5 Amendments of Ska KELLER related to 2010/2110(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the reduction of export subsidies and callsPoints out that export subsidies are harmful to developing countries' small farmers' livelihood and calls therefore for further reforms of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) including the complete elimination of these subsidies, which were reintroduced in 2009 for dairy products. Points out that export subsidies have, in the past, allowed the dumping of cheap EU products in developing countries, distorting competition with local producers and undermined their productive capacity;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates concerns over the EU's trade strategy (‘Global Europe: competing in the World’) which focuses on competition and market access for EU products and which fails to provide a pro-t the expense of developing countries' own development approach;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages a radical reduction of tariffs on agricultural imports from all developing countries and the limitation of non-tariff barriers in order to provide real market-access opportunities forReaffirms that developing countries should legitimately be allowed to enact policies which create domestic added value, and considers that the current EU trade regime, which taxes raw materials less than processed goods, is counter to the industrialisation of developing countries;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges that a more global perspective, to prevent structural surplus production, be adopted in the discussions on the CAP post-2013, expanding market-access opportunities for developing countries and allowing them to perform competitively in their own national and regional marketswhich recognises developing countries’ rights to develop their agriculture and industry without being exposed to unfair competition;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that the EU imports 78% of its feed for meat production, which could be also grown in the EU; underlines that only 2.4% (in 2007) of the total imports of agricultural products comes from LDCs;