Activities of Elena LIZZI related to 2021/2208(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on addressing food security in developing countries
Amendments (8)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that a policy on ensuring food security in developing countries must mirror the founding principles of the common agricultural policy, in that its primary goal must be to provideshould have as its primary goal the provision of affordable safe food for its citizens while affording a fair standard of living for its farmers;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that agriculture and food security are the foundation blocks for broader economic development, and insists that agricultural development must support self-sufficient agricultural production systems and food sovereignty in developing countries, as should be the case for Europe;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out the need for clear guidelines on how to achieve policy coherence for development at EU level while also addressing potentially conflicting economic and policy objectives; highlights the need to advance the EU’s interests;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the importance of systematically assessing the effects of new policies on developing countries, and vice versa, in order to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages increased consistency between EU development and trade policies to support the global transition to sustainable agrifood systems without penalising European farmers;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that while lifting export subsidies and decoupling direct payments has significantly reduced the risk of dumping practices, some areas of concern persist and should be closely monitored, in particular agricultural sectors still tied to coupled income support in many EU Member States.
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Recalls that many developing countries have considerably less stringent or no rules on the use of GMOs, pesticides and the misuse of hormone preparations for growth promotion in farm animals, and that multinational corporations exploit this difference in regulation to produce unsafe food that they import into the EU;