Georgios PAPASTAMKOS
Constituencies
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Greece
Nea Demokratia
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Greece
Nea Dimokratia
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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Greece
Nea Dimokratia
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Groups
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PPE
Member of the Bureau
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2012/02/03 - 9999/12/31
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PPE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2009/07/14 - 2012/02/02
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
EP staff
- Vice-President of European Parliament 2012/01/18 - 9999/12/31
- Member of Parliament's Bureau 2012/01/18 - 9999/12/31
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- Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 2004/09/22 - 2007/01/17
- Member of Conference of Delegation Chairmen 2004/09/22 - 2007/01/17
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Budgets | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees | 2012/02/02 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand | 2009/09/30 | 2012/02/01 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand | 2009/09/16 | 2009/09/29 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee | 2007/01/18 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly | 2007/05/23 | 2008/02/17 |
| Chair of | Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2004/09/21 | 2007/01/17 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2004/09/15 | 2004/09/20 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2004/09/15 | 2004/09/20 |
| Chair of | Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2004/09/21 | 2007/01/17 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee | 2007/01/18 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly | 2007/05/23 | 2008/02/17 |
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Rapporteur
| Opinion | 2011/0288(COD) | Common agricultural policy (CAP): financing, management and monitoring 2014-2020 |
| Responsible | 2010/2110(INI) | EU-Agriculture and International Trade |
| Responsible | 2010/0370(COD) | Specific measures for agriculture in the smaller Aegean islands |
| Responsible | 2008/2204(INI) | International trade and the internet |
| Responsible | 2008/2103(INI) | Report on a strategy for the future settlement of the institutional aspects of Regulatory Agencies |
| Opinion | 2008/2063(INI) | Parliament's new role and responsibilities implementing the Treaty of Lisbon |
| Opinion | 2008/0246(COD) | Rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway; coordination between national authorities (amend. Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004) |
| Responsible | 2008/0162(CNS) | Mobile and aircraft equipments: international interests, 2001 Cape Town Convention and Protocol |
| Responsible | 2007/2066(REG) | EP Rules of Procedure, Rule 23: composition of the Conference of Presidents |
| Responsible | 2005/2247(INI) | Assessment of the Doha Round following the WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong |
| Opinion | 2004/2169(INI) | EU-India relationship: a strategic partnership |
| Shadow | 2004/0148(COD) | Trade between the northern part of Cyprus and the Community Customs Territory: special conditions |
Born
1955/03/05 Platanorrevma Kozanis- Researcher at the International and European Financial Law Centre (1982-1989); Member of the teaching and research staff at the Legal Faculty of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1988-2001); Professor of International and European Studies at the University of Piraeus (from 2001); Jean Monnet European Chair (2002); Deputy Rector of the University of Piraeus (2002-2004).
- Member of the Greek Parliament for Imathia (New Democracy) on four occasions.
- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1990-1993); Deputy Minister for National Economy (1990).
- Member of the European Parliament (from 2004).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2008/0028(COD) Provision of food information to consumers (amend. Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006; repeal. Directives 90/496/EEC and 2000/13/EC)
2009/12/16
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) Recent developments in the expression of the nutrition declaration, other than per 100g/100ml/portion, by some Member States and organisations in the food sector suggest that consumers like such schemes as they can help them make informed choices quickly. However, there is not evidence across all the Community on how the average consumer understands and uses the alternative expression of the information. Therefore, it is appropriate to allow for different schemes to be developed and to allow research on consumer understanding in different Member States to continue so that, if appropriate, harmonised schemes may be introduced. In this context, points out that the European food industry’s system for recording nutritional information (GDAs) is being implemented by a steadily increasing number of food enterprises.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e e) wine and wine products as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Where necessary, detailed rules for the presentation of the indication referred to in paragraph 1 may be adopted in accordance with the following procedures: (i) as regards the products referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine, under the procedure laid down in Article 113(1) of that Regulation; (ii) as regards the products referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 1601/91 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails, under the procedure laid down in Article 13 of that Regulation; (iii) as regards the products referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 110 /2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks, under the procedure laid down in Article 25(1) of that Regulation; (iv) as regards other alcoholic beverages, under the procedure referred to in Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 This paragraph shall not apply to wine and wine products as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 44 – paragraph 7 7. The Commission, after consulting with Member States, may adopt Guidelines concerning the application of this Article, in order to ensure the smooth operation of the internal market.
source: PE-430.884
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2008/0261(COD) Medicinal products for human use: prevention of the entry into the legal supply chain of falsified medicinal products (amend. Directive 2001/83/EC)
2010/02/22
IMCO
8 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 7 (7) In order to take account of new risk profiles, while at the same time ensuring the functioning of the internal market for medicinal products, safety features designed to ensure the identification, authentication and traceability of
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 7 a (new) (7a) Member States, in cooperation with the parties concerned, should be free to determine the particular aspects of the authenticity of medicinal products they consider more suitable for their distribution system for medicinal products, bearing in mind the safety features laid down by this Directive.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 17 (17) In particular the Commission should be empowered to adopt measures regarding safety features that shall appear on the packaging of medicinal products
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 18 a (new) (18a) Member States should cooperate with Europol, inter alia, in order to strengthen the application of existing restrictions regarding the illegal supply of medicinal products on the internet.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 8 Directive 2001/83(EC) Article 54 – point o safety features making it possible to ascertain identification, authenticity and traceability of medicinal products, other than radiopharmaceuticals
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 9 Directive 2001/83(EC) Article 54a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (4) The Commission shall adopt the measures necessary for the implementation of point (o) of Article 54 and of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article. However, before proposing specific measures in accordance with point (o) of Article 54, the Commission shall undertake a public cost-benefit evaluation of existing safety features and consult the stakeholder parties involved in applying and using the safety features.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 9 Directive 2001/83(EC) Article 54a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 5 The measures referred to in this paragraph shall take due account of the legitimate interests to protect information of a commercially confidential nature and of the protection of industrial and commercial property rights. Member States shall ensure that the ownership and confidentiality of the data resulting from the use of safety features with the object of demonstrating the authenticity of pharmaceutical products are respected.’
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 2 – paragraph 2 Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall not affect the right of Member States to restrict or ban the sale of prescription drugs via the internet.
source: PE-439.069
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2009/0035(COD) Company law: annual accounts of micro-entities
2009/10/13
JURI
3 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 8 a (new) (8a) Given that the threshold values set in this Directive will apply to numbers of businesses which will vary greatly from one Member State to another and the activity of micro-entities has no bearing on cross-border trade or the functioning of the internal market, the Member States should take into account the differing impact of these values when implementing the Directive at national level.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 8 b (new) 8b. Whereas it is imperative to ensure transparency also for micro-entities, in order to ensure that they are open and have access to the financial markets, Member States should take into account the specific conditions and needs of their own market when implementing Directive 78/660/EEC.
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive if and when they decide to make use of the option provided for in Article 1a of Directive 78/660/EEC, taking account in particular of the situation at national level regarding the number of businesses covered under the threshold values laid down in the Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
source: PE-429.641
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2009/2002(BUD) 2010 budget: section III, Commission
2009/10/09
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses that the margin for agricultural expenditure should be used stringently and only for purposes in the agricultural sector;
source: PE-428.138
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2009/2105(INI) Agricultural product quality policy: what strategy to follow?
2009/11/18
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls for an inventory of all private quality certification systems which European producers are required to implement in addition to the quality specifications already imposed under EU legislation; supports the establishment of a Community Legislative Framework of Basic Principles for the transparent implementation of the private certification systems in question.
