Activities of Waldemar BUDA
Plenary speeches (5)
Outcome of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture (debate)
The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate)
The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe (debate)
Ensuring sustainable, decent and affordable housing in Europe - encouraging investment, private property and public housing programmes (debate)
The important role of cities and regions in the EU – for a green, social and prosperous local development (debate)
Institutional motions (2)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change
Written questions (2)
Political pressure on content moderation and limiting freedom of speech in social media
Flood risk information provided to Poland via the Copernicus European alert system
Amendments (10)
Amendment 25 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Citation 68 a (new)
Citation 68 a (new)
– having regard to the Report of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture of 04 September 2024,
Amendment 73 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the emissions from EU food systems are systematically decreasing since 1990, in line with the EU ambitious climate and environmental objectives, while there are unavoidable emissions inherent to farming which are counter- balanced by positive externalities;
Amendment 135 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the potential of sustainable biofuels, notably bio-methane, to achieve balanced energy mixes; highlights that biogas production and biogas installations increase the energy security notably of small regions, can prevent energy poverty in rural areas and raise farmers' awareness of their role in transforming the agricultural production towards a more sustainable model;
Amendment 164 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for environmental policies based on specific data and scientific evidence, in line with the better regulation principles, not on ideology and political stances;
Amendment 197 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Encourages all the Parties to ensure that any future environmental and climate change fund established at national or international level does not involve funding from budgets hitherto earmarked for the development of sustainable agriculture;
Amendment 511 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Calls on all Parties also to include specific methane reduction targets in their NDCs; Highlights the investments made in methane-reducing technologies on livestock farms across the Member States, such as in feed additives and advanced manure management systems;
Amendment 537 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Acknowledges the significant potential for GHG emissions reduction in the agricultural sector, highlighting, nonetheless, the lack of a comprehensive methodology to set a GHG emissions accounting system which would cover adequately different types of agriculture and its structural conditions; points out that the introduction of new emissions reduction targets in the agricultural sector must be preceded in each case by an assessment of the impact on the viability of the agricultural sector in the region concerned and must not jeopardise local and global food security;
Amendment 547 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Stresses that agricultural production in Europe is subject to exceptionally high standards of environmental protection, animal welfare, quality control and compliance monitoring. Encourages all Parties to draw inspiration from these policies to raise their own standards of agricultural production, which in the long run will contribute not only to more adequate climate protection on a global scale, but also to faster negotiations of free trade agreements;
Amendment 562 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Stresses that all sectors must contribute to the reduction of emissions; Highlights, however, that the diversity and complexity of some sectors, notably agriculture, across the world present significant challenges which call for tailored solutions and balanced approach, so that the implementation of emission reduction targets does not lead to uncontrolled job losses, a decline in the profitability of farms and enterprises or shortages on the global and local markets for food, raw materials and products;
Amendment 600 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49a. Regrets the fact that often legally binding environmental legislation with effects on many sectors at the same time is drafted without a cross-sectoral, cumulative impact assessment on all affected sectors; Calls for comprehensive and cross-checking assessments of the different targets proposed in any environmental strategy, including their social and economic impacts at local, regional, national and global level;