3 Amendments of John Stuart AGNEW related to 2015/2353(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the CAP provides income support to farmers through Pillar 1 and provides support for environmental programmes and economic activity in rural areas and prevents rural depopulation; notes, in this connection, that it is essential to maintain the two-pillar CAP structurecreate an equitable system of income support that is not based on historical output and does not reward landholding alone, in order to better compensate and support farmers andsocially and environmentally beneficial farmers and the sustainability of rural areas;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly opposes any renationalisation of agricultural policies; stresses that the common nature of the EU’s agricultural policy avoidshas failed to prevent distortion of competition within the internal market andbut generates savingsadded value for European taxpayers; affirms that a well-functioning and well-financed second pillar is essential for the success of the CAP and for the economic well-being of the Union’s rural areas;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that the ever-increasing challenges faced by the CAP call for increasedmore adaptable financial resources; calls, therefore, for an increase in the funding under Heading 2vital flexible tools to be made available to farmers in order to meet these challenges should they arise; calls also for adequate compensation measures to deal with unforeseen events and market failures resulting from political decisions;