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers that no additional criteria should be added to the
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for the mandatory provision of information through labelling (and all other means available) with regard to (a) the "place of farming" of raw materials, where this is different from the place indicated by the geographical indication
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls for greater protection of geographical indications in third countries, through inclusion in international registries and international recognition within the WTO system; considers genuine progress regarding geographical indications to be an essential precondition for balanced agreement in the context of WTO agricultural negotiations; supports the Commission's aim to include geographical indications within the scope of the "Anti- counterfeiting trade agreement" and in the work of the future "European observatory on counterfeiting and piracy";
source: PE-430.687
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2009/2155(INI) Simplification of the CAP
2010/02/26
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the need for the CAP to be simpler, more transparent and more equitable;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Believes that the basic aim of inspections is to give advice to farmers and put them on the right track in order to better comply with the legislative requirements and with as little encumbrance as possible;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 bis (nouveau) 20a. Calls on the Commission to review the system of control and settlement of accounts;
source: PE-439.113
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2009/2156(INI) Agriculture in areas with natural handicaps: a special health check
2010/09/02
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses, however, that in order to apply these criteria and establish realistic threshold values in practice, it is essential that the necessary biophysical data are available to the Member States with a sufficient degree of accuracy in relation to the natural environment; supports, therefore, the test of practical application of the proposed criteria introduced by the Commission; calls for the detailed maps that are to be submitted by the Member States to be used if necessary to adapt the criteria and the proposed threshold value of 66% (to the reality in terms of the natural environment); expresses reservations about the proposed 66% threshold and takes the view that it should be adjusted downwards with the preferred threshold being 50%;
source: PE-438.477
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2009/2157(INI) EU agriculture and climate change
2010/05/02
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas climate change has already had adverse effects on EU agriculture (including declining water resources
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. Takes the view that, given its limited resources and the way in which it is structured, the existing CAP financial framework cannot effectively meet the increased need for action in response to climate change;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that, as well as being more environmentally friendly, such farming practices have a positive impact, inter alia in terms of improved biodiversity and soil quality, water retention and efforts to combat erosion and pollution; points out that mitigation of the impact of climate change is one of the ‘public goods’ to which agriculture contributes at cross- border, national, regional and local level;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – indent 1 Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Notes that climate change has a direct and disproportionately harmful impact on agriculture, which must therefore be given priority when measures are drawn up to mitigate the effects of climate change;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes the view that the ‘new challenges’ of climate change, the water
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a Calls on the Commission, in its future communication concerning the post-2013 CAP reform, to take sufficient account of the more adverse effects of climate change on the southern territory of the EU;
source: PE-438.281
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2009/2175(INI) New developments in public procurement
2010/03/02
INTA
1 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Point 5b (new) 5b. Calls on the Commission to secure the inclusion in the renegotiated WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) of a clause enabling the European Union to give preference to SMEs when awarding public contracts, along the lines of those already applied by other States parties to this agreement;
source: PE-438.392
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2009/2200(INI) Trade and economic relations with Turkey
2010/09/06
INTA
14 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 Welcomes the fact that the EU’s trade relations with Turkey are at an advanced level;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1a new Recalls that, according to the combined reading of Article 205 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 21 of the EU Treaty, the Union's external action, including the common commercial policy, seeks to promote "(...) democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law" as well as to build partnership with third countries which share the principles referred above;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3a new Notes the decrease of imports and exports from and to the EU by Turkey during 2008 and the parallel increase of exports and imports of Turkey from and to its outside EU neighbouring countries; expects the progress in 2009 and 2010 in order to determine whether the 2008 decrease is due to the financial crisis and temporary;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Highlights that the CU covers manufactured goods and processed agricultural products; looks forward to the inclusion of agricultural products in the CU
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12a new Calls on Turkey to remove the remaining import licences for goods which are in breach with the commitments under the Customs Union and to agree to update Decision 2/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council on the removal of technical barriers to trade;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13a new Calls on Turkey to withdraw the burdensome import procedures and to align its duty-free quota system for processed agricultural products which do not comply with the Customs Union;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14a new Calls on Turkey to suspend the new requirements on Good Manufacturing Practices as they de facto ban imports of certain pharmaceutical products, as well as to participate and adhere to international initiatives for harmonising Good Manufacturing Practices procedures as well as standards, such as WHO and EU's ones;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16a new Deplores the fact that, for the fifth consecutive year, the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement has not been implemented by Turkey; calls on the Turkish Government to implement it fully without delay, in a non- discriminatory way, and recalls that failure to do so may further seriously affect the negotiating process;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Regrets the fact that Turkey retains its high position amongst the countries which produce counterfeit products detained in the EU; Stresses that counterfeit products represent a major problem in EU-Turkey trade relations and reduce the attractiveness of Turkey for FDI;
source: PE-442.971
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2009/2202(INI) Evaluation and assessment of the animal welfare action plan 2006-2010
2010/02/15
AGRI
14 amendments...
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the vast majority of the measures contained in the current
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Is particularly concerned
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 already called for the existing action plan to be followed by a new one, and
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to submit
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Considers that this general animal welfare legislation, like Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety4 , should establish a common basic level of animal welfare in the European Union, which is the precondition for free and equitable competition within the internal market;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 – introductory part 15. Considers furthermore that, when deemed necessary, further measures
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 – indent 2 Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Considers furthermore that, having regard to Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, such a centre should, inter alia, be assigned the tasks of assessing and stating views on future legislative and policy proposals and their impact on animal welfare and animal health, defining and assessing animal welfare standards on the basis of the latest available knowledge, providing training and information about animal welfare and animal health, and coordinating an EU system for testing new techniques, as well as assessing the socioeconomic impact and implications of the above-mentioned activities;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the Commission, in this context, to ass
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Stresses that the European Union budget must include sufficient appropriations to enable the Commission to
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls for an assessment and further development of the Animal Welfare Quality Project, particularly as regards incentives for farmers and producers to use the new indicators, as much work remains to be done to prepare the new indicators – based on new scientific evidence – for practical application;
source: PE-438.478
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2009/2215(INI) Union for the Mediterranean
2010/03/31
AFET
2 amendments...
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises the strategic importance of issues such as agriculture, food security, water and rural development in Mediterranean countries, and calls for cooperation in the farming sector to be made a political priority; encourages the UfM member countries to work on harmonising their positions in the context of WTO negotiations and to move towards greater convergence among Euro- Mediterranean agricultural policies, particularly in relation to the safety and quality specifications of agri-food goods;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission to take into account the interests of European producers within the framework of trade relations between the EU and the countries of the south-eastern Mediterranean, given that many similar agricultural products are also produced in these countries, as in the Mediterranean Member States of the EU;
source: PE-439.937
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2009/2224(INI) Internet of Things
2010/03/23
INTA
8 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Point 1 1. Stresses the fact that, in our globalised world, technological advance has become a tradable asset in its own right and that the effect on productivity, competitiveness, information flow and consequently on international trade is likely to be substantial and material; points out in particular that the use of intelligent technologies can improve both the quantity and the quality of information flow, providing speed, accuracy and transparency in commercial transactions;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Point 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the first and most tangible application of the technologies of the Internet of Things will take place in the sector of commerce, through the replacement of barcodes by radio- frequency identification (RFID) tags for all products; considers that, because of the qualitatively and quantitatively greater technological possibilities offered by the new technology as compared with the previous one, this transition can provide multiple benefits for manufacturers/producers, traders and consumers, chiefly through the improvement of service quality and fundamental changes to the supply and distribution chain;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Point 2 Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Point 3 a (new) 3a. Considers that through the combination of traceability technologies and production, trade and product origin security tags, the Internet of Things can contribute in important ways to the conduct of trade, such as stamping out trafficking in pirated goods, improving and creating more integrated protection of consumer health, avoiding future food crises, saving energy and protecting the environment;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Point 3 b (new) 3b. Believes that the Internet of Things can contribute to the facilitation of trade flows between the EU and third countries through the expansion of markets and the securing of quality guarantees for the products traded;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Point 4 a (new) 4a. Is deeply concerned about personal data protection and the protection of consumers’ privacy in general, since there are countless regulatory and prescriptive gaps and ambiguities concerning vital aspects of the implementation of the technologies for the Internet of Things; considers that the existing dangers relating to the protection of the personal data of users of the Internet are very much smaller than the dangers that will arise as the Internet of Things gradually expands; calls, therefore, upon the Commission to include issues relating to personal data protection that are raised with reference to the expansion of the Internet of Things in all ongoing matters;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Point 4 b (new) 4b. Urges caution regarding centralised infrastructure and possible abuses through a central monitoring of product and information flows, particularly with reference to electronic military equipment codes and the area of State sovereignty in general;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Point 4 c (new) 4c. Calls on the Commission to contribute actively to the definition and setting of principles and rules for the governance of the Internet of Things together with its trading partners in international forums, such as the World Trade Organisation;
source: PE-439.932
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2009/2236(INI) Future of the CAP after 2013
2010/04/29
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas as a result of the last EU enlargements (2004 and 2007), an additional 7 million farmers were added to the total agricultural labour force and the area of agricultural land increased by 40%; whereas
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Η Η. whereas price volatility in agricultural markets has increased dramatically and is expected to increase further, leading to extreme booms and busts in agricultural commodity prices on European markets; whereas between 2006 and 2008, the prices of several commodities rose considerably, some by as much as 180%, as was the case for grains; whereas dairy prices collapsed in 2009, falling on average by 40%; whereas a serious crisis is effecting other agricultural sectors also such as cereals, fruit and vegetables, olive oil, etc.; whereas extreme fluctuations in prices have had detrimental consequences for producers and have not benefited consumers,
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas, as a result of these reforms, together with international trade arrangements and external trade policy concessions, the EU has become a net importer of agricultural goods with over €78 billion worth of products being imported each year (around 20% of world agricultural imports); whereas in some cases the balance of trade has steadily shifted in favour of third countries (the EU now imports €19 billion worth of agricultural products from Mercosur countries and only exports under €1 billion worth to the region); whereas the EU continues to experience a widening trade deficit in agricultural products,
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas high-quality products are essential exports of the European Union and represent a very large share of its international trade; whereas the EU is exporting high-profile products with considerable economic value, and in the case of products with protected origin and geographical indications the net value of these products and foodstuffs is €14 billion a year (excluding wines and spirits, which also account for a significant share of EU exports); whereas, given the lack of effective protection for EU geographical indications and protected origin labels on the part of our third country trading partners, European products suffer as a result of unfair competition on the international markets,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas producer support estimates (PSE) show that total farm support in the EU has been gradually reducing since 2000 and is now comparable on a per capita basis with the level of support in the EU's major trading partners,
source: PE-441.049
2010/04/30
AGRI
13 amendments...
