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Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution– having regard to Articles 38, 39 and 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, | Amendment– having regard to Articles 38, 39, 174 and 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– having regard to the Commission proposal of 16 July 2025 for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’) including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities, repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/522, (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/783, repealing provisions of Regulations (EU) 2021/696, (EU) 2023/588, and amending Regulation (EU) [EDIP], |
Jérémy Decerle, Christine Singer, Asger Christensen, Barry Cowen, Ciaran Mullooly, Benoit Cassart, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 28 April 2026 on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2028-2034 (A10-0105/2026) |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– having regard to the Commission’s proposal of 16 July 2025 for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2028-2034, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695, |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– Having regard to the Commission communication of 19 April 2021 entitled “Action plan for the development of organic production in the EU” |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– Having regards to its resolution of 17 June 2025 on Strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– having regard to Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006, |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– having regard to the Commission communication of 18 February 2026 on the EU’s eastern regions bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine: Strong regions for a safe Europe |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– whereas the competitiveness of European agriculture plays a key role in the European Union’s strategic autonomy, in particular with regard to its food security and sovereignty and to its territorial, social and economic cohesion, |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– whereas the number of young farmers continues to fall in the European Union, from around 1.1 million in 2016 to 960 000 in 2023, |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolutionA. whereas the average age of EU farmers rose from 55 in 2010 to 57 in 2020; | AmendmentA. whereas the average age of EU farmers rose from 55 in 2010 to 57 in 2020, and in some Member States is over 65; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentAa. whereas 57% of farm managers in the Union are over 55 years of age, while only 12% are under 40, demonstrating the urgent need to accelerate generational renewal in agriculture; whereas young farmers ensure the continuity of agricultural production and bring vitality to rural areas; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentAa. whereas 800 farms across Europe go out of business every day, and the EU lost 37 % of its farms between 2005 and 2019; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolutionB. whereas women account for only 26 % of farmers under the age of 40; | AmendmentB. whereas women account for only 26 % of farmers under the age of 40; whereas in 2020, only 31.6 % of farm owners in the EU were women1a, managing on average only 12 % of utilised agricultural area; whereas farms managed by women tend to be smaller than those managed by men, with lower incomes and less access to financial support; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1a Eurostat, ‘Farmers and the agricultural labour force – statistics’. |
Arash Saeidi, Sebastian Everding, Luke Ming Flanagan
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| Motion for a resolutionB. whereas women account for only 26 % of farmers under the age of 40; | AmendmentB. whereas women account for only 26 % of farmers under the age of 40, reflecting persistent structural gender inequalities in access to land, capital, succession rights and decision-making within the agricultural sector, despite the objectives of the CAP on gender equality and generational renewal; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentBa. whereas women in agriculture still face more structural inequalities than men, particularly as regards maternity, parental leave and business continuity; whereas the lack of decent support measures and temporary relief services during maternity is a major obstacle to young farmers, adversely affects their chances of remaining in the sector and discourages new generations of women in farming, and thus has a direct impact on generational renewal and the long-term sustainability of rural areas; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentBa. whereas the work carried out by spouses and other female family members on farms is often ‘invisible work’, in the sense that it is not officially recognised and therefore does not provide social security cover or other rights to those concerned; whereas the situation regarding social security cover varies considerably between Member States; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentBa. whereas the smaller average size of women-run farms on average, and their generally more environmentally focused and diversified models of production, also hinder their access to bank loans1a; whereas, nevertheless, these characteristics make their farms more resilient to climatic and market variations and make it easier to hand over farm ownership; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1a Tourtelier, C. et al., ‘Influence of gender on the development of sustainable agriculture in France’, Journal of Rural Studies, Vol. 101, July 2023. |
