Activities of Krisztina MORVAI
Plenary speeches (536)
Debate with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, Krišjānis Kariņš, on the Future of Europe (debate) HU
Rule of law in Romania (debate) HU
Situation of human rights in Guatemala
Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
The rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary, developments since September 2018 (debate) HU
The situation in Hungary (A8-0250/2018 - Judith Sargentini) HU
Debate with the Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, on the Future of Europe (debate) HU
Specific measures for Greece (A8-0244/2018 - Pascal Arimont) HU
Measures to prevent and combat mobbing and sexual harassment at the workplace, in public spaces, and in political life in the EU (A8-0265/2018 - Pina Picierno) HU
The situation in Hungary (debate) HU
European Solidarity Corps (debate) HU
Structural Reform Support Programme: financial envelope and general objective (debate) HU
Specific measures for Greece (debate) HU
Pathways for the reintegration of workers recovering from injury and illness into quality employment (short presentation) HU
Measures to prevent and combat mobbing and sexual harassment at the workplace, in public spaces, and in political life in the EU (short presentation) HU
Annual report 2016 on the protection of EU’s financial interests - Fight against fraud (A8-0135/2018 - Gilles Pargneaux) HU
Protection of children in migration (B8-0218/2018) HU
Media pluralism and media freedom in the European Union (A8-0144/2018 - Barbara Spinelli) HU
Commission decision adopted on the MFF post-2020 package (debate) HU
Stalking crimes and victim protection in the EU (debate) HU
Spain's application of international standards on the definition of sexual violence in light of the recent 'La Manada' case HU
Protection of children in migration (debate)
Integrity policy of the Commission, in particular the appointment of the Secretary-General of the European Commission (B8-0214/2018) HU
Progress on UN Global compacts for safe, orderly and regular migration and on refugees (B8-0184/2018)
Annual reports 2015-2016 on subsidiarity and proportionality (A8-0141/2018 - Mady Delvaux)
A European values instrument to support civil society organisations which promote democracy, rule of law and fundamental values within the European Union (debate) HU
Progress on UN Global compacts for safe, orderly and regular migration and on refugees (debate)
Peace prospects for the Korean peninsula in the light of recent developments (debate) HU
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 22 and 23 March 2018 (debate) HU
Integrity policy of the Commission, in particular the appointment of the Secretary-General of the European Commission (debate)
Commission decision to activate Article 7 (1) TEU as regards the situation in Poland (B8-0119/2018, B8-0120/2018, B8-0121/2018) HU
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2016 (A8-0025/2018 - Frank Engel) HU
European Council informal meeting of 23 February 2018 (debate) HU
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2016 (debate) HU
Former Commission President Barroso's prohibited lobby activities, such as the meeting with Commissioner Katainen (debate) HU
Prospects and challenges for the EU apiculture sector (debate) HU
2018 budgetary procedure (A8-0359/2017 - Siegfried Mureşan, Richard Ashworth) HU
Instrument contributing to stability and peace (A8-0261/2017 - Arnaud Danjean) HU
Implementation of the European Disability Strategy (A8-0339/2017 - Helga Stevens) HU
2018 budgetary procedure (debate) HU
Protection against dumped and subsidised imports from countries not members of the EU (A8-0236/2017 - Salvatore Cicu) HU
Action Plan for nature, people and the economy (B8-0589/2017) HU
The situation of the rule of law and democracy in Poland (B8-0594/2017, B8-0595/2017) HU
Legacy of the 1917 totalitarian Bolshevik revolution (topical debate) HU
Monitoring the application of EU law 2015 (debate) HU
Implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive (debate) HU
The fight against illegal immigration and people smuggling in the Mediterranean (topical debate) HU
Prison systems and conditions (debate) HU
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 and 20 October 2017 (debate)
Ending child marriage (B8-0535/2017) HU
State of play of negotiations with the United Kingdom (B8-0538/2017, B8-0539/2017) HU
Women’s economic empowerment in the private and public sectors in the EU (A8-0271/2017 - Anna Hedh) HU
State of the Union (debate)
Arms export: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (A8-0264/2017 - Bodil Valero) HU
Corruption and human rights in third countries (A8-0246/2017 - Petras Auštrevičius) HU
EU accession to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (A8-0266/2017 - Christine Revault d'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt) HU
Arms export: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (debate) HU
Recent developments in migration (debate)
O-000029/2017: Follow-up to the Brazilian meat imports scandal HU
O-000044/2017: EU Army HU
Preparation of the G20 summit of 7 and 8 July 2017 (debate)
Presentation of the programme of activities of the Estonian Presidency (debate) HU
HIV, TB and HCV epidemics in Europe on the rise (B8-0436/2017) HU
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme for 2018 (RC-B8-0434/2017, B8-0434/2017, B8-0435/2017, B8-0450/2017, B8-0451/2017, B8-0454/2017, B8-0455/2017, B8-0456/2017) HU
Recommendation to the Council on the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly (A8-0216/2017 - Andrey Kovatchev)
Review of the Maltese Presidency (debate)
Disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches (debate) HU
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme for 2018 (debate)
Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova (debate) HU
HIV, TB and HCV epidemics in Europe on the rise (debate) HU
Preparation of the European Council of 22 and 23 June 2017 (debate)
2016 Report on Serbia (A8-0063/2017 - David McAllister) HU
Increasing engagement of partners and visibility in the performance of European Structural and Investment Funds (A8-0201/2017 - Daniel Buda) HU
Increasing engagement of partners and visibility in the performance of European Structural and Investment Funds (A8-0201/2017 - Daniel Buda) HU
Building blocks for a post-2020 EU cohesion policy (A8-0202/2017 - Kerstin Westphal) HU
Evaluation of the implementation of the EU Human Rights guidelines on freedom of expression online and offline (debate) HU
2016 Report on Serbia (debate) HU
2016 Report on Kosovo (debate) HU
Annual report 2014 on subsidiarity and proportionality (A8-0114/2017 - Sajjad Karim) HU
FinTech: the influence of technology on the future of the financial sector (A8-0176/2017 - Cora van Nieuwenhuizen) HU
Situation in Hungary (B8-0295/2017, B8-0296/2017) HU
European Year of Cultural Heritage (A8-0340/2016 - Mircea Diaconu) HU
Discharge 2015: European Banking Authority (EBA) (A8-0079/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) HU
State of play of farmland concentration in the EU: how to facilitate the access to land for farmers (A8-0119/2017 - Maria Noichl) HU
Situation in Hungary (debate) HU
State of play of farmland concentration in the EU: how to facilitate the access to land for farmers (short presentation) HU
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance HU
Negotiations with the United Kingdom following its notification that it intends to withdraw from the European Union (RC-B8-0237/2017, B8-0237/2017, B8-0241/2017, B8-0242/2017, B8-0243/2017) HU
Medical devices (A8-0068/2017 - Glenis Willmott) HU
Addressing refugee and migrant movements: the role of EU External Action (A8-0045/2017 - Elena Valenciano, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra) HU
Women and their roles in rural areas (short presentation) HU
Implementation of the Creative Europe programme (A8-0030/2017 - Silvia Costa) HU
Implementation of the Europe for Citizens programme (A8-0017/2017 - María Teresa Giménez Barbat) HU
Statement by the President of the Commission on the White Paper on the future of the European Union HU
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 9 and 10 March 2017 (debate) HU
Possible evolutions of and adjustments to the current institutional set-up of the European Union - Improving the functioning of the European Union building on the potential of the Lisbon Treaty - Budgetary capacity for the Eurozone (debate) HU
Annual report on EU competition policy (A8-0001/2017 - Tibor Szanyi) HU
Promoting gender equality in mental health and clinical research (A8-0380/2016 - Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea) HU
The role of whistleblowers in the protection of EU´s financial interests (A8-0004/2017 - Dennis de Jong) HU
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance HU
Programme of activities of the Maltese Presidency (debate) HU
International Financial Reporting Standards: IFRS 9 (B8-1060/2016) HU
Situation in Syria (B8-1089/2016, B8-1090/2016) HU
2016 UN Climate change Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco (COP22) (B8-1043/2016) HU
Implementation of the Food Contact Materials Regulation (A8-0237/2016 - Christel Schaldemose) HU
2014 Annual report on monitoring the application of Union law (A8-0262/2016 - Heidi Hautala) HU
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 20 and 21 October 2016 (debate) HU
Global goals and EU commitments on nutrition and food security in the world (B8-1042/2016) HU
European Public Prosecutor's office and Eurojust (B8-1054/2016) HU
Need for a European reindustrialisation policy in light of the recent Caterpillar and Alstom cases (RC-B8-1051/2016, B8-1051/2016, B8-1052/2016, B8-1053/2016, B8-1055/2016, B8-1056/2016, B8-1057/2016, B8-1058/2016) HU
Legal aid for suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings and for requested persons in European arrest warrant proceedings (A8-0165/2015 - Dennis de Jong) HU
Trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other treatment or punishment (A8-0267/2015 - Marietje Schaake) HU
The future of ACP-EU relations beyond 2020 (A8-0263/2016 - Norbert Neuser) HU
71st session of the UN General Assembly (A8-0146/2016 - Andrey Kovatchev) HU
71st session of the UN General Assembly (A8-0146/2016 - Andrey Kovatchev)
Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (A8-0203/2016 - Helga Stevens) HU
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Permitted health claims made on foods (B8-0842/2016) HU
Non-tariff barriers for food exporters in the internal EU market (debate) HU
Non-tariff barriers for food exporters in the internal EU market (debate) HU
Programme of activities of the Slovak Presidency (debate) HU
European Border and Coast Guard (A8-0200/2016 - Artis Pabriks) HU
Community Fisheries Control Agency (A8-0068/2016 - Alain Cadec) HU
Secretariat of the OLAF Supervisory Committee (A8-0188/2016 - Ingeborg Gräßle) HU
Preparation of the post-electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament's input ahead of the Commission's proposal (A8-0224/2016 - Jan Olbrycht, Isabelle Thomas) HU
Synergies between structural funds and Horizon 2020 (RC-B8-0851/2016, B8-0851/2016, B8-0852/2016, B8-0857/2016, B8-0858/2016, B8-0860/2016, B8-0861/2016) HU
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2017 (RC-B8-0885/2016, B8-0885/2016, B8-0886/2016, B8-0892/2016, B8-0893/2016, B8-0894/2016, B8-0895/2016, B8-0896/2016) HU
A global strategy for the EU's Foreign and Security Policy (debate) HU
Outcome of the referendum in the United Kingdom (B8-0838/2016, B8-0839/2016, B8-0840/2016, B8-0841/2016) HU
Refugees: social inclusion and integration into the labour market (A8-0204/2016 - Brando Benifei) HU
Social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility (A8-0217/2016 - Eleonora Forenza) HU
A forward-looking and innovative future strategy for trade and investment (A8-0220/2016 - Tiziana Beghin) HU
The fight against trafficking in human beings in the EU's external relations (A8-0205/2016 - Barbara Lochbihler) HU
Refugees: social inclusion and integration into the labour market (debate) HU
Mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation (A8-0157/2016 - Dariusz Rosati) HU
Mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation (A8-0157/2016 - Dariusz Rosati) HU
China's market economy status (B8-0604/2016, B8-0605/2016, RC-B8-0607/2016, B8-0607/2016, B8-0608/2016, B8-0609/2016, B8-0610/2016, B8-0611/2016, B8-0612/2016) HU
Follow-up and state of play of the Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals (B8-0583/2016, B8-0587/2016) HU
Mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for certain foods (B8-0545/2016) HU
Framework Agreement on parental leave (A8-0076/2016 - Maria Arena) HU
Preventing and combating trafficking in human beings (A8-0144/2016 - Catherine Bearder) HU
Foreign currency loans (debate) HU
EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) (A8-0164/2016 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra) HU
Entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, volunteering, pupil exchange and au pairing (A8-0166/2016 - Cecilia Wikström) HU
Acceleration of implementation of cohesion policy (B8-0562/2016) HU
Decision adopted on the Common European Asylum System reform (debate) HU
New territorial development tools in cohesion policy 2014-2020 (A8-0032/2016 - Ruža Tomašić) HU
Cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU (A8-0074/2016 - Iliana Iotova) HU
Meeting the antipoverty target in the light of increasing household costs (debate) HU
Private sector and development (short presentation)
Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data (A8-0139/2016 - Jan Philipp Albrecht) HU
Processing of personal data for the purposes of crime prevention (A8-0138/2016 - Marju Lauristin) HU
Use of Passenger Name Record data (EU PNR) (A8-0248/2015 - Timothy Kirkhope) HU
Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2017 (A8-0131/2016 - Indrek Tarand) HU
Impact of the immigration crisis on the transport sector in the EU (debate) HU
Impact of the immigration crisis on the transport sector in the EU (debate)
The EU in a changing global environment - a more connected, contested and complex world (A8-0069/2016 - Sandra Kalniete) HU
Zika virus outbreak (B8-0449/2016) HU
Situation in Poland (B8-0461/2016, B8-0463/2016, B8-0464/2016, B8-0465/2016) HU
Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data - Processing of personal data for the purposes of crime prevention (debate) HU
The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (debate)
The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola, Kashetu Kyenge) HU
Annual reports 2012-2013 on subsidiarity and proportionality (A8-0301/2015 - Sajjad Karim) HU
Towards improved single market regulation (A8-0278/2015 - Anneleen Van Bossuyt) HU
Learning EU at school (A8-0021/2016 - Damian Drăghici) HU
Erasmus+ and other tools to foster mobility in vocational education and training (A8-0049/2016 - Ernest Maragall) HU
The EU role in the framework of international financial, monetary and regulatory institutions and bodies (A8-0027/2016 - Sylvie Goulard) HU
Main aspects and basic choices of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy (Article 36 TEU) (debate) HU
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 17 and 18 March 2016 and outcome of the EU-Turkey summit (debate)
Procedural safeguards for children suspected or accused in criminal proceedings (A8-0020/2015 - Caterina Chinnici) HU
Interinstitutional agreement on Better law-making (A8-0039/2016 - Danuta Maria Hübner) HU
Tobacco agreement (PMI agreement) (B8-0311/2016, B8-0312/2016, B8-0312/2016, B8-0313/2016, B8-0313/2016, B8-0314/2016, B8-0315/2016, B8-0316/2016, B8-0317/2016) HU
The socio-economic situation of women in Europe (debate) HU
Animal health (A8-0041/2016 - Jasenko Selimovic) HU
Aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments (A8-0006/2016 - Marc Tarabella) HU
Annual report 2014 on the Protection of the EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud (A8-0026/2016 - Benedek Jávor) HU
Gender mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament (A8-0034/2016 - Angelika Mlinar) HU
The situation of women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU (A8-0024/2016 - Mary Honeyball)
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2014 (debate) HU
Explanations of vote
European network of Employment Services, workers' access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets (A8-0224/2015 - Heinz K. Becker) HU
European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2016 (A8-0030/2016 - Maria João Rodrigues)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2016 (A8-0031/2016 - Sofia Ribeiro) HU
Single Market governance within the European Semester 2016 (A8-0017/2016 - Catherine Stihler) HU
Opening of negotiations for an EU-Tunisia Free Trade Agreement (B8-0255/2016) HU
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2014 (A8-0020/2016 - Soledad Cabezón Ruiz) HU
Opening of FTA negotiations with Australia and New Zealand (B8-0250/2016) HU
Humanitarian situation in Yemen (B8-0147/2016, RC-B8-0151/2016, B8-0151/2016, B8-0152/2016, B8-0153/2016, B8-0155/2016, B8-0158/2016, B8-0160/2016) HU
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 18 and 19 February 2016 (debate)
Activities of the Committee on Petitions 2014 (debate) HU
EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Agreement (A8-0372/2015 - Ulrike Lunacek) HU
Association Agreements / Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine (RC-B8-0068/2016, B8-0068/2016, B8-0069/2016, B8-0077/2016, B8-0078/2016, B8-0079/2016, B8-0080/2016) HU
Mutual defence clause (Article 42(7) TEU) (RC-B8-0043/2016, B8-0043/2016, B8-0045/2016, B8-0051/2016, B8-0057/2016, B8-0058/2016, B8-0059/2016, B8-0060/2016) HU
EU priorities for the UNHRC sessions in 2016 (RC-B8-0050/2016, B8-0050/2016, B8-0052/2016, B8-0056/2016, B8-0063/2016, B8-0064/2016, B8-0065/2016, B8-0066/2016) HU
Activities of the Committee on Petitions 2014 (A8-0361/2015 - Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg) HU
EU citizens under detention in India, notably Italian, Estonian and UK citizens HU
EU citizens under detention in India, notably Italian, Estonian and UK citizens HU
EU citizens under detention in India, notably Italian, Estonian and UK citizens HU
Ethiopia
North Korea HU
Programme of activities of the Dutch Presidency (debate) HU
Presumption of innocence and right to be present at trial in criminal proceedings (A8-0133/2015 - Nathalie Griesbeck) HU
Annual report on EU Competition Policy (A8-0368/2015 - Werner Langen) HU
The role of intercultural dialogue, cultural diversity and education in promoting EU fundamental values (A8-0373/2015 - Julie Ward) HU
Stocktaking and challenges of the EU Financial Services Regulation (A8-0360/2015 - Burkhard Balz) HU
External factors that represent hurdles to European female entrepreneurship (A8-0369/2015 - Barbara Matera) HU
Skills policies for fighting youth unemployment (A8-0366/2015 - Marek Plura) HU
Towards a Digital Single Market Act (A8-0371/2015 - Kaja Kallas, Evelyne Gebhardt) HU
The role of intercultural dialogue, cultural diversity and education in promoting EU fundamental values (debate) HU
Stocktaking and challenges of the EU Financial Services Regulation (debate) HU
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 17 and 18 December 2015 (debate) HU
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2014 and the EU policy on the matter (debate) HU
Detention and use of force against asylum-seekers (debate) HU
Euro area recommendation - Completing Europe's Economic and Monetary Union (debate) HU
Mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation (A8-0306/2015 - Markus Ferber) HU
Discharge 2013: European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) (A8-0282/2015 - Ryszard Czarnecki) HU
Emission measurements in the automotive sector (B8-1075/2015, B8-1075/2015, B8-1076/2015, B8-1077/2015, B8-1078/2015, B8-1079/2015, B8-1080/2015) HU
General budget of the European Union for 2016 - all sections (A8-0298/2015 - José Manuel Fernandes, Gérard Deprez) HU
Court of Justice of the European Union: number of judges at the General Court (A8-0296/2015 - António Marinho e Pinto) HU
Use of genetically modified food and feed (A8-0305/2015 - Giovanni La Via) HU
European Citizens' Initiative (A8-0284/2015 - György Schöpflin) HU
EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) (debate) HU
Follow-up to the European Parliament resolution of 12 March 2014 on the electronic mass surveillance of EU citizens (debate) HU
