11 Amendments of Norbert NEUSER related to 2020/2260(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges a shift away from trade- oriented agricultural policies and towards support for food sovereignty and local and regional marketthe utmost prioritisation of support for food sovereignty, local and regional markets; calls for the support of local production and consumption that ensure local employment creation, assure fair prices, guarantee the protection of workers’ health and safety, lessen countries' dependency on imports and their vulnerability to international price fluctuations; recalls that agroecology’s capacity to reconcile the economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainability has been widely recognised;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Regrets that the global dimension of the Strategy does not include concrete proposals to realize the Right to Adequate Food, implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas or address measures to globally improve the working conditions of farmworkers and the income of small-scale farmers that are part of international food supply chains, or ensure the precautionary principle is included for all food safety requirements; insists that the global dimension is further strengthened;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Urges the Commission to provide support for developing countries to protect their sensitive and infant industries, promote food security, support climate change mitigation for agriculture, and meet EU and international sustainability standards for the export of their agricultural products; calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive impact assessment of the targets envisaged in the Strategy on developing countries;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Highlights that current food systems are unable to provide the world's population with diversified and quality food in sufficient quantity and to cope with the climatic, social, health, and economic crises as confirmed by the COVID-19 pandemic; underlines that 3 billion people cannot afford healthy food and that 690 million people suffer from hunger; highlights that according to the UN's estimates, by the end of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic might double the number of people facing severe hunger; regrets that food and nutrition security is not a priority in the Team Europe Initiatives whereas the EU and its Member States should strengthen their efforts to mitigate the food crisis emanating from the current pandemic;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Emphasizes on EU's role as an enabler in the transformation of food systems so they can be more resilient, sustainable, and fair in and outside the EU and its role to tackle all forms of malnutrition in humanitarian, development, and any fragile contexts;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists that EU funding for agriculture must be in line with Agenda 2030 and coherent with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and prioritise investments in agroecology, agroforestry and crop diversification; stresses the importance of preserving agricultural biodiversity, local animal and plant breeds and local varieties;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that increasing vertical and horizontal concentration in the agri-food sector reinforces the industrial food and farming model; believes that the Green New Deal requires the creation of a new anti-trust environment; stresses that all actors of the agri-food sector need to exercise due diligence over their supply chain, that is to set up responsible and effective practices regarding the environment, human rights and good governance (e.g. minimum age requirements and occupational safety);
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the announcement of legislative initiatives in 2021-2022 to enhance cooperation of primary producers to support their position in the food chain; insists that the legislation not only covers EU based producers but also protects producers and farmers from developing countries who work with European companies;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that EU free trade agreements (FTAs), in particular the EU- Mercosur Agreement is in, must be consistent with the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy, in particular itsespecially on the reduction of EU’s dependence on animal feed, andd import of critical feed materials (e.g. soya grown on deforested land), the shift to a more plant- based diet and shorter supply chains;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that EU free trade agreements (FTAs) should not disrupt local agriculture, damage small producers or exacerbate dependency on food imports; recalls into question international trade rules which allow dumping through the WTO green boxthe principle of policy coherence for development to ensure European exports do not hinder the development of local and emerging productions; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to compliance of EU trade agreements with the Paris Agreement, and calls for market access in FTAs to be conditional on compliance with process and production methods criteria;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes references to relevant UN processes in the Farm to Fork Strategy, and highlights that the global governance of food and agriculture should involve strong support to the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and its Civil Society Mechanism (CSM); calls on the Commission to promote a global transition to sustainable food systems in all relevant international forums, including the UN Food Systems Summit 2021;