Activities of Krzysztof JURGIEL related to 2020/2117(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on trade-related aspects and implications of COVID-19
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Believes that the absolute priority of the CAP should be to ensure food security throughout the EU, which cannot be achieved at local or regional level;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Completely understands the need to transform European agriculture and move it towards more environmentally- friendly production; is, however, seriously concerned that the ambitious aims of the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity 2030 strategies, as well as the extended conditionality of direct payments under CAP Pillar I – in the absence of an impact assessment – together with a significant reduction in the CAP budget in the next CAP financial perspective pose huge risks to basic incomes, especially for small rural farms, and to the global volume of agricultural production in the EU;
Amendment 3 #
-1b. Notes in this context that EU agricultural production, weighed down by new environmental, climate and animal welfare requirements, may not be able to withstand competition on the free market from products from non-EU countries whose producers are not similarly weighed down by production requirements and can frequently offer dumping sales prices. Therefore stresses that setting new ambitious reduction targets for the agricultural sector in terms of greenhouse-gas emissions, the use of fertilisers and plant protection products for the Member States must be preceded by the implementation of suitable investment and technology which will ensure the stability and continuity of agricultural production;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the remarkable resilience of European agriculture; underlines its socio-economic importance as well as the high number of companies and jobs involved; stresses the importance of Europe’s agri-food production for the vitality of its rural areas; stresses, however, that the unprecedented restriction of economic activity in Europe and worldwide, which is necessary to protect people's health and lives, is causing a significant reduction in household incomes and thus in consumer purchasing power, which in the near future may result in a decline in consumption at global level or a change in food preferences towards cheaper, lower-quality products;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that any EU economic stimulus plans and export support measures need to consider agriculture in view of the importance and diversity of the sector; also stresses that the review and overhaul of EU trade policy, as well as the announced reform of the World Trade Organization, must be an opportunity to better defend the European agricultural model and farmers’ interests; reiterates firmly that agriculture and agri-food products entering the European market must fully comply with EU rules and standardsis convinced that the EU’s trade policy should make the granting of preferences and strengthening of cooperation with third countries conditional on those countries undertaking and actually implementing ambitious commitments in key areas such as animal welfare, the use of pesticides and the fight against antimicrobial resistance; reiterates firmly that agriculture and agri-food products entering the European market must fully comply with EU rules and standards; notes in this context that climate change poses a risk of the spread of new plant pests affecting both agricultural crops and forest areas; therefore calls for the continued strengthening of the European Union’s import regime, while respecting the provisions of the International Plant Protection Convention; observes with concern the growing protectionist trend among African countries with regard to poultry and poultry products from Europe;calls on the Commission to constantly monitor the situation in this area and to block any initiatives and projects aimed at increasing import duties or reducing import quotas for Member States; also underlines the need to reduce the EU’s dependence on imports of plant proteins, which will have significant sustainability benefits worldwide, and calls for the promotion of EU-grown plant proteins to provide locally-sourced food and feed with high nutritional value;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. At the same time, underlines that tackling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic must not obscure other current problems and challenges facing European agriculture; close monitoring is needed for the implications of the EU-UK and EU-Mercosur trade agreements, with particular regard to the poultry, beef and milk markets in the Member States and in the fisheries sector, and also the EU- Ukraine agreement on free trade in dairy products.