9 Amendments of Angelo CIOCCA related to 2018/0166R(APP)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that maintaining funding for the CAP at a proper level will guarantee the (economic, environmental and social) sustainability of agriculture in the EU in order to protect farm incomes and jobs and safeguard the production of environmental public goods, contributing decisively to the economic stability and viability of rural areas as a whole;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the CAP budget to be maintained in the 2021-2027 MFF at least at the level of the 2014-2020 budget for the EU-27 in real terms, given the fundamental role of this policy; reaffirms its view that agriculture must not suffer any financial disadvantage as a result of political decisions such as the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU or the funding of new European policies, in particular that on immigration;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of maintaining current funding for direct payments as well as for second-pillar funds for farmers; deplores in particular the severe cuts envisaged for the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment and employment in rural areas; stresses that it cannot be taken for granted that national co-funding will fill the budget gap;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of direct payments as well as second-pillar funds for farmers; deplores in particular the severe cuts envisaged for the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significantin certain cases makes a contribution to investment and employment in rural areas; stresses that it cannot be taken for granted that national co-funding will fill the budget gap;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Does not consider external convergence of direct payments among Member States to be necessary. Any alterations to the financial allocations to be assigned have to result in a fair distribution of direct payments among the Member States more in keeping with attributing greater value to farm activities and capable of understanding the cost of labour and the added value produced. This redistribution could, therefore, also be measured with reference to the ratio of farm income (including CAP support) to non-farm income, rather than with reference to the level of payments per hectare;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its call for a reform of the EU’s own-resources system; stresses the need to safeguard duties on agricultural products as a source of revenue for the EU budget, and emphasises that these duties must not be used as bargaining chips in ongoing negotiations on free trade agreements;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to allow the carry-over of crisis reserve funds; regrets the fact that the initial amounts to be used to constitute the fund will not be sourced from outside the CAP budget but will instead be taken from direct payments in 2020 and will not be paid back to farmers.Calls for the crisis reserve for the agricultural sector to be set up through the creation of a permanent Fund to manage agricultural crises. A new item of expenditure will have to be created for this purpose, under the heading ‘Instruments outside the MFF ceilings’, and financed from the EU general budget and not from funding for the CAP ;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that stepping up customs inspections at the borders of imported agricultural products and foods from third countries is essential. It is important that dedicated funding be established for this under heading IV(11) ‘Border Management’ so that the Custom Union's full potential may be realised, safeguarding its financial interests and preventing illegal trade and fraud through proper homogeneous customs checks when agribusiness products are imported into the EU;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Criticises the Commission's poor management of the funds earmarked for agriculture, in particular its inability to respond effectively at times of crisis; points out that the EU budget is funded by the Member States and that it should be for them to take decisions on the measures needed to support the agricultural sector;