Activities of Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI related to 2009/2236(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Amendments (7)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the average physical size of agricultural holdings has increased as a result of the restructuring of the sector, but small farms still remain predominant in the EU, with an average farm size of 12 hectares; whereas subsistence farms remain a critical challenge, especially in new Member States, where subsistence farming accounts for half of the total labour force; whereas small farms and the farmers who run them are particularly important in the delivery of non-production public goods,
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the current distribution and level of support to Member States and farmers results from the distribution and level of that support in the past, when it was coupled to the type and scale of production and represented compensation for the fall in farmers’ incomes as a result of the substantial drop in guaranteed prices; whereas that method of distribution gives rise to an understandable sense of injustice on the part of some EU farmers, and maintaining it, moreover, is inconsistent with the future goals of the CAP,
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that rural development is now an integral part of the CAP architecture with its focus on rural communities, improving the environment, modernising and restructuring agriculture, strengthening cohesion in the enlarged EU and improving product marketing and competitiveness;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Points out, most importantly, that in the future European agricultural policy must remain a common policy and that only a harmonised and balanced level of support across the EU with a common set of objectives and rules can deliver the appropriate level playing field for farmers and a properly functioning Single Market with fair competitive conditions for agricultural products within the EU;
Amendment 515 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Recognises the wide range of new priorities for the CAP and notes that the new Member States' expectation when they joined the European Union was that CAP support would, over time, reach parity with old Member States; therefore calls for the 2013 CAP budget amount to be at least maintained post-2013 if the EU is to meet its current commitments and successfully deliver the new priorities; calls, also, for the introduction of a new and fair distribution of direct support to Member States and farmers in line with current and future challenges;
Amendment 605 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Believes that Member States and regions must continue to have the flexibility to regionalise their area payments system in such a way as to reflect their specific priorities, without prejudice, however, to the standardisation of the direct support system in all Member States;
Amendment 629 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
55. Identifies the need for five key building blocks, namely: Food Security and Fair Trade, Sustainability, Agriculture across Europe, Biodiversity and Environmental Protection, and GreenSustainable Growth, to achieve a fairer, greener and more sustainable CAP which promotes EU cohesion and strengthens the integration of the single market;