25 Amendments of Krisztina MORVAI related to 2009/2236(INI)
Amendment 13 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 174 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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;