5 Amendments of Attila ARA-KOVÁCS related to 2020/2058(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expects that under the future multiannual financial framework (MFF), the contribution to the agricultural and rural development domain will be maintained, in real terms, at least at current levels; insists that any additional measures relating to the green transition be financed with fresh money and additional EU own resources that will go beyond the MFF proposal;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposals on the MFF and the Next Generation EU, including the additional resources of EUR 32.5 billion for the Just Transition Fund and EUR 1 billion for the European Fund for Sustainable Development, to facilitate the European Investment Fund to provide support to a wide range of small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to utilise the Recovery and Resilience Facility, where appropriate, to provide complementary support to European farmers and cooperative businesses to coherently cope with the challenges deriving from the need to ensure compliance with new rules and to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change in a manner that does not threaten food production and respects the principle of sustainability;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that a significant percentage of the common agricultural policy (CAP) envelope, which represents the larges a significant share of the EU budget, will be set aside to support climate-related objectives; recalls that the reform of the CAP is still ongoing and that no decision has yet been made on the exact contribution to environmental and climate-related objectives and requirements; recalls also that the Commission evaluation deemed the CAP to be the appropriate framework to develop the targets in the European Green Deal and for this reason it must be adequately funded;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the recent COVID- 19 outbreak has revealed the strategic role that agriculture plays in providing safe and high-quality food at affordable prices; insists that efforts made by EU farmers to produce food more sustainably must not be undermined by the import of products from third countries that do not meet the EU’s food safety, environmental protection, animal welfare and social standards.EU’s food safety, environmental conditionality, animal welfare and social standards apply fully to the import of products from third countries, completing the efforts made by EU farmers to produce food more sustainably;