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Believes that in the context of the economic crisis it is imperative to preserve jobs in the agricultural sector and that rural unemployment should be tackled by providing opportunities for diversification and new income sources;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Points out, most importantly, that in the future European agricultural policy must remain a common policy
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Believes that agriculture has a tremendous potential to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change; takes the view that the southern regions of the EU are more vulnerable to the impacts and dangers of climate change, such as drought and desertification, and that greater efforts will be required of farmers in these areas to adapt their activities to the altered environment;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32α. Stresses that food safety is immediately linked to the security of food supply, the quality of agricultural products and foodstuffs and consumer protection; calls therefore for the adoption of measures to guarantee the full traceability of products and comprehensive information regarding technical specifications for imported products of the same kind, including the compulsory indication of the place of origin, together with the socioeconomic conditions of production (environmental protection, animal diseases, animal welfare, social conditions at the workplace and protection levels);
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 b (new) 32b. Calls on the Commission to uphold the interests of European farmers in the context of multilateral and bilateral trade agreements negotiated on behalf of the EU;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Believes that there ha
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Calls for a fairer distribution of CAP payments and insists that it should be fair to farmers in both new and old Member States; considers that, to this end, a redistribution of payments is necessary, taking account of not only size but also the actual terms of competition applicable to the various types of holding, for example small multifunctional holdings contributing to employment and rural development and large-scale holdings better able to adapt to the requirements of not only the market but the CAP itself;.
Amendment 542 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Insists that the CAP should not be renationalised and therefore believes that
Amendment 564 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 – point 1 (1) Believes that in order to reduce the disparities in the distribution of direct support funds between agricultural holdings and between Member States, the hectare basis alone will not be sufficient and, therefore, calls for additional objective criteria such as a purchasing power coefficient to be used to achieve an overall balanced distribution;
Amendment 606 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Notes that the move away from the historical basis may create particular challenges for Member States or regions with a relatively large amount of so-called 'naked land' (unclaimed eligible land); calls for the specific needs of such regions to be given full consideration when designing the future support; stresses that the move away from the historical basis must not lead to a radical redistribution of earnings, which would have a harmful social impact, and that any change should therefore be progressive allowing sufficient time for adjustment;
Amendment 737 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Believes that to underpin the five key building blocks of the CAP,
Amendment 750 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 62. Insists that, to complement market measures, there is an urgent need to strengthen producers' position in the food chain through a range of actions to address transparency, contractual relationships and commercial practices, and encourage the formation of farmers' organisations and the regulation of interprofessional relationships between the various links in the food supply chain, thereby creating better conditions for the supply of agricultural products; takes the view that possible adjustments to competition rules should also be investigated to allow producer organisations to grow in scale and size, equipping them with the power to stand up to major retailers and processors;
Amendment 764 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 63. Recalls th
source: PE-441.147
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2010/0208(COD) Genetically modified organisms GMOs: possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory
2011/10/02
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 8 (8) According to the legal framework for the authorisation of GMOs, the level of protection of human/animal health and of the environment chosen in the EU cannot be revised by a Member State and this situation must not be altered. However Member States may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOs in all or part of their territory on the basis of grounds relating to the public interest
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 9 (9) On the basis of the subsidiarity principle, the purpose of this Regulation is not to harmonize the conditions of cultivation in Member States but to grant freedom to Member States to invoke
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 - point 1 Directive 2001/18/EC Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point a (a) those measures are based on: - grounds
source: PE-456.914
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2010/0353(COD) Agricultural products and foodstuffs: quality schemes
2011/11/05
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. In order to prevent the marketing in the Union or the export of products not labelled in conformity with this Regulation, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, define the actions to be implemented by the Member States in this respect.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Without prejudice to Article 14, products originating in a Member State or a third country other than the one of the applicant the designation of which comprises or contains a name that contravenes Article 13(1) may continue to use the
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 a (new) Article 29a Product of mountain farming 1. The term 'product of mountain farming' is established. The term may only be used to describe products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty of which the raw materials come from mountain areas. In addition, for the term to be applied to processed products, such processing must also take place in mountain areas in cases where this substantially affects the particular characteristics of the final product. 2. For the purpose of this Article, 'mountain areas' in the European Union are those areas within the meaning of Article 18(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations1. For products of third countries, 'mountain areas' shall include areas that fulfil criteria equivalent to those set out in Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999. ________ 1 OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 b (new) Article 29b Product of island farming The term 'product of island farming' is established. The term may only be used to describe products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty of which the raw materials come from islands. In addition, for the term to be applied to processed products, such processing must also take place on islands in cases where this substantially affects the particular characteristics of the final product.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 4 Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 43 – paragraph 2 2. Operators preparing, packaging and storing a traditional speciality, protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication or who places such traditional speciality guaranteed, protected designation of origin and protected geographical indication on the market shall also be subject to the system of controls as referred to in Chapter I of this Title.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b) no product is placed on the market under the traditional speciality guaranteed, the protected designation of origin or the protected geographical indication for at least
source: PE-464.731
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2010/0362(COD) Milk and milk products sector: contractual relations
2011/03/28
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The HLG noted that the dairy producing and processing sectors are highly differentiated between Member States. There is also a highly variable situation between operators and types of operators within individual Member States. But concentration of supply is low in many cases with a resulting imbalance in bargaining power in the supply chain between farmers and dairies. This imbalance can lead to unfair commercial practices; in particular, farmers do not know what price they will receive for their milk when delivering because the price is often fixed much later by dairies on a basis of the obtained added value, which, for non-cooperatives, is often outside of the farmer's control. Points out that the above- mentioned imbalance and the uneven distribution of added value require measures covering all the links of the supply chain, including distribution.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 177 a – paragraph 2 -– point b β) within t
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 – point 8 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 184 – paragraph 10 (10) to the European Parliament and the Council by 30 June 2014 and by 31 December 2018 on the development of the market situation in the milk and milk products sector and in particular on the operation of point (iiia) of the first paragraph of Article 122 and of Articles 123(4), 126a, 177a, 185e and 185f, covering in particular
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 – point 9 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 185 f – paragraph 4 4. All elements of contracts for the delivery of raw milk concluded by farmers, collectors or processors of raw milk, including those elements referred to in paragraph 2(c), shall be freely negotiated between the parties. However, with due regard for the principle of subsidiarity, Member States may set the minimum period of validity for the contracts.
source: PE-460.810
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2010/0370(COD) Specific measures for agriculture in the smaller Aegean islands
2011/07/13
AGRI
6 amendments...
