7 Amendments of Martin HÄUSLING related to 2018/2094(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the importance of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in terms of the budget and of its legacy to the history of the Union; recalls that the CAP is still one of the most important and most integrated policies, and that it willshould continue to contribute to building Europe’s future and therefore regrets that the proposals made by the European Commission to reform the CAP go into the direction of more differences and less cohesion between Members States;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Regrets the recent trend of decreasing budget allocation to rural development and so decreased investment in territorial cohesion, thriving rural communities and local economies; recalls that the opportunities offered by this funding is vital to prevent frustration, exodus and large scale rural depopulation;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the competitivensuccess of European agriculture results from the synergy of organic production and geographical indications, which benefit both producers and consumers; crecalls that long term competitiveness can only be assured if natural resources underpinning production are safeguarded, such as soil, water and functional biodiversity; Calls for one pillar of the new CAP to be dedicated to the priorities which create jobs and assure the highest quality of Union agricultural products and foodstuffs;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the importance to shift towards sustainable agricultural practices and food systems that would allow the achievement of international and EU climate objectives; underlines therefore that the new CAP should support such a transition towards agroecological approaches, especially in ensuring high biodiversity approaches to minimise susceptibility to pests, reversing the trend of local extinction events, closing nutrient cycling loops, stopping and reversing soil erosion and water and air pollution, ensuing effective water cycling; further notes that these have been repeatedly demanded by citizens and EU commitments and objectives still exist;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Notes further the adoption of long term planning in a number of Member States towards a non-toxic future;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of a welltaking the time to reform thed CAP properly, with maximum transparency, democracy, dialo gue and discussion, to respond to the maximum number of the challenges that will face the Union in the future; stresses the importance of the future CAP in fostering, especially the need for farmers to earn a decent income for their produce, the need to offer nutritious and healthy food to all Europeans, to fight climate change and loss of biodiversity; stresses the importance of the future CAP in fostering exchanges of skills, acquisition of knowledge and know-how about sustainable practices, innovation and research and development, including the agricultural aspects of the future Horizon Europe programme;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that structural and cohesion policies, such as the CAP, reduce the gap between the Union and its citizens by promoting integration at local level, especially in rural and disadvantaged areas., and therefore stresses the importance that rural development remains strongly supported in the CAP, and that the EAFRD remains part of a common funding approach with other EU funds as is currently allowed for in the Common Provisions Regulation, so that national, regional and local authorities can mix and match different EU funds and so optimise investment into their territories;