17 Amendments of Nuno MELO related to 2015/2226(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in the face of the current economic crisis, the European Union has made jobs – in particular via the Juncker plan – one of its key priorities, and whereas, in that connection, the legitimacy of the CAP must be reaffirmed so that it can be used asCAP can be one of the principal tools for EU action as regards jobs in rural areasmaintaining and creating jobs in rural areas, mainly in the farming sector;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 47 #
F. whereas experience on the ground shows that other kinds of agricultural development are possible, providing betterdiversified results in terms of food quality and agronomic, environmental and economic performance, and that small and medium- sized farms that are generally more diversified, more innovative and better organised in terms of forming associations involvingalso innovative and provide solutions for current challenges, producers groups agriculture are more inclinend cooperative structures that tend to be more resilient in times of crisis;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas job creation in rural areas must be part and parcel of a sustainable policy that is tailored to ecosystems and involves the maintenance and development of agricultural and agriculture-relatedrural activities that forge links between the various stakeholders both socially and in terms of solidarityfrom an economic, environmental and social point of view;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas support should be provided first and foremost to family farms run by one or more responsible, independent farmersto family farms, who work on their farms in an effectively manner and who are much better able to deal with any problems by adapting their productdecisions and/or their production methods and by diversifying their activities when necessary;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas, in many EU family farms, apart from the farm managers, the family members, don't have a social status or legal recognition and/or are not covered by a social protection system;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on all the Member States to implement a comprehensive generational renewal strategy and, in order to do this, to make full use of all the possibilities provided under the new CAP to support young farmers, including youtside the familyng farmers who came from outside family farmers;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on Member States and the European Commission to promote an European campaign to demystify the stigma around the agriculture work;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on Member States to ensure that all workers in agriculture, part-time or full-time, are covered by a social protection system;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the Member States have made extensive use of the option of granting coupled aid – which anchorsecures jobs in disadvantaged areas – and calls on the Member States to increase the proportion of such aid;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that geographical indications and organic farming represent and guarantee territory-based added value and create jobs, and as such shcould not only be protected but also developed;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls the Member States and the social partners to support and promote paid training systems that could convert farmers and agricultural workers in workers for other rural activities;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the CAP must have sufficient funding to play an effective long- term role in fostering employment, promoting the sustainable development of agriculture and forestry, and ensuring that rural areas retain their appeal (with a focus on quality of life) in comparison with urban areas;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to clearly redefine and propose a European agricultural model that makes retaining territory-based jobs a prioritypropose a competitive and sustainable European agricultural model that can lead to the maintenance and job creation;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to make significant progress towards top- down social harmonisation of the agriculturalensure fair competition on workforce, thereby minimising the damage done by internal social dumping, which undermines jobs;