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) The basic principles governing the support programme should be determined so as to establish specific arrangements for the transport from the islands of raw and processed agricultural products.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) A derogation may be granted from the Commission's consistent policy of not authorising State operating aid for the production, processing
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b) preservation and development of agricultural activities in the smaller islands, including the production, processing
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 4. The programme may include measures to support production, processing
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 In order to support the marketing
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. For the agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty, to which Articles 107, 108 and 109 thereof apply, the Commission may authorise, in accordance with Article 108 of the Treaty, operating aid in the sectors producing, processing
source: PE-469.817
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2010/2103(INI) International trade policy in the context of climate change imperatives
2010/07/10
INTA
2 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Considers it more urgent than ever to launch a public debate on the establishment of an international environmental organisation which would assume responsibility for compliance with international treaties and agreements on environmental protection and combating climate change, and which would, inter alia, work and cooperate with the WTO on issues concerning the impact of trade on the environment;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Considers that 'climate diplomacy' should be pursued with greater vigour and consistency in the EU’s trade relations with States which are not bound by multilateral environmental protection agreements;
source: PE-450.644
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2010/2106(INI) Commission Green Paper "On forest protection and information in the EU: preparing forests for climate change"
2010/09/11
AGRI
9 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Advocates the creation of a genuine forest policy designed to improve the management and conservation of forests, taking into account the fundamental role that they play in combating climate change, which is having an increasing impact in natural disasters; considers that such a policy should be directed towards both forest protection and the sustainable use of timber resources;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Points out that forests represent the main carbon sink and therefore play a crucial role in the fight against climate change; therefore considers it vitally important for the European Union to launch a common strategy to combat factors that cause forest deterioration, such as fires and air pollution;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that agriculture is vulnerable to climate change, the manifestations of which have been increasing in number, frequency and intensity, deforestation having been taking place in numerous regions of Europe; forests also play an important role in terms of watercourse regulation, water quality standards and the protection of vital springs, contributing indirectly to prevent forest fires as well as drought, desertification and soil erosion, all of which are of relevance to agriculture
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that agriculture and forestry can be made to function as an integrated whole; while the aspects relating to production are essential, they are not inconsistent with the protection of forests or the other benefits deriving from them; it is necessary to strike the correct balance between the two and ensure interaction between them, for example through the more efficient allocation of available funding;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Stresses the need for an adequate EU financial framework in order to strengthen actions towards preventing and combating forest fires; calls for enhanced flexibility and effectiveness in the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Highlights, likewise, the crucial role played by farmers in preventing fires; therefore considers it necessary to ensure that farming remains a viable activity in order to curb the cessation of production and depopulation of rural areas, given that this would considerably aggravate the situation with regard to fires;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 14. Reiterates its concerns regarding forest fires, which are a serious problem, and the need to
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 c (new) 14c. Draws attention to the added difficulties faced by islands and the outermost regions in tackling fires; asks for special treatment to be provided for those regions through the various financial instruments available, including the Solidarity Fund;
source: PE-452.618
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2010/2110(INI) EU-Agriculture and International Trade
2010/12/11
AGRI
21 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the EU has unilaterally made a substantial reduction in its export refunds, with their share of the CAP budget falling from 29.5 % in 1993 to only 1.2 % in 2009, and with the proportion of export refunds on the value of agricultural exports falling from 25% in 1992 to only 0,9% in 2009; whereas some key trading partners are continuing to make considerable use of other forms of export incentives,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the ruling of the WTO panel on sugar was one of the main drivers of the 2006 EU sugar reform and is still having a severe impact on trade in sugar; whereas the Common Market Organisation for sugar respects all EU trade commitments; whereas in the space of three years the EU has changed from being the second largest exporter of sugar to the second largest net importer, mainly for the benefit of developing countries (LDCs and ACPs),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas the world sugar market is one of the most volatile agricultural commodity markets and is dominated by one country (Brazil); whereas EU sugar production provides visibility to the world market and secures regular internal supply of high quality and sustainable products to European users,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L b (new) Lb. whereas the EU is promoting sustainable production of renewable energy, through requirements to be applied by the end of 2010; whereas the EU already imports more than 25% of its fuel bioethanol consumption, excluding bioethanol imported in the form of mixtures with the aim of circumventing import duties; whereas the Commission has to ensure that there is a balance between internal bioethanol production and imports in accordance with Article 23(5)(a) of the Renewable Energy Directive (Directive 2009/28/EC1),
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas EU trade agreements with third countries must, above all, be balanced and must safeguard EU sectors that are experiencing difficulties – in particular the fruit and vegetables, livestock and cereals sectors, in which incomes have fallen substantially – and, at the same time, offer them genuine export opportunities,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas the 4th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control will be held in November 2010; whereas a public consultation has been launched on the possible revision of the Tobacco Products Directive (Directive 2001/37/EC1); whereas several WTO Members have raised the issue of the conformity with the TBT Agreement of the Canadian Bill C-32, which essentially leads to the ban of all traditional blended tobacco products, except the ones using solely Virginia tobacco, the single variety produced in Canada and used in the manufacturing of Canadian tobacco products,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that standards equivalent to those applied in the EU must be imposed on imports so as to ensure that EU farmers compete on a level playing field and EU citizens are effectively protected; underlines the need for tighter import controls at borders and for checks on production and marketing conditions carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office in countries exporting to the EU to be stepped up;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Urges the Commission proactively to promote the EU’s offensive agricultural interests and to make it easier for EU products to gain access to third-country markets, given the vast export potential of the EU’s high quality agri-food products; underlines, inter alia, the need to step up promotion programmes, including through an increase in the percentage of EU cofinancing; notes that these measures are WTO-compatible, falling as they do into the ‘green box’;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers that, in a bid to secure a successful outcome to the DDA, the EU made an extremely generous offer on agriculture, which cannot be increased, but this was not reciprocated by an equivalent level of ambition from other developed and advanced developing countries;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Deplores the absence of progress on the establishment of a multilateral register for wines and spirits as well as on the extension of the protection of geographical indications to all agricultural products; recalls that these elements are sine qua non for a balanced outcome to the agricultural negotiations; emphasises the need for the principles underpinning the EU’s agricultural product quality policy to be promoted more widely at multilateral and bilateral level;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Considers, with regard to the ‘chlorinated poultry’ dispute, that the importation of such products into the EU would be contrary to the public demand in the EU for safe products and to the principles underpinning the European food model;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission strongly to defend the inclusion of geographical indications (GIs) as an essential part of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA); regrets that, in the framework of recently concluded or ongoing trade negotiations, only a ‘short list’ of EU GIs is to be protected by our trading partners; points out that, in line with the Global Europe strategy, bilateral agreements must secure enhanced international protection for geographical indications through WTO+ provisions;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Regrets that the Commission is not willing to require, in the framework of trade agreements, that equivalent standards be imposed on imported goods; considers that these agreements must provide at least for compliance with international obligations and standards (such as sanitary and phytosanitary standards) and draws attention to Parliament’s firm position on this matter;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Points out that any additional bilateral EU sugar market access concessions granted to third countries (for example Latin America countries and Ukraine) will be destabilising for the EU sugar market and will cause preference erosion for LDCs and ACP countries; is all the more concerned by the fact that such concessions, when granted to net importing countries, encourage swap mechanisms; calls on the Commission to continue to exclude sugar and sugar-derived products, including ethanol, from the scope of bilateral negotiations;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Deplores the recent Commission proposal to grant Pakistan a tariff rate quota at zero duty for exporting to the EU 100 000 tonnes of ethanol per year for a period of 3 years; stresses that this proposal, contrary to its declared intentions, would not provide a direct and immediate aid to the Pakistani people suffering from the monsoon rains; considers also this proposal detrimental to the nascent and sensitive EU renewable energy industry and therefore not consistent with the EU climate change, energy and rural development policies, nor with the EU multilateral trade negotiations;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers it unacceptable that the Commission resumed negotiations with Mercosur without making publicly available a detailed impact assessment and without engaging in a proper political debate with the Council and the Parliament; calls for a study into the impact of these negotiations on European agricultural sectors and regions to be produced and discussed before any tariff proposals are exchanged between the EU and Mercosur; points out that, given the agricultural implications of the negotiations, a link with the Doha Round must necessarily be established; calls accordingly on the Commission not to conclude the negotiations with Mercosur until the WTO round has been brought to a close, as stipulated in its mandate;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Is of the opinion that the level of market integration in the Mercosur customs union is currently insufficient to guarantee an adequate circulation of imported goods within the region; takes the view that an agreement would not yield any real dividends in the absence of provisions ensuring full and effective circulation of goods within the Mercosur area;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Urges the Commission to study the various reports published by the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) on the widespread use in Brazil of pesticides that are banned in the EU and most other parts of the world, which highlight the grave health risks stemming from this practice;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Is concerned about concessions made on fruit and vegetables within the Euro- Mediterranean agreements
