41 Amendments of Charles GOERENS related to 2022/2183(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. having regard to Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which states, in part, that the Union must take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. having regard to the joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission of 30 June 2017 on ‘The new European consensus on development’,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1d. having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 e (new)
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1e. having regard to the report entitled ‘The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022’, the report entitled ‘Hunger Hotspots – FAO/WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity – October 2022 to January 2023 Outlook’ and the information note entitled ‘The importance of Ukraine and the Russian Federation for global agricultural markets and the risks associated with the current conflict’ of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP),
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. having regard to the report of the Committee on Development (DEVE) on Policy Coherence for Development (2021/2164(INI)),
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. whereas, according to the United Nations Committee on World Food Security, a person is considered ‘food secure’ when they have the physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. whereas, according to FAO, there are four dimensions of food security: food access, food availability, food safety and quality, and stability of food prices over time;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. whereas, according to FAO, in 2021 hunger affected 425 million people in Asia, 278 million in Africa and 56.5 million in Latin America and the Caribbean, with Africa being the region where the prevalence of undernourishment is highest;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. whereas Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is exacerbating global food insecurity, and whereas FAO simulations suggest that the consequences of the conflict could lead to a further 8 to 13 million people around the world becoming food insecure, and more if the war persists;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. whereas, according to FAO, at the beginning of 2022, Ukraine and Russia accounted for nearly 30% of global wheat and maize exports, while Russia was the world’s top exporter of fertilisers;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. whereas, according to FAO, more than 30 countries, mainly in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, depend on Ukraine and Russia for over 30% of their wheat import needs;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. whereas EU support for sustainable food systems is one of the priorities of the multi-annual indicative programmes adopted with around 70 partner countries under the NDICI – Global Europe instrument for the 2021- 2027 period;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
points out that climate change is a key factor in food insecurity, particularly in small island developing states in the Indian Ocean, Caribbean and Pacific, which are also being affected by the consequences of the war in Ukraine;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on Russia to stop using food security as a weapon of war, to respect the agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain, known as the Black Sea Grain Initiative, and to lift the naval blockades of Ukrainian ports so that global supplies of grain and other agricultural products can flow freely;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Welcomes the EU’s introduction of solidarity lanes, which have so far enabled more than 15 million tonnes of agricultural products blocked in Ukraine to be exported, and commends the Union on its commitment to mobilise over EUR 1 billion for those lanes;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Deplores the financial speculation in agricultural and food products, which is exacerbating price volatility, particularly in a context of war; calls on the Commission, Member States and food business operators to intensify their efforts to strengthen transparency rules on global agricultural prices and stocks, particularly by strengthening and extending the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) introduced by the G20;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in rising prices and reduced availability of agricultural products, fertilisers and energy; notes, in particular, that fertiliser shortages are having direct effects on agricultural yields and reducing food availability;
Amendment 100 #
4b. Notes the Commission communication of 9 November 2022 entitled ‘Ensuring availability and affordability of fertilisers’, particularly its international dimension; stresses, however, that the Commission should develop a genuine integrated strategy with its partner countries to encourage the development of local production capacity and reduce the vulnerabilities associated with international dependencies, especially on fertilisers and grains;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Points out that developing countries, particularly low-income countries, are the most vulnerable to rising global food and agricultural prices, which threaten the affordability of food and increase the debt burden; calls on the Commission and Member States to work on the FAO proposal aimed at establishing a Food Import Financing Facility to help those low-income countries that are the most dependent on food imports to access global food markets;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the objective of policy coherence for development, in accordance with Article 208 TFEU, and the importance of ensuring coherence among all EU policies in order to guarantee the effectiveness of the EU’s commitment to global food security;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to adopt a more systematic approach to defining and assessing the impact of EU policies in relation to the Policy Coherence for Development objectives; calls on the Commission, in particular, to assess the impact of EU policies by using the monitoring indicators of Sustainable Development Goal 2 to eradicate hunger by 2030;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the importance of ensuring reciprocity in international trade, and calls on the Commission to speed up the adoption of mirror clauses in trade negotiations and trade agreements signed by the EU, particularly in relation to agriculture and agricultural products; underlines the fact that reciprocity guarantees high environmental, social and health standards in developing countries and prevents double standards;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Welcomes the interinstitutional agreement reached on the proposal for a regulation aimed at prohibiting the making available on the Union market of imported products associated with deforestation, and calls for the prompt implementation of the regulation;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Stresses that biofuel production should not jeopardise food security, particularly in developing countries; notes, however, that biofuel production can be useful when implementing agro- ecological and energy transitions;
Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the commitment by the EU and its Member States to allocate nearly EUR 7.78 billion in humanitarian aid and development aid for global food security over the period 2021-2024, including a further EUR 600 million to help the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries deal with the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; stresses, however, the need for European aid to reach the most vulnerable populations as quickly as possible and to adapt to the context of multidimensional crises; calls on the Commission to report to the European Parliament, every year until 2024, on the goals, measures and results of that commitment;
Amendment 141 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the fact that, in 2022, the Commission has already allocated over EUR 900 million to humanitarian food assistance, i.e. 60% more than in 2021 and nearly 80% more than in 2020; calls on the European Union and its Member States to increase their humanitarian support in the most vulnerable countries and regions, particularly the 19 ‘hunger hotspots’ identified by FAO and WFP which continue to suffer from a lack of humanitarian financing;
Amendment 142 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the European Union to ensure continuity between humanitarian aid and measures supported by development aid in order to tackle the deep-rooted causes of food insecurity in developing countries;
Amendment 143 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that a significant proportion of the 30% envelope of the NDICI – Global Europe funds assigned to combatting climate change is allocated to projects which improve resilience to climate disasters and adaptation of agriculture to climate change;
Amendment 151 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls on the Commission, Member States and European development financing institutions to create synergies between the NDICI – Global Europe instrument and the new Global Gateway strategy, using the Team Europe approach, in order to coordinate investments in food security in partner countries;
Amendment 154 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Urges the European Commission, in the mid-term review process of the NDICI – Global Europe instrument, to closely examine the amounts and projects associated with food security in partner countries and to fully assess the effectiveness of the measures supported; points out that the mid-term review report should be published by the end of 2023;
Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Welcomes the launch of several multilateral food security initiatives, such as the Food and Agriculture Resilience Mission (FARM) launched on 24 March 2022; calls, however, on the European Commission and Member States to play a leading role in coordinating the various initiatives to ensure an effective international commitment to global food security;
Amendment 156 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Calls on the European Union and its Member States to support the establishment of an international food crisis preparedness and response mechanism, under the aegis of FAO and WFP, with the aim of identifying risks and vulnerabilities, particularly in critical food infrastructure and supply chains, and improving coordination of responses in the event of a crisis; calls also for the role of the Global Network Against Food Crises to be strengthened;
Amendment 170 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission and local and regional authorities in partner countries to ensure that women are involved in defining programmes and implementing projects to combat food insecurity; points out that ensuring food security is one way of reducing inequalities between women and men; notes that food security measures in developing countries should also respect the rights of indigenous peoples;
Amendment 175 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls on the European Union to support small-scale agriculture and farmers in developing countries, particularly with the agro-ecological transition; stresses the need, in particular, to help them access finance for research and innovation in the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices, the adaptation of crops to local weather conditions, the reduced use of energy- intensive inputs, and the use of digital technologies for agriculture;
Amendment 176 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Stresses the importance of supporting local projects that encourage the transition to low-carbon agriculture, simultaneously benefitting food security, environmental protection and the fight against climate change in partner countries; calls on the European Union to use its partnerships to encourage solution-sharing between countries;
Amendment 177 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Calls on the Commission to increase its support for WASH services to ensure access to water and sanitation in developing countries; stresses also the need to support local agricultural projects that encourage a transition to crops and agricultural infrastructure which consume less water;
Amendment 178 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7f. Calls on the European Commission to support local actors, particularly farmers, in defining and implementing measures to forestall extreme climate events and natural disasters, especially in the most vulnerable areas; calls also on the Commission to support the introduction of programmes and networks for monitoring, highlighting and sharing best practices in the adaptation of agriculture to climate change between partner countries;
Amendment 179 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to increase the involvement of local actors, particularly local and regional authorities and NGOs, by using the Team Europe approach;