6 Amendments of Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU related to 2010/2211(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the CAP, in addition to its fundamental objectives, has a multifunctional role in delivering public goods, such as environmental protection, high-quality food production, high animal welfare standards, and in shaping and improving the diversity and quality of valued landscapes in the EU; notes that the CAP plays an important role in achieving European energy objectives; points out that it also plays a key part in avoiding territorial imbalances and combating land abandonment, rural depopulation and the ageing of the rural population in the EU by providing appropriate funding for rural communities; recalls that in some less- favoured rural areas agriculture is the only economic activity that can be carried on;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that CAP's share of the total EU budget has steadily decreased, and will continue to decrease, from about 75% in 1985 to 39.3% by 2013, a figure which represents less than 0.45% of total EU GDP, even though the policy enhances food security for 500 million Europeans, provides 13.6 million jobs, and directly protects and maintains 47% of the whole territory of the European Union; recalls that, as a result of the successive enlargements of the European Union, agricultural surface area has increased by 40% and the number of farmers has doubled by comparison with the 2004 figures; notes that a CAP that ensures greater equity among the Member States requires significant budgetary resources;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that the recent economic crisis has had a significant adverse impact on agriculture;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls that food prices have reached their highest levels for 20 years and points out that four of the EU Member States are amongst the countries most vulnerable to rising food prices; stresses that agriculture is the only sector capable of responding to this challenge;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recalls that European producers are obliged to comply with high European standards, in particular as regards product quality, food safety, the environment, social legislation and animal welfare; takes the view that, in the absence of adequate budget resources for the CAP, European producers will no longer be able to guarantee compliance with these standards;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Notes that the EU continues to experience a widening trade deficit in agricultural products and has lost a significant market share in the past 10 years; recalls that the European economy is highly dependent on imports in areas such as raw materials rich in plant proteins;