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Stresses that, while tobacco products must be governed by a strict regulatory framework, the regulation of ingredients in tobacco products at the EU and at the international level must follow a proportionate, risk-based approach on the basis of scientific evidence; warns against any non-science based ban on all ingredients, leading essentially to the ban of European traditional blended tobacco products, which would have severe socioeconomic repercussions for EU tobacco growers (of oriental and burley varieties), without a benefit for public health;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Calls on the Commission to take due account of this resolution when drafting and implementing its future trade strategy;
source: PE-450.917
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2010/2112(INI) Recognition of agriculture as a strategic sector in the context of food security
2010/08/11
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses the need for fairness in the CAP, which should ensure a balanced distribution of support to farmers from all Member States, greater territorial cohesion, and the phasing-out of export subsidies, in full parallelism with the phasing out of all forms of export subsidies by the EU's trading partners and the imposition of disciplines on all export measures with equivalent effect;
source: PE-452.661
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2010/2156(INI) Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries
2010/10/12
INTA
6 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that legislation cannot force creativity and innovation, which are best encouraged by giving maximum freedom for entrepreneurs and creators to pursue their business and exert their talent; however legislation can provide protection against abuse of intellectual property rights.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Strongly believes that greater trade openness in the CCI sector would greatly benefit the global economy; notes that while world trade in CCI goods and services remains dominated by developed countries, the market share of developing countries has been constantly increasing in the past ten years, particularly reflecting the rise of China; considers that the CCI have the potential to contribute towards the economic revitalisation of European regions and towns whose markets, based on producing and trading in traditional local craft products, have declined economically as a result of unfair competition with products from dynamically developing economies;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the protection of intellectual property rights is an issue central to securing the European cultural and creative industries and maintain incentives for companies, artists and creators to innovate; maintains that international cooperation is the only way to combat piracy, counterfeiting and the violation of intellectual property rights;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers that ACTA is a means of enhancing the effectiveness of existing standards for the benefit of EU exports and the protection of copyright holders, who are confronted on the world market with widespread infringements of their intellectual property rights, trademarks, patents, designs and geographical indications;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes that e-commerce and the internet are developing at such a pace, with ‘generations’ of technology growing shorter geometrically, and therefore believes that attempts
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Highlights the importance of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions as an essential instrument to guarantee that the 'cultural exception' in international trade in goods and services of a cultural and creative nature is maintained within the international framework of the WTO;
source: PE-454.540
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2011/0117(COD) Scheme of generalised tariff preferences (GSP)
2012/01/23
INTA
1 amendments...
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a) it has been classified by the World Bank as a high-income or an upper-middle income country, or it has accounted for a share of world merchandise exports above 1%, during three consecutive years immediately preceding the update of the list of beneficiary countries;
source: PE-480.597
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2011/0177(APP) Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
2012/05/09
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls its position as laid down in its resolutions of 8 June 2011 and 23 June 2011, stating that the budget for the CAP in the next MFF period should be maintained at least at the same level, in real terms, as in the current multi-annual period;
source: PE-494.641
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2011/0229(COD) Food safety: electronic identification of bovine animals and beef labelling
2012/02/04
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Title 1 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 as regards electronic identification of bovine animals and
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 14 source: PE-486.169
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2011/0275(COD) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): support to the Investment for growth and jobs goal
2012/04/06
BUDG
2 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The ERDF should contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy, thus ensuring greater concentration of ERDF support on the priorities of the Union. The alignment of the cohesion policy objectives with the Europe 2020 strategy for a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth has the potential to make the Union more competitive in the face of global competition; however it has to be noted that any alignment results in Cohesion policy serving exclusively EU2020 priorities go against the position of the European Parliament, as it was expressed in its resolution of 5 July 2011 on the Commission's fifth Cohesion Report and the strategy for post -2013 cohesion policy (2011/2035 (INI)). Therefore, an adherence to the core principles of economic, social and territorial cohesion will have the added value of sustaining the achievements of Europe 2020. According to the category of regions supported, the support from the ERDF should be concentrated on research and innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises and climate change mitigation. The degree of concentration should take into account the level of development of the region as well as the specific needs of regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Each Member State along with the partners referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [CPR] shall establish in
source: PE-491.062
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2011/0276(COD) Structural instruments: common provisions for ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, EAFRD and EMFF; general provisions applicable to ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund
2012/01/06
BUDG
11 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The Commission should adopt by delegated act a Common Strategic Framework which
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) On the basis of the Common Strategic Framework adopted by the Commission and in order to guarantee the principle of multi-governance, each Member State should
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 2 (2) ‘Common Strategic Framework’ means the
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 18 (18) ‘Partnership Contract’ means the document
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 2 2. The Partnership Contract shall be drawn up by the Member States
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 66 – paragraph 4 Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The three categories of regions are determined on the basis of how their GDP per capita, measured in purchasing power parities and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 200
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 The Cohesion Fund shall support those Member States whose gross national income (GNI) per capita, measured in purchasing power parities and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 200
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b) 85 % for the less developed regions of Member States whose average GDP per capita for the period 200
source: PE-491.060
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2011/0280(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020
2012/07/18
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 a (new) (18a) In order to evaluate the new CAP, a review of the reforms and their impact on the environment and agricultural production should be carried out by the Commission by the end of 2017.
source: PE-491.238
2012/07/19
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv (iv) a mandatory payment for young farmers who commence their agricultural activity;
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) ‘agricultural area’ means any area taken up by arable land, permanent grassland and pasture or permanent crops;
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h (h)
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) they do not bear the economic risk of the agricultural activity carried out on land declared for the benefit of the direct payment.
Amendment 793 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. All amounts deducted by way of implementation of this Article shall remain in the Member State or region where it was deducted, and may, at the discretion of the Member State or region, be used for the purpose of the national reserve or for rural development programming. Where a Member State or region chooses to allocate funds from capping to rural development programming, co-financing rules shall apply.
source: PE-492.791
2012/07/23
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 1308 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) to have three different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or
Amendment 1462 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Farmers shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter, when they maintain the existing traditional low-intensity systems for olive groves, vineyards, and orchards, in which the trees are standards or semi-standards, in low density, not irrigated, which make limited use of inputs and in which spontaneous (not sown) under-storey is allowed to develop between autumn and spring.
Amendment 1545 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or
source: PE-494.483
2012/07/24
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 1977 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part When applying the first subparagraph, Member States shall
Amendment 1985 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a Amendment 1989 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b Amendment 2023 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Coupled support may be granted to the
Amendment 2065 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 2 2. Coupled support may only be granted to sectors or to regions of a Member State where specific types of farming or specific agricultural sectors undergo certain difficulties and are particularly important for economic and/or social and/or environmental reasons. Member States shall pay particular attention to those sectors vulnerable due to the suppression of past EU coupled or specific payments.
source: PE-494.491
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2011/0281(COD) Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) 2014-2020
2012/07/19
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 623 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) as regards the olive oil sector: (i) EUR 2540/tonne for extra virgin olive oil; (ii) EUR 2330/tonne for virgin olive oil; (iii) EUR 1524/tonne for lampante olive oil having two degrees of free acidity; this amount shall be reduced by EUR 36.70/tonne for each additional degree of acidity.
Amendment 643 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 a (new) Article 7 a Prices, production costs and margins reporting systems The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set up an information system on prices, production costs and margins in the commodities market, including a system for the publication of price levels, production cost and margin indicators for the commodities market. The system shall be based on information submitted by operators involved in the commodities trade. This information shall be treated with confidentiality. The Commission shall ensure that the information published does not permit the identification of individual operators.
source: PE-492.801
2012/07/20
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 911 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point b b) exceed 75 % of the costs of supply and related costs referred to in paragraph 1, or 90 % of such costs in less developed regions and in the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty and in the small Aegean islands, as defined in Article 1, paragraph 2, of Regulation (EC) No. 1405/2006;
Amendment 932 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 1 1. Union aid shall be granted for supplying to children in educational establishments certain products of the milk and milk products sector falling within CN codes 0401, 0403, 0404 90 and 0406 or CN code 2202 90.
Amendment 955 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 j (new) Article 26 j The European Commission is urged to design, within one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, a similar program to the ones promoting consumption of dairy and fruit and vegetable products in schools. Member States will be able to decide voluntarily to join this program, and thus benefit from EU financing of the same order that the above-mentioned existing programs.
