6 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2017/2043(BUD)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of agriculture and rural development in delivering a number of EU objectives, such as in the areas of food security, job creation, the environment and territorial balance, and the fact that agriculture and rural development constitute an important part of the overall EU budget; recalls that spending on agriculture has declined in relative terms and now accounts for around 38 % of the EU budget; insists that there should be no further cuts to the agricultural budget, especially given the fact that the agricultural sector is frequently affected by crises that require a budgetary response;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Urges the Commission to take action to improve the transparency of prices and margins in the food supply chain; highlights Parliament's position on unfair trading practices
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. UrgesHighlights the continuing imbalances in the food supply chain with primary producers considerably weaker than other actors in the chain; urges therefore the Commission to incentivise the creation of producer organisations as one of several means of tackling unfair trading practices in the food supply chain, and recalls its repeated requests for EU legislation in this regard;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Believes that financial support for further uptake of smart and innovate solutions in the agricultural sector given their proven environmental benefits and greater agricultural efficiency is required;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the importance of pilot projects to the Committee and the agricultural sector in recent years and asks for continued support, especially for those ongoing projects that have proved very successful;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Points out that Brexit could have a significant financial impact on the future MFF; moreover, points out that the CAP, which is a common European policy mainly financed from the EU budget, could face a greater financial impact than other policies, bearing in mind that state aid is only allowed to a very limited extent; demands therefore a review of the CAP budget, including the possibility of an increase in the CAP budget to take account of market failures and market crises;