Activities of Karin KADENBACH related to 2017/2136(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section III - Commission and executive agencies
Amendments (7)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that for agriculture, the ECA used samples of 217 EAGF transactions in 21 countries and 1763 transactions in 20 countries covering fisheries, environment/climate and rural development (EAFRD) and welcomes the continuing fall in the error rate to 2,5 % for 2016 (from 32,9 % in 2015) established by the ECA for “natural resources”;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to monitor the significant price volatility of agricultural products, which has adverse effects on farmers’ incomes, and to react promptly and effectively when needed;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fall in the error rate for rural development to 4,9 % from 65,3 % in 2015, and 6 % in 2014; recognises that rural problems require complex investment programmes, and that the error rate springs from the different objectives for addressing economic, rural infrastructure, environmental, and animal health challenges, contrasting with the EAGF rate of 1,7 %; believes also that rural development investments are a core part of the policy to be maintained alongside proven sound and beneficial risk management models; is concerned at falling employment in agriculture and believes that Pillar 2 investments are key for rural development and infrastructure;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that access to data and good monitoring especially of environmental aspects is essential, considering that certain natural resources underpin long term agricultural productivity, like soil and biodiversity.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Welcomes that the overall error rates reported by the ECA and for the CAP in DG AGRI's Annual Activity Report 2016 are very close which shows the effectiveness of remedial action plans implemented in previous years by Member States concerned, in particular with regards to improvements to their Land Parcel Identification Systems (LPIS).
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Points out that the corrective capacity from financial corrections and recoveries significantly reduced the amount at risk for the CAP by 2,04% for 2016;notes that the error rate remains as it is (2.5%), but its financial impact is reduced by these financial corrections and recoveries, because part of the amounts paid out wrongly, come back to the budget.
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 234 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 234 – point a a (new)
(aa) to make sure that, as a component of agricultural reform, further improvements are made to the rural- development framework as set forth inter alia in the Cork 2.0 Declaration, with a view to ensuring that the support programmes for young farmers are a success;