Activities of Bas BELDER related to 2017/2043(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Budget 2018 - Mandate for the trilogue
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of agriculture and rural development in delivering a number ofkey EU objectives and priorities, such as in the areas of food security, job creation, the environmentsustainable management of natural resources and territorial balance, and the fact that agriculture and rural development constitute an important part of the overall EU budget due to the common nature of the policy; recalls that spending on agriculture has declined in relative terms and now accounts for around 38 % of the EU budget; calls therefore for the agriculture budget to remain at least at its current level in order for the sector to continue delivering on key objectives;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the need for further simplification of the CAP hand in hand with the necessary budgetary resources in order to realise its full potential towards key objectives and priorities;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges 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; stresses that clarification of the rules regarding producer organisations is essential to be able to operate successfully and use the funds available;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that opportunities offered by ‘smart’ solutions should be further analysed and exploited; asks that funds earmarked for research and innovation in the agri-food sector remain fully available;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks that sufficient funds be earmarked for EU veterinary and phyto- sanitary actions; stresses that the current appropriation of EUR 20 million may not be sufficient to cover an increased number of epidemics such as avian influenza, lumpy skin disease and fresh outbreaks of Xylella fastidiosa.; asks that current marketing standards be updated to prevent unnecessary financial losses for producers;