European single market for electronic communications (A8-0300/2015 - Pilar del Castillo Vera) HU
Trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other treatment or punishment (A8-0267/2015 - Marietje Schaake) HU
Commission Work Programme 2016 (debate) HU
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance HU
Equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (debate) HU
Payment services in the internal market (A8-0266/2015 - Antonio Tajani) HU
Mortgage legislation and risky financial instruments in the EU: the case of Spain (B8-0987/2015) HU
The death penalty (B8-0998/2015, B8-0998/2015, B8-0999/2015, B8-1001/2015, B8-1005/2015, B8-1006/2015, B8-1007/2015, B8-1008/2015) HU
Lessons learned from the red mud disaster five years after the accident in Hungary (B8-0989/2015) HU
Renewal of the EU Plan of action on Gender equality and Women's empowerment in development (B8-0988/2015) HU
Equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (A8-0213/2015 - Anna Záborská) HU
Current situation in the European Union Statements by Mr François Hollande, President of the French Republic, and Ms Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany HU
Decision adopted on the Capital Markets Union package (debate) HU
Lessons learned from the red mud disaster five years after the accident in Hungary (debate) HU
Conclusions of the informal European Council of 23 September 2015 (debate) HU
Humanitarian situation of refugees within the EU and neighbouring countries (continuation of debate) HU
Possible extension of geographical indication protection of the EU to non-agricultural products (A8-0259/2015 - Virginie Rozière) HU
Common provisions on European Structural and Investment Funds: specific measures for Greece (A8-0260/2015 - Iskra Mihaylova) HU
Role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation (A8-0232/2015 - Eleni Theocharous) HU
Common provisions on European Structural and Investment Funds: specific measures for Greece (debate) HU
Investment for jobs and growth: promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU (A8-0173/2015 - Tamás Deutsch) HU
Women's careers in science and university (A8-0235/2015 - Elissavet Vozemberg) HU
State of the Union (debate)
Migration and refugees in Europe (debate) HU
Provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and Greece (A8-0245/2015 - Ska Keller) HU
The EU's role in the Middle East peace process (debate)
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU (2013-2014) (A8-0230/2015 - Laura Ferrara) HU
Human rights and technology in third countries (A8-0178/2015 - Marietje Schaake) HU
Protecting the EU's financial interests: towards performance-based controls of the CAP (A8-0240/2015 - Petri Sarvamaa) HU
Family businesses in Europe (A8-0223/2015 - Angelika Niebler) HU
Promoting youth entrepreneurship through education and training (A8-0239/2015 - Michaela Šojdrová) HU
Provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and Greece (debate) HU
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU (2013-2014) (debate) HU
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU (2013-2014) (debate) HU
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU (2013-2014) (debate) HU
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance HU
European Agenda on Security (B8-0676/2015, B8-0679/2015) HU
Security challenges in the Middle East and North Africa and prospects for political stability (A8-0193/2015 - Vincent Peillon) HU
Review of the European neighbourhood policy (A8-0194/2015 - Eduard Kukan) HU
Evaluation of activities of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) (A8-0177/2015 - Andrzej Grzyb) HU
Cambodia's draft laws on NGOs and trade unions HU
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in particular the case of two detained human rights activists Yves Makwambala and Fred Bauma HU
Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (A8-0175/2015 - Bernd Lange) HU
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A8-0205/2015 - Laura Agea) HU
Green employment initiative (A8-0204/2015 - Jean Lambert) HU
Tax avoidance and tax evasion as challenges in developing countries (A8-0184/2015 - Elly Schlein) HU
Programme of activities of the Luxembourg Presidency (debate)
Review of the Latvian Presidency (debate) HU
Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (debate) HU
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2016 (debate) HU
2016 Budget - Mandate for the trilogue (debate) HU
European Agenda on Security (debate) HU
Strategic military situation in the Black Sea Basin following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia (A8-0171/2015 - Ioan Mircea Paşcu) HU
Situation in Hungary (RC-B8-0532/2015, B8-0532/2015, B8-0533/2015, B8-0534/2015, B8-0535/2015, B8-0536/2015, B8-0537/2015) HU
State of EU-Russia relations (debate) HU
Adjustment rate for direct payments in respect of 2015 (debate) HU
EU Strategy for equality between women and men post 2015 (debate) HU
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance HU
International Roma Day – anti-Gypsyism in Europe and EU recognition of the memorial day of the Roma genocide during WW II (debate) HU
One-minute speeches (Rule 163) HU
Macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (A8-0056/2015 - Gabrielius Landsbergis) HU
Annual Tax report (A8-0040/2015 - Eva Kaili) HU
Progress on equality between women and men in the EU in 2013 (A8-0015/2015 - Marc Tarabella) HU
2014 Progress report on Serbia (debate) HU
Report of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government (12 February 2015) (debate)
Preparation of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government (12 February 2015) (debate) HU
Way forward for Frontex and the European Asylum Support Office (continuation of debate) HU
Situation in Ukraine (debate) HU
Renewal of the mandate of the Internet Governance Forum (debate) HU
Renewal of the mandate of the Internet Governance Forum (debate) HU
Renewal of the mandate of the Internet Governance Forum (debate)
Anti-terrorism measures (debate) HU
Ombudsman's annual report 2013 (debate) HU
Russia, in particular the case of Alexey Navalny HU
Commission work programme 2015 (RC-B8-0001/2015, B8-0001/2015, B8-0007/2015, B8-0034/2015, B8-0035/2015, B8-0037/2015, B8-0038/2015, B8-0039/2015) HU
Programme of activities of the Latvian Presidency (debate) HU
Programme of activities of the Latvian Presidency (debate) HU
Situation in Ukraine (debate) (debate) HU
US Senate report on the use of torture by the CIA (debate) HU
Motion of censure on the Commission (B8-0249/2014) HU
Recognition of Palestine statehood (debate)
Recognition of Palestine statehood (debate) HU
25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (debate) HU
Employment and social aspects of the EU2020 strategy (debate) HU
Combating violence against women (continuation of debate) HU
EU Strategic framework on health and safety at work 2014-2020 (debate) HU
Implementation of the Employment Equality Directive (debate)
Conclusion of an Association agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova (A8-0022/2014 - Petras Auštrevičius) HU
Order of business HU
Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report - 2013 (debate) HU
Disappearance of 43 teaching students in Mexico HU
Outcome of the high level conference on employment in Europe (Milan, 8 October) (debate) HU
Democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary (debate) HU
Democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary (debate) HU
Israel-Palestine after the Gaza war and the role of the EU (debate) HU
EU-Ukraine association agreement, with the exception of the treatment of third country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party (A8-0002/2014 - Jacek Saryusz-Wolski) HU
Impact on European agriculture of the trade ban on agricultural products and foodstuffs from the EU, imposed by the Russian Federation (debate) HU
Trade with Euromed countries (debate) HU
Programme of activities of the Italian Presidency (debate) HU
EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement negotiations (B7-0367/2014)
Russian pressure on Eastern Partnership countries and in particular destabilisation of eastern Ukraine (debate)
Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (debate)
Alternative fuels infrastructure (debate)
Interinstitutional agreement on the transparency register (debate)
Hospitable environment for enterprises, businesses and start-ups to create jobs (debate)
Medical devices (A7-0324/2013 - Dagmar Roth-Behrendt)
Mid-term review of the Stockholm Programme (A7-0153/2014 - Luigi Berlinguer, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Carlo Casini)
Reduction or elimination of customs duties on goods originating in Ukraine (A7-0238/2014 - Paweł Zalewski)
Mid-term review of the Stockholm Programme (debate)
EU priorities for the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council (RCB7-0234/2014, B7-0234/2014, B7-0235/2014, B7-0236/2014, B7-0237/2014, B7-0238/2014)
Launching consultations to suspend Uganda and Nigeria from the Cotonou Agreement in view of recent legislation further criminalising homosexuality
Security and human trafficking in Sinai
Freedom of movement for workers (A7-0386/2013 - Edit Bauer)
Evaluation of justice in relation to criminal justice and the rule of law (A7-0122/2014 - Kinga Göncz)
Role and operations of the Troika with regard to the euro area programme countries - Employment and social aspects of the role and operations of the Troika (debate)
EU priorities for the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council (debate)
Equality between women and men in 2012 (A7-0073/2014 - Inês Cristina Zuber)
Activities of the Committee on Petitions 2013 (A7-0131/2014 - Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' fundamental rights (debate)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' fundamental rights (debate)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' fundamental rights (debate)
Sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality (A7-0071/2014 - Mary Honeyball)
Situation in Ukraine (RCB7-0219/2014, B7-0219/2014, B7-0220/2014, B7-0221/2014, B7-0222/2014, B7-0223/2014, B7-0224/2014)
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2012) (A7-0051/2014 - Louis Michel)
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
Use of armed drones (debate)
