Activities of Sandrine BÉLIER related to 2010/2111(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU protein deficit: what solution for a long-standing problem?
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
A. whereas increasing the share of vegetable proteins in our diets and consuming less meat respectively represents a win-win situation both for the environment and for human health,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital B (new)
Recital B (new)
B. whereas glyphosate-based herbicides which are used along with GM soy can cause adverse effects on the environment and human health; whereas recent research has shown that such herbicides cause severe embryonic deformations,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital C (new)
Recital C (new)
C. whereas European demand for soy contributes to direct and indirect deforestation and therefore to emissions of greenhouse gases in South America; whereas each reduction of European demand for soy imports can substantially contribute to mitigate this negative effect on climate change,
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of increasing the protein crop production within the European Union in the context of climate change, soil fertility, water protection and biodiversity; points out however that the difference between the market price of cereals and protein crops, the strong international price competition, and the comparative advantage of third-country producers stemming from climatic conditions, greater farm-size and lower environmental requirements necessitates the targeted support of protein crop production;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the excessive import of protein crops made vulnerable the European livestock sector, contributed to the large-scale price volatility and thus kept down the profitability, especially of small and medium-sized livestock producers, while it led to unsustainable agricultural practices in third countries; emphasises that a reduction of meat production and consumption in the EU can be a first step towards addressing these problems;