15 Amendments of Britta REIMERS related to 2010/2112(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas ensuring food security for Europe's citizens and, providing consumers with food at reasonable prices and safeguarding farm incomes have been the core objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) since its inception and remain key objectives of the European Union at present,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Whereas food security is a central issue for Europe and requires coherence and coordination between various sectoral policy areas at EU level namely: the CAP, energy policy, research programmes, development and trade policies, and financial regulation;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the formula Food Security - Nutrition - Quality - Proximity - Innovation - Productivity; believes that in order to achieve this the future CAP should take note of the public expectations that this should be both an agricultural and a food policy;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the EU should support education and awareness-raising about healthy nutrition, given that informed choices about diet can prevent disease and also reduce the heavy strain on social spending in Europe; also calls for more dietary support programmes, such as the School Fruit and School Milk programmes, and for the budgets for these programmes to be increased;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reaffirms its supportcalls that a ruling is pending on the programme for the Mmost Ddeprived Ppersons programme; recalls that through its Farm Bill the US allocates significant support to its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme, which generates substantial revenues for the sector and the economy in general, in addition to alleviating some of the food needs of its poorest peoplewhich will help determine whether this should remain part of the CAP expenditure in the future; believes that social policy is better dealt with at Member State level;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that energy security and food security are very closely linked; recognises that energy costs are a key factor in determining the profitability of agriculture; encourages measures to reduce the costs of energy and to foster more consistent support for research and developmenthat incentivise farmers to become more energy-efficient and therefore more sustainable, and recalls that further research and development is needed to achieve these objectives;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers, therefore, thatalls on the Commission to investigate whether a global system of food stocks would be beneficial, in helping to facilitate world trade when price spikes occur, warding off recurring protectionism and easing the pressure on world food markets; considers that these stocks should be managed by a common body under the aegis of the United Nations and make full use of the experience amassed by the FAO and the UN World Food Programme; calls on the Commission to play a leading role in advocating this global food-stock system;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reaffirms the position set out in its report on the future of the CAP after 2013; reaffirms its commitment to a strong agricultural and rural development policy which ensures food security for all, maintains the vitality of rural Europe, is supportive of innovation, competitiveness and employment, and plays its part in meeting major global challenges, such as climate change;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for more measures to facilitate women's employment on farms and in rural areas, as well as equal ownership rights, access to pensions and direct payments;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that traditional agricultural practices, including small-scale farming and organic farming, can make a valuable contribution to food security, because they often represent the most effective way of utilising land through methods specifically developed in individual regions over lengthy periods of timall forms of sustainable agricultural practices make a valuable contribution to food security, particularly sustainable intensive practices which represent the most effective way of combining high productivity with sustainable land use, preservation of natural habitats, a positive impact on biodiversity and the fight against climate change;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that all traditional agricultural practices, including small-scale farming and organic farming,oduction methods can make a valuable contribution to food security, because they often represent the most effective way of utilising land through methods specifically developed in individual regions over lengthy periods of time;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Highlights the fact that products from small-scale farming supply local markets with fresh food, which is more environmentally sustainable than transported food and helps to support established farming communities; calls on the Commission to address these agricultural models in its future CAP proposals, including the possibility of creating special financial incentivesneed to preserve the diversity of agriculture in the EU; underlines the importance of farming in less favoured areas and calls on the Commission to provide continued support in these areas so as to ensure food production across Europe;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for a CAP that does not encroach on developing countries' ability to produce food, but which provides help for farmers to grow food locally; calls for the EU to support the agricultural sectors of developing countries, particularly by means of transfers of know-how;