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2012) (debate)
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2012) (debate)
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2012) (debate)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (A7-0183/2013 - Emer Costello)
Combating violence against women (A7-0075/2014 - Antonyia Parvanova)
European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (debate)
European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (debate)
Sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality (short presentation)
Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of seasonal employment (A7-0428/2013 - Claude Moraes)
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
29th annual report on monitoring the application of EU law (2011) - EU regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality - better lawmaking (debate)
Homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (short presentation)
Homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (short presentation)
EU justice scoreboard (short presentation)
Small agricultural holdings (short presentation)
Undocumented women migrants in the European Union (short presentation)
Non-discrimination in the framework of sexual and reproductive health and rights (debate)
Respect for the fundamental right of free movement in the EU (debate)
2013 progress report on Serbia - European integration process of Kosovo (debate)
Food crisis, fraud in the food chain and the control thereof (A7-0434/2013 - Esther de Lange)
Effective labour inspections as a strategy to improve working conditions (A7-0458/2013 - Jutta Steinruck)
Financial participation of employees in companies' proceeds (A7-0465/2013 - Phil Bennion)
Award of concession contracts - Public procurement - Procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (debate)
Food crisis, fraud in the food chain and the control thereof (short presentation)
Effective labour inspections as a strategy to improve working conditions (short presentation)
Financial participation of employees in companies' proceeds (short presentation)
Social protection for all, including self-employed workers (short presentation)
Fair justice in Bolivia, in particular the cases of Előd Tóásó and Mario Tadic (debate)
Creative Europe programme (debate)
Situation of the Roma people (debate)
Rise of right-wing extremism in Europe (debate)
Alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in European countries by the CIA (debate)
Migratory flows in the Mediterranean, with particular attention to the tragic events off Lampedusa (debate)
Suspension of the SWIFT agreement as a result of NSA surveillance (debate)
Completing the European research area by 2014 (debate)
Completing the European research area by 2014 (debate)
Convention on preventing and combating violence against women (Istanbul convention) (debate)
EU-China negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement (debate)
EU-Taiwan trade relations (debate)
State of the Union (debate)
Credit agreements relating to residential property (debate)
Threats to media freedom and surveillance of citizens (the Miranda case) (debate)
Situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary (A7-0229/2013 - Rui Tavares)
Closure of Greek national broadcasting company (debate)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' privacy (debate)
Situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary (debate)
Situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary (debate)
Laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) - Application for international protection lodged in a Member State by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast version) - Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints - Granting and withdrawing international protection (recast) (debate)
Laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) - Application for international protection lodged in a Member State by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast version) - Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints - Granting and withdrawing international protection (recast) (debate)
Evaluation mechanism to verify application of the Schengen acquis - Temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders (debate)
Evaluation mechanism to verify application of the Schengen acquis - Temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders (debate)
Organised crime, corruption and money laundering (debate)
Social investment for growth and cohesion (debate)
Social investment for growth and cohesion (debate)
Amendment of the agenda
India: execution of Mohammad Afzal Guru and its implications
Rwanda: case of Victoire Ingabire
Asset recovery to Arab Spring countries in transition (debate)
Asset recovery to Arab Spring countries in transition (debate)
Constitutional situation in Hungary (debate)
2012 progress report on Serbia (debate)
2012 progress report on Serbia (debate)
European integration process of Kosovo (debate)
Equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services (debate)
Equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services (debate)
Advancing development through trade (short presentation)
Dialogue for a peaceful solution of the Kurdish issue in Turkey (debate)
22nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (debate)
Rule of law and freedom in Bulgaria (debate)
Rule of law and freedom in Bulgaria (debate)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2013 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual growth survey 2013 - Governance of the single market (debate)
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (debate)
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (debate)
Improving access to finance for SMEs (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (22-23 November 2012) with particular reference to the Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)
Explanations of vote
Towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Explanations of vote
Azerbaijan: the case of Ramil Safarov
State of the Union (debate)
Explanations of vote
Minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime (debate)
Minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime (debate)
Women's working conditions in the service sector (short presentation)
EU Special Representative for Human Rights (debate)
EU-USA agreement on the use and transfer of PNR to the US Department of Homeland Security (debate)
EU-USA agreement on the use and transfer of PNR to the US Department of Homeland Security (debate)
EU-USA agreement on the use and transfer of PNR to the US Department of Homeland Security (debate)
Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union (debate)
Enlargement report for Serbia (debate)
Voting time
Explanations of vote
Discriminatory Internet sites and government reactions (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Equality between women and men in the European Union - 2011 - Women in political decision-making (debate)
Danish Presidency Programme (continuation of debate)
Danish Presidency Programme (continuation of debate)
Recent political developments in Hungary (debate)
State of the Union (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Ministerial week’s activity at the UN General Assembly, in particular the Middle East peace process and North Africa (debate)
Eastern partnership summit (Warsaw, 29 September) (debate)
The CAP towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future (debate)
The CAP towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future (debate)
Belarus (debate)
Belarus (debate)
EU policy framework to fight violence against women (debate)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States - Europe 2020 - Implementation of the guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States - Europe 2020 - Implementation of the guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)
Rising food prices (debate)
Situation in Egypt (debate)
Media law in Hungary (debate)
Preparation for the European Council meeting (4 February 2011) (debate)
The programme of activities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council (debate)
The programme of activities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council (debate)
EC-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement - Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EC and Serbia (continuation of debate)
Review of the Belgian Presidency of the Council (debate)
Patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Agriculture as a strategic sector in the context of food security (short presentation)
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2009) - Effective implementation after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon (debate)
European Protection Order (debate)
Trafficking in human beings (debate)
Creation of an immigration liaison officers’ network (debate)
Creation of an immigration liaison officers’ network (debate)
10th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women and peace and security (debate)
2011 budget (debate)
CAP simplification (debate)
The situation in the beekeeping sector (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (28-29 October) - Preparations for the G20 summit (11-12 November) - Financial, economic and social crisis: recommendations concerning the measures and initiatives to be taken - Improving economic governance and stability framework in the EU, in particular, in the euro zone (debate)
Sludge catastrophe in Hungary (debate)
Revision of the framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission - Adaptation of Parliament's Rules of Procedure to the revised framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission (debate)
Data transfer to the US by Member States on the basis of Memoranda of Understanding (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (16 September 2010) (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Fair revenues for farmers: A better functioning food supply chain in Europe (debate)
Human rights in Iran, in particular, the cases of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani and of Zahra Bahrami (debate)
Iceland’s application for membership of the European Union (debate)
Novel foods (debate)
