11 Amendments of Viorica DĂNCILĂ related to 2015/2353(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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1. Recalls that one of the main objectives of the European Union is to promote economic, social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among Member States; underlines that cohesion policy set out for the long term is the Union's main tool for reducing disparities between all EU regions and improve the quality of life of EU citizens, especially in rural areas, and that it plays an important role in the delivery of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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1. Recognises that gender equality is enshrined in the EU Treaty and should be included in all EU policies to deliver equality in practice and notes that insufficient budgetary resources are allocated to the issue of gender equality; stresses that gender budgeting must become an integral part of the budgetary procedure at all its stages; welcomes the MFF mid-term review as an opportunity to make significant progress, in light of the ‘Budget for Results’ agenda; expects the Commission, therefore, to present further measurable and realistic objectives in order to truly embed gender perspectives in the EU budget for the remainder of this programming period;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
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3. Points out that, were all policies in the EU, nationally or at Union level, to be entirely financed from the EU budget, the CAP share would only amount to 1 %, which seems very reasonable for a policy that supplies food for over 500 million citizens, supports environmental sustainability and creates employment; considers that the CAP is the best and cheapest security policy of the Union as it ensures sufficient food supply, fosters territorial cohesion and prevents rural depopulation;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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4. Recalls that, according to UNHCR data, since January 2016, 55 % of the refugees and asylum-seekers entering the EU have been women and children; calls for an MFF revision to look at financial tools aimed specifically at integrating women refugees and asylum-seekers and monitoring their situation;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
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8. Notes that price volatility linked to worsening market conditions in many agricultural sectors has significantly increased in recent years, leading to severe income volatility; stresses, therefore, the need to ensure that sufficient budgetary resources are available to deal with market crises, such as those currently affecting the milk, pig meat and fruit and vegetable sectors; adds in this regard that, owing to the CAP budget cuts made during the last MFF negotiations, direct payments from the first pillar of the CAP are currently insufficient to mitigate the income volatility experienced by farmers; recommends taking support measures to reshape the production of crisis-stricken farmers
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
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8. Notes that avoiding a backlog of payments in future is crucial to ensuring successful implementation of EU cohesion policy; notes that the implementation of cohesion policy is being held up and that bureaucratic complications are making it impossible to reduce the lengthening delays; calls on the Commission to take account of these factors where risks arise in connection with the decommitment of amounts allocated;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
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9. Stresses that the fixed ceilings for the CAP until 2020 entail much lower margins than in the previous MFF, while the sector faces more challenges; stresses, in this regard, that any use of the margin must be exclusively to address the needs of the agricultural sector, given that long-term planning and investment security are essential for EU farmers; points out that agriculture should not be the only sector to bear the brunt of political decisions, as is currently the case with the Russian embargo and points out that the embargo has also had serious indirect effects on markets which do not traditionally trade with Russia; points out that the agricultural sector was the most affected by the Russian embargo and insists that farmers should continue to receive substantial support to help them to overcome the current situation;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
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11. Stresses that price volatility is increasing and that it is therefore erroneous to believe that farm subsidies are no longer needed; stresses that the differences in subsidy payment levels in the Member States result in lower farmer competitiveness; strongly disagrees, in this context, with the notion that a rise in food prices and sales of produce in recent years have provided farmers with a stable income allowing business planning or security;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
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15. Stresses that agricultural production has an extremely high added value, since it also supplies the processing sector, thereby contributing to economic and social cohesion in regions and to the EU’s balanced regional development; points out that it is therefore necessary to maintain and, where appropriate, step up the support received by farmers, since this provides an incentive to increase agricultural production; stresses that the CAP contributes significantly to growth and employment in rural areas, more so than other Union policies; recalls that, in statistical terms, one farmer provides seven additional jobs in related sectors; points to the importance of maintaining the CAP’s focus on supporting small-scale and family farming businesses as the cornerstone of agricultural production in the EU and of life in the EU’s rural areas; points out that solutions and concrete support also need to be offered with a view to addressing the effects that the crisis has had on agricultural undertakings, such as lack of access to credit for farmers and declining farming income;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
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16. Stresses that the success of the CAP and acceptance thereof also depends on further reducing bureaucracy and, limiting regulatory administrative provisions to an acceptable level; and, what is more, stresses that there should be a more direct link between the current support system and the creation of employment and wealth in the territory where food is produced.
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
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16. Stresses that the success of the CAP and acceptance thereof also depends on further reducing bureaucracy and limiting regulatory administrative provisioncosts to an acceptable level;