Benoit Cassart, Asger Christensen, Christine Singer, Jérémy Decerle, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentBa. whereas over the past 20 years, the European Union lost 37% of its farmers; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentBb. whereas women continue to be significantly under-represented in decision-making processes that affect them, and in farm management and leadership positions in agribusiness, agricultural cooperatives, trade unions and municipal governments1a; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1a Bas-Defossez F. and Pagnon J., ‘What is the link between gender equality and agriculture sustainability?’, Institute for European Environmental Policy, September 2021. |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentBc. whereas rising prices, short-term contracts land grabbing and speculative acquisitions makes access to agricultural land increasingly difficult for new farmers; whereas women face additional difficulties, whether because of traditional inheritance practices, discrimination or a lack of legal advice; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentBd. whereas, according to Eurostat data, around 21% of organic farms in the EU are managed by farmers under the age of 40, compared to only 12% on conventional farms1a, and whereas studies at national level show that among new entrants over 60% choose organic or agroecological production models1b; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1a Eurostat, 'Fully organic farms in the EU', March 2024 ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Fully_organic_farms_in_the_EU |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1b CASP, 'Generational change in agriculture: Comparative analysis of businesses run by young farmers in selected EU countries', 2026 |
Arash Saeidi, Sebastian Everding, Luke Ming Flanagan
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| Motion for a resolutionC. whereas between 2010 and 2023, the number of farms managed by farmers under the age of 35 fell by 47 %; | AmendmentC. whereas between 2010 and 2023, the number of farms managed by farmers under the age of 35 fell by 47 %, illustrating a severe and ongoing failure of generational renewal in the EU agricultural sector, driven by barriers related to land access, income instability, insufficient CAP support and lack of rural infrastructure; |
Maria Walsh, Daniel Buda, Wouter Beke, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Stefan Köhler, Pekka Toveri, Marta Wcisło, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentCa. Whereas between 2010 and 2023 around 3.6 million farms exited the sector, a decline of around 26%. 1a |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1a European Parliament, Policy Department of Directorate for Regional Development, Agriculture and Fisheries: Generational change in agriculture, 2026 |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Pekka Toveri, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentCb. Whereas between 2010 and 2023, the number of farms managed by farmers below the age of 35 declined by 47%, from around 905 000 to 483 000; 1b |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1b European Parliament, Policy Department for Regional Development, Agriculture and Fisheries, Generational change in agriculture, 2026 |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Pekka Toveri, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentCc. Whereas farmers under the age of 39 account for 8.6% of male farmers and only 2.2% of female farmers, due to structural barriers to entry and succession; 1c |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1c European Parliamentary Research Service, Women in agriculture in the EU, 2026 |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDa. whereas the economic viability of farms is a prerequisite and essential condition for generational renewal; whereas no measures relating to access to land, funding or succession can replace the structural conditions for profitability that make it attractive for young people to enter the sector; whereas trade agreements with third countries that do not meet the same health, environmental and labour standards required of European producers create unfair competition that discourages new farmers from entering the sector; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDa. whereas due to specific historical circumstances in Eastern Member States, including the legacy of land nationalization and subsequent post-communist land privatization, agricultural structures suffered from extreme fragmentation; whereas the merging and consolidation of agricultural plots in these regions has been a structural necessity to rebuild competitive, economically viable farms capable of ensuring food security, and must be clearly distinguished from speculative practices or predatory land grabbing; |
Marie Dauchy, Barbara Bonte, Valérie Deloge, Gilles Pennelle
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDa. whereas the European Court of Auditors, in its special report 10/2017, made a formal finding that the EU’s financial support for young farmers has historically been poorly targeted and has not delivered a convincing return on investment; whereas injections of public funding cannot in and of themselves compensate for the structural deficiencies affecting European farm profitability; |
Arash Saeidi, Sebastian Everding, Luke Ming Flanagan
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDa. E. whereas according to European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), agriculture remains one of the most hazardous sectors in the EU, with fatal accident rates approximately 2 to 3 times higher than the EU average, and with growing evidence of elevated psychosocial risks, including stress, isolation and mental health challenges affecting farmers across Member States; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDa. whereas farming remains relatively low paid, with average agricultural income still amounting to only 58% of the average income in the rest of the economy in 2023, despite increases over recent decades; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDa. whereas farmers are among the most affected by climate change and biodiversity loss, both economically – notably due to natural disasters, water scarcity, soil impoverishment and loss of functional ecosystem services – and socially, as climate change poses additional direct and indirect threats to the health and well-being of rural populations; |