Amendment 985 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 a (new) Article 27 a National programmes to support olive oil and table olives 1. The European Union will finance national programmes in the field of olive oil and table olives with the following objectives: a) improve the competitiveness of the sector through the modernization of the productive potential; b) increase consumption of olive oil and olives in and outside the European Union. c) improve the quality of the production systems of olive oil and table olives;
Amendment 1065 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 3 – point g g) it is submitted by a producer organisation in one of the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty or in the small Aegean islands, as defined in Article 1, paragraph 2, of Regulation (EC) No. 1405/2006;
source: PE-494.488
2012/07/23
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 1124 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 43 a (new) Article 43a A support system similar to existing one for the wine sector should be implemented for the olive sector, on the basis of national programmes financed through the single CMO. This urges the Commission to design, within one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, the scheme that would frame the National Support Programme in the olive sector, measures that could be included and need for co-financing.
Amendment 1182 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point d (d)
source: PE-494.486
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2011/0282(COD) European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD): support for rural development 2014-2020
2012/07/20
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) Member States should be able to include in their rural development programmes thematic sub-programmes to address specific needs in areas of particular importance to them. Thematic sub- programmes should concern among others young farmers, small farms, High Nature Value Farming systems, organic farming, mountain areas and the creation of short supply chains. Thematic sub-programmes should also be used to provide for the possibility to address restructuring of agricultural sectors which have a strong impact on the development of rural areas. As a means to increase the efficient intervention of such thematic sub- programmes Member States should be allowed to provide for higher support rates for certain operations covered by them.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new) (ja) "transition regions": regions whose gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is between 75 % and 90 % of the average GDP of the EU-27;
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new) (j a) "High Nature Value Farming" (HNVF) means farming systems that host farming activities and farmland that, because of their characteristics, can be expected to support high levels of biodiversity or species and habitats of conservation concern. These systems are characterized by low intensity farming and high proportions of natural or semi- natural vegetation. It may also be characterized by a high diversity of land cover.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The EAFRD shall contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy by promoting sustainable rural development throughout the Union in a complementary manner to the other instruments of the common agricultural policy (hereinafter ‘CAP’), to cohesion policy and to the common fisheries policy. It shall contribute to a more territorially and environmentally balanced, climate- friendly and resilient and competitive, productive and innovative Union agricultural and forestry sector.
source: PE-489.640
2012/07/24
AGRI
15 amendments...
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Within the overall framework of the CAP, support for rural development, including activities across the whole of the food sector and in forestry, shall contribute to achieving the following objectives:
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a) facilitating restructuring of farms
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) EU quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs and quality schemes recognised by Member States as referred to in Articles 17 (1)a and 17(1)b.
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) High Nature Value Farming systems;
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new) (b b) Organic farming;
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. The support rates laid down in Annex I may be increased by 10 percentage points for operations supported in the framework of thematic sub-programmes concerning small farms, High Nature Value farming, organic farming, and short supply chains. In the case of young farmers and mountain areas, the maximum support rates may be increased in accordance with Annex I. However, the maximum combined support rate shall not exceed 90%.
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 Amendment 615 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new) iva) a transfer of funds between programmes with a view to avoiding the loss of EAFRD resources.
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) help farmers, forest holders and SMEs in rural areas engaged in the agricultural and forestry sectors benefit from the use of advisory services for the improvement of the economic and environmental performance
Amendment 712 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Advice to farmers shall be linked to at least one Union priority for rural development and shall cover a
Amendment 721 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 731 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new) (d a) the sustainable development and economic activity of organic farming as a minimum referred to under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;
Amendment 793 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Support shall be granted as an annual incentive payment, the level of which shall be determined according to the level of the fixed costs arising from participation in supported schemes, for a maximum duration of five years. Payments are granted annually upon presentation of due documentation, but the validity of the application of the beneficiary is multiannual.
Amendment 970 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Support under paragraph 1(a)(ii) shall be granted to farmers or members of the farm household diversifying into non- agricultural activities and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises
Amendment 990 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4 Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to
source: PE-492.797
2012/07/25
AGRI
25 amendments...
Amendment 1121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 1. Support under Article 22(1)(a) shall be granted to public and private land-owners and tenants
Amendment 1145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 1 1. Support under Article 22(1)(b) shall be granted to public and private landowners, tenants
Amendment 1154 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 2. ‘Agro-forestry systems’ shall mean land use systems
Amendment 1164 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – title Prevention
Amendment 1165 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Support under Article 22(1)(c) shall be granted to private
Amendment 1172 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the
Amendment 1175 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) local, small scale prevention activities against fire or other natural hazards; the support shall be granted to these activities only insofar as they are compatible with local or regional forest fire prevention plans;
Amendment 1180 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) establishing and improving f
Amendment 1182 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d Amendment 1201 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 3 Amendment 1207 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 4 Amendment 1208 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – title Amendment 1210 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 1 1. Support under Article 22(1)(d) shall be granted to natural persons, private forest owners, private law and
Amendment 1219 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 2. Investments shall be aimed
Amendment 1223 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Support under paragraph 2(a) shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent public authorities of Member States that a natural disaster has occurred and that this disaster, or measures adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest, has caused the destruction of at least 30% of the relevant forest potential. This percentage shall be determined on the basis of either the average existing forest potential in the three-year period immediately preceding the disaster or of the average of the five- year period immediately preceding the disaster, excluding the highest and the lowest entry.
Amendment 1226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. No support under paragraph 2(a) shall be granted for loss of income resulting from a natural disaster. Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this measure and other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided.
Amendment 1229 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 1 1. Support under Article 22(1)(e) shall be granted to public and private forest owners
Amendment 1298 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 3 3. Agri-environment-climate payments cover only those commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012
Amendment 1323 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 6 6. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs to a value of up to 20% of the premium paid for the agri- environment-climate commitments. Where commitments are undertaken by groups of farmers, the maximum level shall be 30%. Funding from the EAFRD may be used for measures which come under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DZ/2012.
Amendment 1456 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Areas other than those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be eligible for payments under Article 32 if they are affected by specific constraints and where land management should be continued in order to conserve or improve the environment, maintain the countryside or wetlands, conserve water resources, and preserve the tourist potential of the area or in order to protect the coastline.
Amendment 1469 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Support under this measure shall be granted per hectare of forest to forest holders
Amendment 1509 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) horizontal and vertical co-operation among supply chain actors for the establishment of logistic platforms to promote short supply chains and local markets, especially for quality products as referred to in Articles 17 (1)a and 17(1)b;
Amendment 1512 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point e (e) promotion activities in a local context relating to the development of short supply chains and local markets, especially for quality products as referred to in Articles 17(1)a and 17(1)b;
Amendment 1554 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) financial contributions, paid directly to farmers
Amendment 1709 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 46 – paragraph 3 3. In the case of irrigation,
source: PE-494.479
2012/07/26
AGRI
21 amendments...
Amendment 1771 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 54 Amendment 1798 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 56 Amendment 1807 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 57 Amendment 1817 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 58 Amendment 1825 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 59 Amendment 1830 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 59 – paragraph 1 Amendment 1831 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 59 – paragraph 2 Amendment 1832 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 59 – paragraph 3 Amendment 1836 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 60 Amendment 1841 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 60 – paragraph 1 Amendment 1939 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b)
Amendment 1947 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a (a) 80% for the measures referred to in Articles 15, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 36, for the LEADER local development referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] and for operations under Article 20(1)(a)(i). It may be increased to 90% for the programmes of transitional, less developed
Amendment 2003 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) non-recoverable VAT, when it is genuinely and definitively borne by the ultimate beneficiaries.
