Activities of Béla GLATTFELDER related to 2009/2236(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Future of the CAP after 2013 (debate)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, to date, the Common Agricultural Policy has met its goals with regard to achieving better productivity in the food chain, contributing to a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, market stabilisathe EU must continue to ensure food security for its citizens as well as help feed the world’s poor; whereas the number of hungry people now exceeds one billion and in the provision of food supplies to EU consumers at reasonable pricesEU today there are over 40 million poor people who do not have enough to eat,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, according to the FAO, world food demand should double and the world population should increase from the current six billion to nine billion by 2050; whereas world food production will need to increase in line with this at a time when natural resources are under pressure:
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas these reforms have substantially altered farm support instruments, while maintaining the CAP's three founding principles, namely: - a unified market, - Community preference, - financial solidarity,
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls attention to the fact that agricultural production relies largely on unforeseeable natural factors (e.g. the weather, natural disasters) and cannot therefore be left completely at the mercy of market conditions;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the CAP is the most integrated of all EU policies and therefore logically accounts for the largest share of the EU budget; recognises that its share of the budget has steadily decreased from about 75% of the total EU budget in 1985 to 39.3% by 2013, representing less than 0.45% of total EU GDP, whilst at the same time support is more thinly spread today with 12 new Member States joining the EU; considers it essential for the EU budget earmarked for the CAP to be kept at its current level;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that consumers’ expectations of guaranteed food safety must be met, as well as their demands for higher quality standards, better animal welfare and good value for money;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls that EU agriculture remains a central sector of the EU economy, making an important contribution to EU GDP and jobs both directly and indirectly through the multiplier effect on both the upstream and downstream food and drink industry market; believes, therefore, that a strong EU agriculture is at the very heart of a successful export-led EU food and drink industryand a strong food and drink industry are inextricably linked, with each contributing to the other's success, in particular on export markets;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recalls, that the first pillar should remain the main element of the CAP;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Takes the view that thought should be given to introducing updated supply- side management tools for some capital- intensive farming sectors with production cycles stretching over several years (in particular the dairy and wine-growing sectors);
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Points out, that the rural development funds should be refocused on farming and agro-food activities. Expenditure associated with non- agricultural infrastructure should come from regional policy;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. RStresses that food is the most important public good produced by agriculture; recognises that farmers also deliver a range of public goods which the market does not reward them for; therefore insists that they must be fairly rewarded and further incentivised to continue delivering higher- quality products, better animal welfare conditions and additional environmental benefits;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. CStresses that farmers require clarity and adequate incomes to carry out their tasks; calls for the guarantee of a fair and stable returnincome for the farming community to remain a primary goal for the new CAP, whilst providing good value for money and a fair treturnatment for consumers;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls for measures to be taken to strengthen producers' and producer organisations' management capacity and bargaining power and improve the functioning of the food supply-chain with greaterby encouraging negotiations within branches and increasing the transparency of food prices, ands well as action to address unfair commercial practices; takes the view that consideration should be given to adapting competition rules in order to take account of the specific features of the agricultural markets;
Amendment 663 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 a (new)
Paragraph 56 a (new)
Food quality
Amendment 666 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 b (new)
Paragraph 56 b (new)
56b. Stresses that the development of food quality policy, including in terms of geographical indication (PDO/PGI ), must be a priority aspect of the common agricultural policy and be deepened and strengthened so that the European Union can maintain its leadership position in this area;
Amendment 679 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)
Paragraph 57 a (new)
57 a. Stresses that in most cases, animal welfare measures undermine the energy effectiveness of undertakings; carbon dioxide emissions are increased, and competitiveness as against producers in non-EU countries which do not apply animal welfare measures decreases;
Amendment 736 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Believes that to underpin the five key building blocks of the CAP, a minimum safety net against extreme price volatility should still be available as a rapid reaction crisis tool; to that end, considers that a special reserve budget line should be made available in the EU budget which could be activated rapidly to respond to crises which arise, and that new innovative financial tools should also be considered such as; takes the view that this safety net must include, for each farming sector, market-clearance measures such as storage or withdrawal mechanisms triggered when a reference price is reached; considers that these mechanisms must be sufficiently flexible to take account of market developments; takes the view that these market measures will make it possible to prevent crises on too large a scale, but that they must be backed by instruments designed to stabilise farm incomes in the face of market volatility; to that end, considers that a special reserve budget line should be made available in the EU budget which could be activated rapidly to respond to crises which arise, and that new innovative forms of payment should also be considered so as to help reduce income volatility; takes the view, further, that consideration should also be given to introducing, across the board, harvest insurance policies, to help farmers cope with unpredictable weather, and new innovative financial tools, such as mutualisation funds, risk insurance schemes and futures markets, to help reduce marketincome volatility;
Amendment 767 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Recalls that, amongst the current set of market tools, export refunds should continue to be phased out according to WTO agreements the EU’s undertaking to do away with export refunds is not obligatory in legal terms; no such undertaking has since been made by anyone in the WTO, so that this was a unilateral action for which the EU has received no compensation whatsoever;