Gender aspects of the economic downturn and financial crisis - Assessment of the results of the 2006-2010 Roadmap for Equality between women and men and forward looking recommendations - Charter for Women’s Rights - follow up (debate)
Explanations of vote
Implementation of the synergies of research and innovation earmarked funds in Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 concerning the European Fund of Regional Development and the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development - Delivering a single market to consumers and citizens - Long-term sustainability of public finances for a recovering economy - Contribution of the Cohesion policy to the achievement of Lisbon and the EU 2020 objectives (debate)
Explanations of vote
Standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation - Action plan on organ donation and transplantation (2009-2015) (debate)
Institutional aspects of accession by the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - Review Conference of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in Kampala, Uganda (debate)
Europe 2020 - new European Strategy for Jobs and Growth (debate)
Accession agreement of the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Commission communication on Action against Cancer: European Partnership (debate)
Explanations of vote
Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate)
Second European Roma Summit (debate)
International Women’s Day
Effects of the economic crisis on world trade (debate)
Progress made on resettling Guantánamo detainees and on closing Guantánamo (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
GM/Opel: current developments (debate)
Equality between women and men in the European Union — 2009 (debate)
Situation in Iran (debate)
Second revision of the ACP-EU Partnership agreement (Cotonou agreement) (debate)
Procedural rights in criminal proceedings (debate)
The European Ombudsman’s activities (2008) (debate)
Explanations of vote (continuation)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
The institutional aspects of the creation of a European external action service - Creation of a European external action service: State of the negotiations with Member States (debate)
Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Hour with the President of the Commission
Question Hour with the President of the Commission
Modification of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (the ‘Single CMO Regulation’) (debate)
Explanations of vote
Situation in Guinea (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Crisis in the dairy farming sector (debate)
Explanations of vote
Murder of human rights activists in Russia
G20 Summit in Pittsburgh (24-25 September) (debate)
Inaugural address by the President of the European Parliament
Statement by the President-designate of the Commission (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Restructuring of the European car industry, in particular the Opel case (debate)
Iran (debate)
Shadow reports (2)
REPORT on women’s careers in science and universities, and glass ceilings encountered PDF (211 KB) DOC (120 KB)
REPORT on the initiative of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Hungary, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with a view to the adoption of a Council Decision setting up a European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) and repealing Decision 2001/427/JHA PDF (168 KB) DOC (82 KB)
Oral questions (1)
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 investigation PDF DOC
Written questions (7)
Violence against European women by migrant men PDF (4 KB) DOC (15 KB)
Effects of migration on female EU citizens PDF (98 KB) DOC (15 KB)
What is considered a crime in the EU with regard to 'Islamic State'? PDF (5 KB) DOC (15 KB)
Adequacy - or otherwise - of the European Union's efforts to tackle the harmful impact of asbestos PDF (103 KB) DOC (24 KB)
VP/HR - Who is supporting 'the Islamic State'/ISIS financially? PDF (98 KB) DOC (23 KB)
VP/HR - Netanyahu's rejection of a two-state solution PDF (106 KB) DOC (26 KB)
Total ban on the use of languages other than the official language of Bulgaria during election campaigns PDF (197 KB) DOC (29 KB)
Amendments (76)
Amendment 154 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to urgently develop a legal and policy framework based on the principle of equal treatment, to decrease the huge differences that presently exist between the remuneration (payment gap) and working conditions of workers employed in identical or basically similar positions and by the same company (group) in different Member States, in violation of the most fundamental values of the EU, including non-discrimination and cohesion;
Amendment 148 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the rising number of workers, particularly young people, departing their countries of origin for other Member States in search of employment opportunities, and is deeply concerned about the persistent divergences between those Member States creating employment and those supplying a low-cost labour force; urges the Commission to develop a better legal framework for cross-border movement of workers in order to ensure freedom of movement while consecrating the principle of equal treatment and safeguarding wages and social standards; calls on the Commission to urgently develop a legal and policy framework based on the principle of equal treatment, to decrease the huge differences that presently exist between the remuneration (payment gap) and working conditions of workers employed in identical or basically similar positions and by the same company (group) in different Member States, in violation of the most fundamental values of the EU, including non-discrimination and cohesion; calls for the establishment in each Member State, either by law or through collective bargaining, of a minimum wage equivalent to at least 60 % of the respective national average wage;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas migrant women, including EU citizens who migrate between EU countries, are at major risk of discrimination, lacking access to social services and legal protection and being subject to physical, psychological, economic and sexual abuse;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
Amendment 11 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas total input costs for EU farmers climbed on average by almost 40 % between 2000 and 2010, while farmgate prices increased on average by less than 25 %, according to Eurostat; whereas the increase in input costs within that decade reached 60 % for energy and lubricants, almost 80 % for synthetic fertilisers and soil improvers, over 30 % for animal feed, around 36 % for machinery and other equipment, almost 30 % for seeds and planting stock and nearly 13 % for plant protection products and pesticides; whereas, however, this trend accelerated at the beginning of the 1990s with the consolidation of the neoliberal agricultural policy;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, especially in the livestock sector, costs are also rising due to phytosanitary, hygiene and food security requirements, as a result of which the competitiveness of European producers will further decrease in comparison with those in third countries, who do not have to comply with these strict requirements;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas on average 42 % of total water supply in Europe is used by agriculture (Greece 88 %, Spain 72 %, Portugal 59 %) and whereas costs of irrigation and drainage have substantially increased as a result of freshwater depletion and unsustainable management and are expected to rise further due to climate change;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas producers practising mixed farming make far greater use of the possibilities inherent in their holdings such as producing their own feedstuffs, crop rotation, using organic manure, mechanical weed control, etc. and can thus significantly reduce their dependence on external supplies of artificial fertiliser, soil improvers, pesticides and weed-killers as the prices of these rise;
Amendment 63 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas there is considerable potential in farming for saving energy and costs through improved energy efficiency and local renewable energy production (especially wind, solar, biogas, plant oil as fuel, use of waste products, etc.);
Amendment 95 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to encourage improved, sustainable agronomic practices and agricultural resource management, with the aim of reducing input costs and nutrient wastage and increasing innovation, resource efficiency and sustainability within farming systems;
Amendment 108 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses in particular the need for a European Food Prices Monitoring Tool which would deliver better transparency on input price development and allow farmgate prices to be linked to production costs and would also highlight the deficiencies in the agricultural and trade policies and other features requiring intervention;
Amendment 162 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to enable producers, in an effort to replace fossil energy, to provide fuel for their machinery in the form of plant oil made from oilseeds which they grow themselves, as well as feeding it, as a by-product rich in protein and other nutrients, to animals, thereby significantly reducing both their dependence on fossil energy and their input costs in terms of fuel and feedstuffs;
Amendment 174 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Repeats its call to include crop rotation and crop diversity in an EU-wide list of ‘greening’ measures to be rewarded within the CAP, given the positive effect the former have on climate change mitigation, soil and water quality and farmers’ finances (with significantly reduced use of fertilisers, soil improvers, plant protection products and pesticides which will reduce input costs for farmers), and to encourage a move to organic farming, which resolves the questions of feedstuff replacement, weed control and plant protection from its own resources and therefore depends less on input cost variations than traditional agriculture, so that consumers will be willing to pay more for controlled organic products;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the health of individual bees and colonies is affected by numerous lethal and sub-lethal factors, many of them interconnected; whereas the limited number of marketed medicines to fight the Varroa destructor mitebee diseases caused by the Varroa destructor, Nosema Ceranae and Nosema Apis are in many cases no longer efficient; whereas the toxic agents in certain pesticides, changing climatic and environmental conditions, loss of plant biodiversity, land use change, mismanaged beekeeping practices and the presence of invasive species weaken colonies' immune systems and favour opportunistic pathologies,