Amendment 2004 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 68 – paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 2015 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) providing the Commission, on a
Amendment 2070 #
Proposal for a regulation ANNEX I – Article 18(3) Amendment 2084 #
Proposal for a regulation ANNEX I – Article 27(5) 27(5) Investments in new 50% Of the amount of eligible investmen forestry technologies and less developed regions in processing and 75% Of the amount of eligible investmen marketing of forestry outermost regions products
Amendment 2105 #
Proposal for a regulation ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 1– point 1 a (new) - Participation in quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (articles 17(1)a and 17(1)b)
Amendment 2116 #
Proposal for a regulation ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new) Conservation of High Nature Value farm systems: Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management, and farm relief services Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs Agri-environment-climate Organic farming Natura 2000 and Water framework directive payments Enhancement of biodiversity in rural areas Co-operation Investment in physical assets
Amendment 2119 #
Proposal for a regulation ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new) Organic farming: Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management, and farm relief services Agri-environment-climate Animal Welfare Natura 2000 and Water framework directive payments Farm and business development Co-operation Investment in physical assets EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability
Amendment 2121 #
Proposal for a regulation ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new) Agricultural products quality schemes (art. 17(1)a and 17(1)b) Business start-up aid for farmers committing to quality schemes Investments in physical assets Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services Co-operation Investments in non-agricultural activities Setting-up of producers groups Leader
source: PE-494.481
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2011/0290(COD) Agricultural products: information and promotion on the internal market and in third countries; delegated and implementing powers of the Commission
2012/04/09
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 a (new) Regulation (EC) No. 3/2008 Article 2 – paragraph 4 (1a) The following paragraph 4 shall be added to Article 2: ‘4. In third countries, the measures referred to in Article 1(1) may also take the following forms regarding products included under PDO/ PGI and TSG designations at EU level: (a) promoting the protection of designation of origin and geographical indications, compliance monitoring and information for third countries, (b) supporting the Member State authorities in monitoring compliance and the correct implementation of EU framework provisions, (c) information and legal assistance for interested parties regarding better legal protection of PDO/PGI designations in third countries and issues arising from misappropriation thereof.’
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EC) No. 3/2008 Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 The Commission may, by means of delegated acts, define further priorities for the selection of programmes, for example giving priority to information and promotion programmes regarding agricultural products with PDO/ PGI and TSG classifications at EU level and organic products.
source: PE-494.626
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2011/0307(COD) Securities: issuers trading on a regulated market, transparency requirements
2012/09/05
JURI
1 amendments...
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 2 Directive 2004/109/EC Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. The home Member State may make an issuer subject to requirements more stringent than those laid down in this Directive. It may, however, ex
source: PE-489.400
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2011/0459(COD) European statistical programme 2013-2017
2012/05/14
BUDG
3 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) The closer cooperation between Eurostat and the national statistical authorities is of vital importance, in order to enhance the quality of European Statistics. The efforts should focus mainly on the provision of further methodological training on statistics and related maters, the development and dissemination of the existing good practices within the European Statistical System, as well as on the exchange of staff between the Member States and Eurostat in both directions.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 – Objective 1: provide quality statistical information in nearly real time to support the development, monitoring and evaluation of the policies of the European Union properly reflecting priorities;
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. The financial envelope for the implementation of this programme is hereby set at
source: PE-489.504
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2011/2051(INI) CAP towards 2020: meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future
2011/03/21
AGRI
26 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) - having regard to the Commission communication of 28 October 2009 entitled ‘A better functioning food supply chain in Europe’ (COM(2009)0591) and the various working documents annexed thereto,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 b (new) - having regard to the final recommendations of the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry of 17 March 2009,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 c (new) - having regard to the Council Presidency conclusions of 29 March 2010 on a better functioning food supply chain1,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas a sustainable, productive and competitive European agriculture makes a
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas a strong CAP is crucial for the preservation, environmental sustainability and economic development of the EU rural areas against the threat of land abandonment and rural depopulation,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas food security remains
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas, on the one hand, only 6% of European farmers are aged under 35, and, on the other, 4.5 million farmers will retire in the next 10 years; whereas generational renewal should therefore be seen as one of the priority challenges for the future CAP,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the European Parliament upholds the concept of multifunctional, broad-based agriculture spread throughout Europe, including areas with specific natural handicaps (such as mountainous and insular areas), and whereas in its resolution of 8 July 2010 on the future of the CAP after 2013 it already laid the foundations for sustainable agriculture,
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the European Union must still have sufficient instruments to be prepared for market and supply crises and market and price fluctuations in the agricultural sector in the future; whereas steps should be taken to ensure that these instruments are not only up to date and effective, but also flexible, so that they can be implemented quickly if necessary,
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas measures which aim to address new challenges that go beyond the CAP, serving broader policy objectives (e.g. climate change) should also be ensured through other instruments (e.g. the horizontal environmental policy),
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas according to the latest Eurobarometer poll, 90% of EU citizens surveyed consider agriculture and rural areas to be important for Europe's future, 83% of EU citizens surveyed are in favour of financial support to farmers and, on average, they believe that agricultural policy should continue to be decided upon at European level,
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the European Parliament has often expressed its opposition to a renationalisation of the CAP and an increase in cofinancing, which could detract from fair competition on the EU internal market, and therefore
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas the first pillar has to remain the core of the CAP as it is the main tool to help farmers be competitive in an open market,
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas there should not be any differentiation in the treatment of farmers according to size of holding and legal form for the purpose of direct payments reserved for active farmers, although the possibility of introducing
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have identified an imbalance between the powers of the various operators in the food chain, and whereas a number of reports and resolutions have recommended measures to foster greater concentration among producers in an effort to increase their share of the added value generated by the food chain and strengthen their position vis-à-vis other actors; whereas cooperatives and other producer groupings can play a key role in achieving these objectives,
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M b (new) Mb. whereas the Commission communication on the reform of the CAP acknowledges that the long-term prospects for agriculture can only be improved if farmers succeed in reversing the trend of a steady reduction in their contribution to the added value generated by the food chain; whereas that communication recommends measures to restructure the agricultural sector, chiefly involving the voluntary establishment of producer organisations,
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N a (new) Na. whereas, according to Eurostat, employment in the agriculture sector decreased of 25% between 2000 and 2009 and that the aim of maintaining agricultural employment should not be abandoned,
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) Pa. whereas according to data provided by the Commission on direct payments net ceilings fully phased-in (in 2016), the calculation of average payments per beneficiary instead of hectare leads to very different results as to the payments per Member State,
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Insists that the costs of supporting a strong CAP are more than justified if compared to the costs to society of not supporting European agriculture;
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls also for specific provisions to ensure that the abandonment of the historical basis does not lead to radical adjustments in certain sectors and/or regions;
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses the need for an adequate basic allowance for small farmers, which Member States can optionally determine, in particular in those Member States where these farms help to stabilise rural development; calls for these Member States to decide, in accordance with subsidiarity, what percentage of the direct payments to be incorporated in the new subsidy system should be made available to their small farmers; stresses, however, that this must not hamper the necessary structural change;
Amendment 494 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Recognises that young farmers encounter start-up problems, such as high investment costs or difficulty in gaining access to land and credit; stresses the need to devise targeted measures for young farmers, including under the first pillar;
Amendment 508 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that decoupling
Amendment 534 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls – without casting any doubt on the results of the 2008 Health Check of the CAP – for appropriations under Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 primarily to be allocated for measures to promote territorial coherence and boost key sectors
Amendment 563 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Observes that, for historical reasons, farms in the European Union have a very diverse structure as regards size, employment arrangements and legal form; is aware that direct payments are moving away from a historical basis to area-based payments and that the provision of public goods is independent of farm size;
source: PE-458.827
2011/03/22
AGRI
31 amendments...
Amendment 606 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Considers that direct payments should be made only to active farmers; realises that, under the system of decoupled direct payments, each farmer who uses farmland for production
Amendment 632 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Considers that better resource protection is a
Amendment 650 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Considers that
Amendment 672 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. C
Amendment 707 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. C
Amendment 719 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 739 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 742 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 779 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Considers that direct payments are no longer justified without cross compliance (CC) and therefore that the CC system should apply to all recipients of direct payments
Amendment 807 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls for an end to disproportionate burdens imposed on livestock farming by CC,
Amendment 814 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Could envisage a modest adaptation of the requirements to maintain GAEC with regard to altered environmental and production conditions
Amendment 831 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Considers that a pragmatic approach should be taken to the general market orientation of the CAP
Amendment 839 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33.
Amendment 863 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Considers that, in view of the anticipated environmental and climate dangers and the risk of epidemics and considerable price fluctuations on agricultural markets, additional risk prevention is of vital importance
Amendment 871 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35.
Amendment 910 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Considers that the use of these instruments which have been described should be triggered
Amendment 927 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. C
Amendment 942 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Considers that private-sector insurance schemes, such as multi-hazard insurance, must be developed in view of increasing risks; is aware of the fact that, without public contributions to the financing (from the EU and Member States), this would be difficult; supports the adoption of an EU- wide and WTO-compliant environment to ensure that no distortions of competition occur among Member States;
Amendment 956 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41.
