Activities of Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU related to 2011/0177(APP)
Plenary speeches (1)
Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 - Own resource based on the value added tax (debate)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of the Common Agricultural Policy with regard to guaranteeing food supply for its citizens according to the Treaties; notes that demand for food is growing faster than supply, the effects of climate change being felt even more intensely in agriculture; insists that Europe, as the biggest importer of agricultural products, needs to maintain and increase its agricultural potential in order to tackle current and future demands for food in the EU, as well as the efficiency of its agri-food sector;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the Commission proposals for reform of the common agricultural policy now being debated would impose additional obligations on farmers; efforts to fulfil them must be rewarded financially;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of granting flexibility to Member States to move funds between the two pillars of the CAP, in order to address the challenges of rural areas in the most appropriate waya way adapted to the specific circumstances and their own strategies;