10 Amendments of Elsi KATAINEN related to 2024/0176(BUD)
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the ongoing negative cascade effects Russia’s war against Ukraine has on European agriculture, such as high input prices, inflation or market disturbances; recalls that ongoing support for Ukraine is crucial when securing global food security;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underscores that the 2% deflator of the MFF does not compensate for the loss of value linked to inflation; notes that direct payments have decreased in real terms due to inflation, while the administrative burden on farmers has increased; highlights in this regard the fact that the CAP budget in the MFF 2021-27 is already lower than in the previous planning period; stresses that the revision of the MFF should address all these shortcomings;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the CAPEAGF budget cut in the MFF revisionmid-term review of 440 million EUR for the next three years and calls for a CAP budget increase in the next MFF to ensure food security and a fair income for farmers;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the CAP budget cut in the MFF revision and calls for a CAP budget increase in the next MFF to ensure food security, sustainable transformation and a fair income for farmers;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the strengthening of support measures for young farmers, especially with regard to access to land and credit; highlights the importance of making farming a more attractive profession by improving mechanisms that support young farmers through training schemes and calls on the Council and Commission to increase support for young farmers in next year’s budget;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reminds the importance of EAFRD funding in the rural areas, not only for farmers, but for other rural actors supportive of farmers; recalls that strong budget for these actions is needed also in 2025;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to provide sufficient funding for the agricultural reserve to safeguard food security and allow the use of margins to finance the agricultural reserve; highlights the fact that the reserve has been successfully triggered on multiple occasions in the last two years to help farmers across the EU; insists on the Parliament’s role in the use of the reserve and calls on the Commission to follow objective and transparent criteria in the allocation of the funds;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of CAP support between Member States, including direct payments;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for an increase in the Horizon Europe research budget for agriculture; emphasizes the vital role of innovation for a more competitive and sustainable agriculture, as well as the importance of digital transformation; stresses that farmers need to be involved in the research and findings of the research should be brought to action and benefit farmers;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to better address the impact of floods, droughts and wildfires on primary production, food security and farmers’ income by increasing water resilience and adaptive capacity and supporting measures to mitigate the threat of climate change to farming systems.