualisation and fairer distribution of negotiating powers along the food chain. It is necessary to foster improvement in supply chain structure and collective approaches; ensuring greater powers for inter-branch bodies and producer organisations;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. stresses however that (long-term) contracts can limit flexibility and hamper entrepreneurship at farm level as farmers will be limited in responding to market developments;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Farmers should be encouraged to increase their level of cooperation in order to limit market risks and to strengthen their negotiation position in the food supply chain vis-à-vis retailers; Notes that competition authorities should provide farmers enough room and encouragement to set up this type of private sector initiatives;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recommends that the tools for risk management, particularly the various types of insurance and mutual funds, be developed in terms of affordable access for farmers;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recommends that the tools for risk management, particularly the various types of insurance and mutual funds, be further developed;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Considers that effective cash flow assistance is necessary to supplement the above provisions during the times of crises and abnormally low prices. To that end, it would be appropriate to put in place a measure for precautionary savings scheme for farmers. Its creation would make possible to add a countercyclical aspect to the CAP without undermining the principle of budget annularity. It would replace the EU crisis reserve, which would be ended;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. points out that the last CAP reform introduced three new types of risk management instruments; notes that the uptake of these tools in the programming period 2014–2020 by Member States had been limited;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Point out that the risk management instruments such as premium on insurances, mutual funds and income Stabilisation Tool, which were transferred to the second pillar, Regulation on support for rural development, and as result they have become optional measures which can be co-financed by the Member States, have been implemented in a limited number of countries;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. notes that agricultural production is highly subjected to extern influences such as natural disasters; calls on the Commission and Member States to enhance research and development on resistance mechanisms to prevent production and income losses to farmers;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Underlines that insurance tools could be an efficient measure to cope with volatility and will encourage forward looking farm management that will help reduce the need for ex-post crisis management;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16 c. Takes into account that the current risk management tools under regulation 1305/2013 are mainly focussed on a national/regional level and thus can cause differences between Member States regarding the implementation/financing of these tools;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16 c. calls on the Commission to eliminate implementation difficulties in order to enhance the use of these risk management tools and thus increase farmer's ability to better cope with price volatilities;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16 c. Notes that the successful risk management instruments already implemented by Member States should be compatible with those which will be lay down in the next CAP reform;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 h (new)
Paragraph 16 h (new)
16 h. Notes that current implementation of the available risk management tools should be analysed in order to safeguard a European level playing field and the possible creation for instruments on a European level;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Highlights, that the measures of the present second pillar directed at fostering innovation and investment in emerging technologies should be substantially reinforced in order to enhance the competitiveness of European agriculture;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Farmers should be further informed how to benefit from financial instruments offered by the European Investment Bank since this Institution support the rural economy through its long-term financing;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Notes that all participants in the market place can and will make use of price-information to improve their bargaining positions;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Recommends the analyses of asymmetric price transmissions along the food chain by the European Commission and welcomes possible policy recommendations;