Activities of Michel DANTIN related to 2017/2030(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the 7th Environment Action Programme (debate) FR
Amendments (19)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas incoherencesynergy between other high- level EU policy instruments and the EAP is undermining the achievementof Union policy and the EAP needs to be improved in order to achieve the objectives of the programme’s objectives;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that specialised knowledge is not always fully used in policy-making or transferred to the parties responsible for implementation; highlights the examples of bioenergy, endocrine disrupters and food production as areas where evidence of risks to human health and the environment has been sidelinedRecalls the importance of the work and scientific conclusions of EU agencies in assisting public decision-making;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Cconsiders that coherence and synergies with other high-level EUuropean policy instruments is fundamentalneeds to be improved in order to achievinge the objectives of the 7th EAP;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that the cCommon aAgricultural pPolicy (CAP) presents challenges to has progressively integrated environmental objectives by ensuring that its rules are compatible withe achievement of the EAP’s objectives, particularly as regards resource-intensive production and biodiversitynd farmers comply with the environmental requirements laid down in Union legislation (cross- compliance) and by promoting the development of farming practices that preserve the environment (greening and agro-environmental measures);
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the last CAP reform has made sustainability one of its key objectives; recalls that this policy has the challenging task to encourage natural resources management in such a way that soil degradation, water scarcity, deterioration of water quality loss of biodiversity and poor air quality, caused by inappropriate agricultural practices, unsustainable agricultural intensification or by land abandonment are prevented and avoided whilst providing better quality and increased quantities of food and agricultural raw materials to the ever-growing world population;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Underlines the substantial financial contribution of the CAP to the environmental objectives of the Union; recalls that 30% of the CAP direct payments (73 billion EUR for the period 2014-2020) are conditioned to greening requirements, while around half of rural development funds are dedicated to improving the eco-systems (46% of funds - 56 billion EUR for the period 2014- 2020) or to promote resource efficiency and transition to a low carbon agricultural activities (8% of funds - 9.7 billion EUR for the period 2014-2020);
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Considers that farmers and national administrations bear the burden of highly prescriptive green provisions, which makes it difficult to prove what results have been achieved; stresses that this situation has led to increased demands from environmentalist stakeholders to reinforce the green orientation of the CAP, often disregarding the other challenges faced by the sector and often overlooking the fact that the CAP has done already a lot for the environment; underlines that only economically healthy farms will be capable to work in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way and that without economic sustainability, it is illusory to believe that farmers will continue farming and stay being the environmental wards;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. UnderlinStresses that improtectingving food security and enhancsuring food security in the long term by preventing environmental damage should be aupply at a reasonable price for consumers while preserving natural resources are key priorityies of the CAP;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that in the context of climate change and a growing world population, the rising demand for diets rich in animal protein is are exerting significant environmental pressures on agricultural land and increasingly fragile ecosystems; underlines that diets with excessive amounts of animal fat are increasingly linked to the non- communicable disease burdenstresses that the CAP must continue to accompany the farming sector to face those challenges while contributing to Union’s environmental objectives ;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes that significant progress has been made in improving the quality of water in the EU in the past several decades; regrets, however, that only 50% of the ‘good status’ objectives for water under the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC had been achieved by 2015; encourages the Commission to step up its dialogue with Member States and local authorities with a view to improving the implementation of the WFD;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the improvements brought by EU-funded projects as regards drinking water quality; regre and notes the high quality of drinking water in the EU; expects the Commissed opportunities to deliver better results from EU funds in other areas relion’s legislative proposal for the revision of the Drinking Water Directive 98/83/EC, which is expected to be published in early 2018, to provide the necessary updateds to the EAPis legal framework;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to further integrate the EU’s water objectives into other sectoral policies under the EAP; welcomes, in this connection, the Commission’s working paper on ‘Agriculture and sustainable water management in the EU’1, which was published on 4 April 2017, the objectives of which are to identify obstacles to good water status in the CAP, to improve the implementation of sustainable management measures, to promote better dialogue and cooperation between stakeholders at all levels, and to increase the sharing of best practices; __________________ 1a SWD(2017)0153.
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Encourages the strengthening of the circular economy in the EAP, by taking the example of wastewater treatment and reuse, which makes it possible to better compensate for water stress situations, to guarantee better management of water resources, particularly through irrigation for agriculture, to reduce direct water withdrawals and to produce biogas; welcomes the legislative proposal on the re-use of waste water, which will be presented by the Commission in early 2018;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the progress on reducing certain atmospheric pollutants but regrets the persistent problems with air quality, to which emissions from road transport are a significant contributory factor; welcomes the ‘mobility package’ presented by the Commission in November 2018, which paves the way for low-emission mobility within the Union;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Requests that the relevant EU institutions and agencies prioritise research and close knowledge gaps in the following areas: environmental thresholds (tipping points), the circular economy paradigm, the combined effects of chemicals, nanomaterials, hazard identification methods, the impacts of microplastics, the interaction between systemic risks and other health determinants, soil and land use and invasive alien species, as well as the impact of the strict protection of major predators, such as wolves, on the natural environment, population and economy of the Union;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for infrastructure projects, particularly those related to TEN-T, to fully consider environmental impacts at regional level as well as project level; notes that coherence between different environmental policies is also relevant; highlights the possible effects of hydropower on freshwater supplies and soils, and of sea-based renewable energy infrastructure on marine biodiversitystresses the importance of taking the environment and biodiversity into account in infrastructure projects for renewable hydroelectric and marine power generation;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges further reform of the CAP to incentivise an economically sustainable food production system which is better aligned with environmental needs and which thus safeguards the Union’s food security now and in the future; calls for farming systems and agricultural produce with low environmental impact and/or which provide environmental servicepublic benefits not currently supplied by the market (e.g. protection of freshwater supplies and soil, natural flood defences and natural pollination) to be rewarded under a reformed CAP;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on national, regional and local authorities to adapt city planning and infrastructure for eclectrican vehicles as soon as possible in order to improve air quality and to combat diseases and premature mortality caused by pollution;