Amendment 34 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas beekeepers are primarily responsible for the health and well-being of their bees, though farming methods have a role to play too, and although this is only possible with the effective cooperation of society – in particular the agricultural community which practises chemical plant protection – and the recognition of common interests;
Amendment 47 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas, in spite of the most rigorous precautions, bees and bee colonies can still be affected by various diseases which can often only be treated with antibiotics, as is the case with other animals kept for farming purposes;
Amendment 59 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Commission to examine organic apiculture practices conducted in accordance with EU regulations, in order to reduce the problem of antibiotics and other residues, and to promote, by means of further research, information and funding, the promulgation of those elements shown to be effective;
Amendment 156 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for comprehensive scientific research, based on appropriate risk assessment, on the possible replacement of active substances in pesticides that are harmful to the pollinator oring insects and to aquatic animal stocks;
Amendment 181 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 184 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls on the Commission to establish in all Member States, with regard to the active ingredients of antibiotics with proven effectiveness in fighting bee diseases or which have recently been developed, uniformly-applicable measurement methods and maximum residue levels (MRL) for apiculture products, which must not proportionately exceed, given average consumption, the levels permitted for other animal products (milk, meat, eggs, etc.), and correspondingly-applied reference points for action (RPA), until new, effective veterinary medicines start to appear;
Amendment 189 #
2011/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to put in place or modify the annexes to Directive 2001/110/EC (Honey Directive) in order to improve the standards of EU production by establishing clear legal definitions for all apicultural products, including honey varieties, and defining the important parameters of honey quality, such as proline and saccarase content, low level of HMF or humidity, and adulteration (such as the glycerine content, sugar isotope ratio (C13/C14), pollen spectrum and aroma and sugar content of honey), and to apply these strictly and thoroughly to imported apiary products;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2010 on the situation in the beekeeping sector2
Amendment 17 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
- A. whereas the spirit informing the political response to the complex challenges of the future is more appropriately expressed in terms of its content by the Common Policy for Agriculture and Rural Areas than by the common agricultural policy with its restrictive content, and whereas the name of this common policy needs to be changed accordingly;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a sustainable, productive and competitive European agriculture makes a significant contribution to the EU 2020 Strategy and to meeting new political challenges such as security of supply of food, the contribution of agriculture solely to its own energy needs, energy and industrial raw materials, climate change, the environment and biodiversity, health and demographic change in the EU and whereas in this context the situation brought about by the Lisbon Treaty must be taken into account,
Amendment 33 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas food security remains a central challenge for agriculture and can be much more reliably achieved in local, diverse systems, not only in the EU but globally, in particular in developing countries, as the world population is predicted to grow from 7 to 9 billion by 2050 and demand for food is projected to double by the same year according to the FAO,
Amendment 63 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, because of the specific challenges, the agriculture, food and rural development sector requires targeted measures which, in the context of enlargement, also take account of the specific situation in the EU-27, particularly with regard to their greater need for resources to enable them to catch up in terms of competition, technology and infrastructure;
Amendment 71 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the European Union must still have sufficient instruments to be prepared for market and supply crises and market and price fluctuations in the agricultural sector in the future, particularly having regard to Community supply regulation instruments on both the supply and demand sides;
Amendment 123 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas there should not be any differentiation in the treatment of farmers according to size of holding and legal formthe legal form of their holdings for the purpose of direct payments, although a fixed ceiling should be introduced to counterbalance the competition-distorting effect of the linear hectare-based aid, and the possibility of introducing a basic allowance for small farmers should not be excludbe supported,;
Amendment 143 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the per capita real income of farmers has fallen dramatically in the past two years, with smallholders and farmers in the new Member States being particularly prone to fall below the average, and, as a result of this constant decline, it has now fallen below the level it had attained nearly 15 years ago at the beginning of the reform process,
Amendment 157 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas, because the world economy is becoming integrated more rapidly, trade systems are as a rule being liberalised more by multilateral negotiations (the Doha Round) and whereas in relation to imports from third countries environmental, animal welfare, plant protection and consumer protection standards need to be raised to EU level and minimum employment standards should be complied with – even if it means applying the import restrictions adopted by the WTO,
Amendment 472 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for an adequate basic allowance for small farmers, which Member States can optionally determine – together with the introduction of a fixed ceiling – in those Member States where these farms help to stabilise rural development; calls for these Member States to decide, in accordance with subsidiarity, what percentage of the direct payments to be incorporated in the new subsidy system should be made available to their small farmers; stresses, however, that this must not hamper the necessary structural change;
Amendment 562 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Observes that, for historical reasons, farms in the European Union have a very diverse structure as regards size, employment arrangements and legal form; points out that, in the single market, this has been shown by statistical data to cause discriminatory competitive disadvantage and bankruptcy for smallholdings and for farms in the new Member States; is aware that direct payments are moving away from a historical basis to area-based payments and that the provision of public goods is independent of farm size; rejects, theretherefore calls urgently fore, measures which discriminate againstto put an end to the discriminatory situation affecting particular types of farm;
Amendment 658 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that resource protection should be directly linked to the granting of direct payments in order to attain these environmental objectives to the maximum without the need to introduce new, bureaucratic environmental conditions into the first pillar; consiwith particular regard to halting the reduction in biodiversity, including bee mortality, should be directly linked to the granting of direct payments, effectively as a condition for these payments, in orders that a flat- rate income payment, as envisaged in a top-up model in the first pillar, must cover costs and income losseso attain these environmental objectives to the maximum;
Amendment 665 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Considers that the critical level of bee mortality which is being experienced in Europe is a general indicator of a dangerous reduction in biodiversity; accepts the scientific view that one cause of this is the excessive use of chemicals in agriculture; considers that halting bee mortality by means of the scientifically- determined selective and reduced use of chemicals must be identified as a top priority of greening under the first pillar;
Amendment 68 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) There is a problem of price transmission along the chain, in particular as regards farm-gate prices. Conversely, during 2009 the supply of milk did not react to lower demand. Indeed, in some large producer Member States, in reaction to lower prices, farmers produced more than in the previous year and deposited most of the surplus in the less-developed, more volatile markets of the new Member States, the situation of whose producers thereby became increasingly difficult. Value-added in the chain has become increasingalmost exclusively concentrated in the downstream sectors, notably with dairieretail chains, and to a lesser extent in the downstream sectors, whilst producers have been unable to cover their production costs from returns from sales, thereby rendering them helpless.