Amendment 980 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new) 42a. Calls on the Commission to propose, as part of the CAP reform, specific measures to encourage the establishment of new producer organisations and the concentration and merging of existing organisations, in order to strengthen their market position;
Amendment 982 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new) 42 a. Considers also that legislative initiatives are needed to promote efficient contractual relationships between the different operators in the food chain to avoid the abuse of power and to ensure better functioning of the food chain;
Amendment 995 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Acknowledges that in the WTO negotiations the EU has offered to abolish, its already drastically reduced, export refunds, albeit with the proviso that
Amendment 1013 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Advocates that the 2006 sugar market reform be extended to 2020 in its existing form
Amendment 1031 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 1035 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 a (new) 46 a. Considers that management systems should be reinforced in fruit and vegetables (citrus and all the products concerned), wine and olive oil; a more efficient crisis fund in fruits and vegetables, better crises management in the wine sector, and an updated private storage system for olive oil are needed;
Amendment 1052 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47a. Calls for the retention of the scheme to provide support for the poorest members of society;
Amendment 1065 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Is aware of the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation
Amendment 1191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Advocates that, in the case of measures which are of particular importance to Member States, an optional increase
Amendment 1211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Advocates that it should not be compulsory for national cofinancing to come from public funds;
Amendment 1238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 a (new) 56a. Stresses that development of the food quality policy, not least as regards geographical indications (AOP/IGP/STG), must be a priority axis of the CAP and that it must be deepened and strengthened to enable the EU to maintain its leading position in this field; considers that approval should be granted for the implementation of innovative instruments for the management, protection and promotion of quality products, enabling their harmonious development and ensuring they continue to make a major contribution to the sustainable growth and competitiveness of the European market;
Amendment 1242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 b (new) 56b. Considers it vital to maintain and develop the added value generated in rural areas in order to ensure their dynamism and viability; recommends, therefore, the creation of territorial supply-chain projects based on joint approaches, for any creative forms of production with added value, developing a link between the product and the area, and centring on economic and social development while taking into account the environmental or landscape value of the area in question;
source: PE-460.935
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2011/2157(INI) Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy
2011/11/10
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
source: PE-472.271
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2012/2027(INI) Innovative financial instruments in the context of the next Multiannual Financial Framework
2012/07/19
BUDG
8 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas, according to the European Parliament's Resolution of 8 June 2011 on Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe, the implementation framework of the innovative financial instruments should be decided through the ordinary legislative procedure, in order to ensure a continuous flow of information and participation of the budgetary authority regarding the use of these instruments across the Union, allowing Parliament to verify that its political priorities are met, as well as a strengthened control on such instruments from the European Court of Auditors;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Reiterates that, according to past evaluations, the added value of some financial instruments in relation to existing national support schemes is not evident; Takes the view that the use of financial instruments should have a demonstrable benefit for the Union and its citizens; calls on the Commission to carry out the necessary ex ante assessments in order to ensure that national instruments alone could not have achieved the same results;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Points out, however, that the IFs should not be used for projects where it is not possible for benefits to be directly priced and revenues to be raised;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Emphasises the importance of ex ante assessments in identifying situations of market failure or sub-optimal investment conditions, investment needs, potential private sector involvement, possibilities for economies of scale and questions of critical mass; calls on the Commission to propose relevant criteria to govern the role and use of ex ante assessments;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Regards it as essential that a reasonable number of simple, relevant, measurable, specific, uniform and qualitative result indicators should be incorporated into the ex ante and ex post assessments; takes the view that this requirement must not serve to impose an excessive administrative burden on project managers;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Notes, however, that the increase in the number of IFIs is posing many challenges in the areas of regulation, governance and the monitoring of their effectiveness and that it is essential to strike a balance between the need for transparency and monitoring, on the one hand, and a sufficient level of effectiveness and speed of implementation, on the other; Takes the view that reducing the number of the financial instruments could minimize disparities and ensure a sufficient critical mass;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Takes the view, in particular, that the rules on reporting should be improved in order to be clear and, as far as possible, uniform, so that a reasonable balance can be struck between the reliability of information and the attractiveness of IFIs; calls on the Commission to put in place the appropriate management and control systems that will ensure the enforcement of the existing auditing rules;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Points out that the conduct of interim evaluations could contribute to a more reliable monitoring system of the use of financial instruments; calls on the Commission to establish rules of procedure for the interim evaluations;
source: PE-494.572
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2012/2077(INI) Promotion measures and information provision for agricultural products: what strategy for promoting the tastes of Europe
2012/08/30
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses the need to organise comprehensive consumer information campaigns in the EU and on external markets regarding production quality standards and certification systems;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Considers it necessary to ensure more effective protection for products subject to quality standards vis-à-vis EU trading partners; calls for the full inclusion of geographical indications and wider protection for them under bilateral and interregional trade agreements and at WTO level;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Stresses the need to amend the funding framework provisions for the promotion of products subject to quality standards with a view to in increasing EU financial involvement;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses the need to promote local products in mountain and island areas and step up EU funding for this purpose;
source: PE-494.622
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2012/2107(DEC) Special report 6/2012 (2011 discharge): European Union Assistance to the Turkish Cypriot Community
2012/11/16
BUDG
3 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recalls that, since 2008, the Committee on Budgets has approved increases of EUR 11 million for this budget line, to support in particular the work of the Committee on Missing Persons and the work of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes the conclusion of the Court that, despite the difficult political context and a compressed timetable, the Commission managed to establish a programme, which reflected the objectives of the Regulation and to quickly set up a programme management office and introduce suitable implementing mechanisms;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
source: PE-500.549
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2013/2010(BUD) Guidelines for the 2014 budget: section III
2013/01/31
BUDG
3 amendments...
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recalls that the EU budget is an investment budget and that 94 % of it goes back to the Member States and European citizens through its policies and programmes, and therefore should not be seen as an additional burden but as a tool to boost investment, growth and jobs in Europe; emphasises that, for the regions and Member States, public investment would be minimised or impossible without the contribution of the EU budget; believes that any decrease in the EU budget would inevitably increase imbalances and hamper the growth and competitive strength of the entire Union economy, as well as its cohesiveness, and would undermine the principle of solidarity as a core EU value; is of the opinion that the demand for "more Europe" is meaningless when it is accompanied by proposals for the drastic reduction of EU funds.
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Recalls that all the macroeconomic financial stabilisation measures taken since 2008 have not yet brought an end to the economic and financial crisis; believes, therefore, that in order to return to growth and generate employment in Europe, Member States should continue their efforts to unlock their potential for sustainable and inclusive growth and that a welltargeted, robust and sufficient EU budget must be part of the solution and is needed to further help coordinate and enhance the national efforts;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Recalls, in this regard, that the EU 2020 strategy should be at the heart of the next MFF (2014-2020) and invites the Commission to clearly prioritise it already in 2014 and to place emphasis on spending for SMEs, research, development and innovation, sustainable food security, safety and quality, renewable energy, sustainable development, and skills;
source: PE-504.211
2013/07/02
BUDG
3 amendments...
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recalls that the EU budget is an investment budget and that 94 % of it goes back to the Member States and European citizens through its policies and programmes, and therefore should not be seen as an additional burden but as a tool to boost investment, growth and jobs in Europe; emphasises that, for the regions and Member States, public investment would be minimised or impossible without the contribution of the EU budget; believes that any decrease in the EU budget would inevitably increase imbalances and hamper the growth and competitive strength of the entire Union economy, as well as its cohesiveness, and would undermine the principle of solidarity as a core EU value; is of the opinion that the demand for "more Europe" is meaningless when it is accompanied by proposals for the drastic reduction of EU funds.
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Recalls that all the macroeconomic financial stabilisation measures taken since 2008 have not yet brought an end to the economic and financial crisis; believes, therefore, that in order to return to growth and generate employment in Europe, Member States should continue their efforts to unlock their potential for sustainable and inclusive growth and that a welltargeted, robust and sufficient EU budget must be part of the solution and is needed to further help coordinate and enhance the national efforts;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Recalls, in this regard, that the EU 2020 strategy should be at the heart of the next MFF (2014-2020) and invites the Commission to clearly prioritise it already in 2014 and to place emphasis on spending for SMEs, research, development and innovation, sustainable food security, safety and quality, renewable energy, sustainable development, and skills;
source: PE-504.211
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