Amendment 81 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The use of formalised, written contracts even containing basic elements made in advance of delivery is not widespread in a number of Member States. However, they could increase awareness and reinforce the responsibility of the operators in the dairy chain to better take into account the signals of the market, improve price transmission and adapt supply to demand, as well as help avoid certain unfair commercial practices. In a number of new Member States, in addition to the existing, above- board agreements between processors and producers, retail chains take advantage of their dominant position to demand refunds from suppliers/processors which, in the form of slotting allowances and advertising costs, for example, can amount to 25%; the greater part of these costs is then passed to the most vulnerable players, the producers.
Amendment 96 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to ensure the rational development of production and so to ensure a fair standard of living for dairy farmers, their bargaining power vis-à-vis processors should be strengthened which should result in a fairer distribution of value-added along the supply chain. The final-distributor retail chains must also be involved in transparent pricing and the proportionate distribution of burden sharing. Therefore, in order to realise these objectives of the common agricultural policy, a provision should be adopted pursuant to Articles 42 and 43(2) TFEU to allow producer organisations constituted by dairy farmers or their associations to negotiate contract terms, including price, jointly for some or all of its members' production with a dairy. However, this is only possible if, when negotiating with retail chains, dairies have similar opportunities to recoup their costs and make a fair profit, thus enabling them to set a price which will cover the producers’ costs and guarantee them an honest livelihood. In order to maintain effective competition on the dairy market, this possibility should be subject to appropriate quantitative limits. Such producer organisations should therefore also be eligible for recognition under Article 122 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU in respect of the conditions for approval of associations of producer organisations.
Amendment 109 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to follow developments in the market, the Commission needs timely information on volumes of raw milk delivered and on the volumes distributed by the retail chains, to ensure that the information system is complete. Only in this way can the VAT fraud observable in distribution between Member States be avoided. Article 192 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides a basis for the exchange of information between the Member States and the Commission. However, provision should be made to ensure that processors deliver such information to the Member States on a regular basis. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU in respect of the scope, content, format and timing of such declarconditions for approval of associations of producer organisations.
Amendment 239 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 e – paragraph 1
Article 185 e – paragraph 1
(1) Processors of raw milk and the retail chains shall declare to the competent national authority the quantity of raw milk that has been delivered to them each month– and of milk and milk products sold – each month, with an indication of the place of origin, fat content and precise details of the supplier, thereby creating a closed chain of accountability with the aim of ensuring precise data processing and avoiding VAT fraud in trade between the Member States.
Amendment 16 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Under this set of legislation, GMOs for cultivation shall undergo an individual risk assessment before being authorised to be placed on the Union market. The aim of this authorisation procedure is to ensure a high level of protection of human life and health, animal health and welfare, the environment and consumer interests, whilst ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 19 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Once a GMO is authorised for cultivation purposes in accordance with the EU legislative framework on GMOs and complies, as regards the variety that is to be placed on the market, with the requirements of EU legislation on the marketing of seed and plant propagating material, Member States are not authorised to prohibit, restrict, or impede its free circulation within their territory, except under the conditions defined by EU legislation, and except where, under such legislation or Article 2(2) of the TFEU, the Member State is entitled to restrict or prohibit the commercial cultivation of the GMO in question.
Amendment 20 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Experience has shown that cultivation of GMOs is an issue which is more thoroughly addressed by Member States, either at central or at regional and local level. Contrary toBy comparison with issues related to the placing on the market and the import of GMOs, which should remain regulated at EU level to preserve the internal market, cultivation has been acknowledged as an issue with a strong local/regional dimension. In accordance with 2. Article 2(2) TFEU Member States should therefore be entitled to have a possibility to adopt rules concerning the effective cultivation of GMOs in their territory and the marketing of propagating material for this purpose after the GMO has been legally authorised to be placed on the EU market.
Amendment 24 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In this context, it appears appropriate to grant to Member States, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, more freedom to decide whether or not they wish to cultivate GMO crops or market such propagating material on their territory without otherwise changing the system of Union authorisations of GMOs and independently of the measures that Member States are entitled to take by application of Article 26a. of Directive 2001/18/EC to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products.
Amendment 25 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Member States should therefore be authorised to adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOs in all or part of their territory, and respectively amend those measures as they deem appropriate, at all stages of the authorisation, re-authorisation or withdrawal from the market of the concerned GMOs. This should apply as well to genetically modified varieties of seed and plant propagating material which are placed on the market in accordance with relevant legislation on the marketing of seeds and plant propagating material and, in particular, in accordance with Directives 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC. Measures should refer to the cultivation of GMOs only and not to the free circulation and import of genetically modified seeds and plant propagating material, as or in products, and of the products of their harvest. Similarly they should not affect the cultivation of non genetically modified varieties of seed and plant propagating material in which adventitious or technically unavoidable traces of EU authorised GMOs are found.
Amendment 35 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) According to the legal framework for the authorisation of GMOs, the level of protection of human/animal health and of the environment chosen in the EU cannot be revisduced by a Member State and this situation must not be altered. However Member States may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOs in all or part of their territory on the basis of grounds relating to the public interest other than those already addressed by the harmonised set of EU rules which already provide for procedures to take into account the risks that a GMO for cultivation may pose on health and the environment. Those measures should furthermore be in conformity with the Treaties, in particular as regards the principle of non discrimination between national and non national products and Articles 34 and 36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as well as with the relevant international obligations of the Union, notably in the context of the World Trade Organisation.
Amendment 42 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) On the basis of the subsidiarity principle, the purpose of this Regulation is not to harmonize the conditions of cultivation in Member States but to grant freedom to Member States to invoke othermore stringent grounds than scientific assessment of health and environmental risks to ban cultivation of GMOs on their territory. In addition one of the purposes of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations27 which is to allow the Commission to consider the adoption of binding acts at EU level would not be served by the systematic notification of Member States' measures under that Directive. Moreover, since measures which Member States can adopt under this Regulation cannot have as a subject the placing of the market of GMOs and thus does not modify the conditions of placing on the market of GMOs authorised under the existing legislation, the notification procedure under Directive 98/34/EC does not appear the most appropriate information channel for the Commission. Therefore, by derogation, Directive 98/34/EC should not be applicable. A simpler notification system of the national measures prior to their adoption appears to be a more proportionate tool for the Commission to be aware of these measures. Measures which Member States intend to adopt should thus be communicated together with their reasons to the Commission and to the other Member States one month prior to their adoption for information purposes.
Amendment 13 #
2009/2236(INI)
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 stabilisation and the provision of food supplies to EU consumers at reasonable prices, but could contribute only partly to a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, as seen in points E, G and Graph 5.
Amendment 41 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas there are currently 13.6 million people employed directly in the agricultural, forestry and fishery sectors, with an additional 5 million people working in the agri-food industry, where the EU is the world'’s largest producer of food and beverages; whereas this represents 8.6% of total EU employment which is however decreasing steadily, and accounts for 4% of the EU's GDP,
Amendment 53 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the economic crisis has had a serious negative effect on agriculture, with farm income decreasing by 12.2% on average representing a wide dispersion ranging from + 8% in Malta to – 32% in Hungary between 2008 and 2009 and unemployment in rural areas increasing in the last year; whereas as a direct effect of the economic crisis, consumption in Europe decreased on average by 10.55% between 2008 and 2009, and in some Member States this reduction exceeded 20%; whereas other effects of the economic crisis have been a lack of access to credit for farmers and a strain on the public finances of the Member States, weakening their ability to provide co- financing,
Amendment 99 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the EU must continue to ensure food security for its citizens as well as help feed the world's poor;when in the European Union today over 40 million poor people who do not have enough to eat, and help the poorest countries - whereas the number of hungry people now exceeds 1 billion and in the European Union today there are over 40 milli- to produce their own food instead of depending on pfoor people who do not have enough to eat,d aid which is just worsening the farmers situation;
Amendment 130 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that CAP market instruments are now used as safety nets to help manage market volatility and ensure a certain degree of stability and that, moreover, since the adoption of decoupled Single Farm Payments there has been a resolute move away from trade-distorting measures in line with WTO requirements; however the CAP after 2013 should not only reflect the requirements of the WTO, but should also supply management measures whenever they need to help balancing price volatility and market instability which endanger the remunerative income and the existence of farmers;
Amendment 135 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 174 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that food security remains the central challenge for EU agriculture as the world population is predicted to grow from 6 to 9 billion by 2050 and demand for food will double by 2050 according to the FAO (especially in emerging economies such as China or India); Should rather help poorer countries to produce their own food instead of being dependent on aid which exacerbates the situation of farmers and has to challenge the emerging countries that have standards constituting a threat both in terms of economic and social dumping, on environmental issues, quality and even human rights.
Amendment 253 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is of the opinion that a strong European Common Agricultural Policy is needed to ensure that EU farmers remain competitive on the world market against well subsidised trading partners; while more emphasis the need to strengthen the farmers positions within the EU internal and local markets than before, when clear comparative advantages exist for them; believes that the EU cannot afford to rely on other parts of the world to provide for European food security and in the same time not ensuring secure livelihood even for its smallest farmers in the context of climate change, political instability in certain regions of the world and potential outbreaks of diseases or other events potentially detrimental to production capacity, therefore the food production needs to be gradually “relocalized”;
Amendment 263 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the need of supporting the idea of developing rural affairs banks. Such banks would offer long-term low- rate credit to key rural groups.
Amendment 301 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that rural unemployment should be tackled by providing opportunities for diversification and new income sources, however it lays down as basic principle that the land and agriculture activities are irreplaceable basic sources of job creation directly or indirectly in the rural area;
Amendment 313 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Points out, most importantly, that in the future European agricultural policy must remain a common policy and that only a harmonised level of support – which takes into account the diverse needs of the regions and member states instead of a „one fits for all” approach - across the EU with a common set of objectives and rules can deliver the appropriate level playing field for farmers and a properly functioning Single Market with fairly compensated competitive conditions for agricultural products within the EU;
Amendment 317 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recognises that farmers 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, In addition to creating more jobs, to preserve our countryside throughout Europe;
Amendment 331 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls, therefore, that unless farming activity is preserved across the EU, no provision of public goods will be possible; especially in sustainable family farms.
Amendment 360 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – subparagraph a (new)
Paragraph 30 – subparagraph a (new)
a) Stresses that land privatisation legislation in new member states prepared the ground for arable land speculation through the use of proxy fronting ownership agreements; The Eu must prevent from such massive and unfair practices which allows ownership of huge farmland, and guarantee a purchasing right first for local farmers, especially the young ones.
Amendment 369 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Insists that EU agriculture must remain competitive against fierce competition from well-subsidised trade partners; therefore believes that competitiveness should still be a fundamental objective of the CAP post-2013 to ensure that the EU has the raw materials to produce high- value European food products and they continue to win a greater share of the world market, as well as ensuring fair trade and remunerative prices for farmers;
Amendment 373 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Recalls that EU farmers produce food to the highest safety, quality, employment and animal welfare standards; believes that imports from third countries should meet the same requirements to ensure fair competition;
Amendment 386 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Insists that the maintenance of farming activity across the whole of Europe is fundamental to maintain diverse and local food production and prevent the threat of land abandonment across EU territory; Therefore, the CAP should ensure greater flexibility for Member States allowing them to use the resources available in a differentiated way according to their specific needs;
Amendment 396 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 – subparagraph a (new)
Paragraph 34 – subparagraph a (new)
a) Considers that the food market should be more localized to support a policy close to people and their communities to help them define their own agricultural policies and consumption, promote local production, using local consumer cooperatives and facing the importation of cheap mass-products and food substitutes of very poor quality
Amendment 423 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls for a fairer distribution of CAP payments, with the launch of a high ceiling of payments based on the surface, and insists that it should be fair to farmers in both new and old Member States8 ;
Amendment 438 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Believes that viable farming businesses and sustainable family farms are fundamental to sustaining thriving rural communities;
Amendment 489 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Believes that the new CAP must be simple to administer and reduce red tape and administrative burdens on farmers by moving towards the use of delivery tools such as outcome agreements and simple contracts and calls for measures which ensure the client friendly approaches from the authorities and their executives;
Amendment 561 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 1
Paragraph 48 – point 1
(1) Believes that in order to reduce the disparities in the distribution of direct support funds between Member States, the hectare basis alone will not be sufficient and, therefore, calls for additional objective criteria such as a purchasing power coefficient, hectare based and other ceilings, to be used to achieve an overall balanced distribution;
Amendment 699 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 a (new)
Paragraph 58 a (new)
58 a. Calls for a clearer support of the CAP to defend a more traditional and localized agriculture, the protection of the identity and specific way of living and producing of populations on national, regional and local levels.
Amendment 711 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59 a (new)
Paragraph 59 a (new)
59 a. Believes that a special effort must be made in the protection of our precious water-resources and waterways through the passing of new water-utility legislation and by further water protection measures; existing water works that have been privatised should be returned to state ownership.
Amendment 723 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
60. Believes that 'green growth' should be at the heart of a new rural development strategy focussing on creating new green jobs through: the development of biomass, biowaste, biogas and small-scale renewable energy production as well as encouraging the production of second-generation biofuels and the direct use of plant oil as fuel in the farms of all Member States, investing in modernisation and innovation as well as new research and development techniques for adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, providing training and advice to farmers for applying new techniques and to assist young farmers entering the industry, and adding value to high-quality products through promotion and marketing measures;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas support for small and medium-sized farms, whose production and consumption levels meet local requirements, sustains both traditional and empirical farming methods and ensure they are applied in accordance with the highest standards of quality and safety;
Amendment 2 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. Whereas it has been proven that small and medium-sized farms are more environmentally friendly since they produce less CO2, due, amongst other things, to their considerably lesser transportation needs, and since such farms strengthen local identity, biodiversity and animal welfare in Europe;
Amendment 21 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. calls in this respect on the Commission to conduct a study on the various options available for giving Europeana diverse range of Member State producers the possibility of displaying on their products their commitment to quality, food safety and respect of all European standards of production, including through the option of a European Union quality logo, in addition to certificates, designations of origin and standards that already exist within the Member States, and which should be made available only to agricultural goods resulting entirely from European production;
Amendment 138 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. requests that the simplification of standards and the new European Union quality logo do not lower the anti-GMO alert level in the Member States;
Amendment 155 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. requests that the simplification of standards and the enhancement of the credibility of the EU quality logo complement already-existing certificates, designations of local, regional or national origin in the Member States;