Claire Fita, Eric Sargiacomo
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDa. Whereas the development of organic and agroecological farming provides an important lever for attractiveness for young people and new entrants, due to its economic, environmental and social added value; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Benoit Cassart, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDa. whereas the European Union strategy on generational renewal has set a target of increasing the proportion of young farmers to 24% by 2040, in order to reverse the demographic decline in the agricultural sector; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDa. whereas overall agricultural income remains significantly lower than the average income across all other economic sectors (60 % of average salaries in 2023); |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Pekka Toveri, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDa. whereas the EU Strategy on Generational Renewal established the objective of reaching 24% young farmers by 2040 as a benchmark for reversing the demographic decline of the agricultural sector; |
Benoit Cassart, Asger Christensen, Christine Singer, Jérémy Decerle, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDa. whereas young farmers face numerous challenges during their installation such as difficulty to access to land and credits, as well as high initial investments in infrastructures; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDa. whereas farm concentration and land concentration have accelerated in many Member States, creating additional barriers for young farmers and new entrants; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDa. whereas policies aimed at reversing the trends shown by the figures have proven unsuccessful; |
Marie Dauchy, Barbara Bonte, Valérie Deloge, Gilles Pennelle
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDb. whereas, in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and Regulations (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 governing the current common agricultural policy, the drafting of strategic plans and the allocation and management of funding are the prerogative of the Member States; whereas it is vital to retain this national flexibility in order to allow the Member States to respond effectively to the realities of the situation within their borders and to redirect funding in the event of unforeseen crises; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDb. whereas barriers to entering the agricultural sector remain high, particularly for young farmers and new entrants without family assets or inherited land; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDb. whereas, without generational renewal in rural areas, the future of these areas and of the various economic sectors operating there – particularly the primary sector – is at risk; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDb. whereas a lack of or poor access to healthcare, water services, transport, digital infrastructure, internet, education, eldercare and childcare services and recreational and cultural activities is particularly problematic in rural regions as places to live and work, especially for women, young people and ageing populations, and limits economic and educational opportunities; |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDb. Whereas compared to other sectors of the economy, agriculture has one of the lowest proportions of workers under the age of 40 (31%) and one of the highest proportion of workers over 65 years old (7%); 1d |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1d European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Analytical Brief No 10, Young Farmers in the EU Agriculture |
Claire Fita, Eric Sargiacomo
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDb. Whereas cooperative farming models facilitate access to land, capital, mechanisation and the sharing of working time and on-call work ; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDb. whereas rising farmland prices and speculative investment funds are increasingly disconnecting land values from agricultural productivity; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDc. whereas maintaining economic activity and the socio-economic fabric of rural areas and the agricultural sector is key to the EU’s strategic and food autonomy; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDc. whereas young farmers often bring with them investment in research, development and innovation on their farms, committing to digitalisation and innovation as drivers of greater productivity; |
Claire Fita, Eric Sargiacomo
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDc. Whereas people from non-agricultural backgrounds, as well as women, face specific obstacles in accessing land, credit, information and professional recognition |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDc. whereas rural areas have the highest share (12.6 %) of young people aged 15-29 not in employment, education or training1a; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1a Commission communication of 27 March 2024 entitled ‘The long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas: key achievements and ways forward’ (COM(2024)0450). |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDd. whereas collective and cooperative farming structures, which allow young and new entrants to share land, work and costs and lower the financial risks of starting a farm, remain unevenly supported across Member States and are not always adequately recognised in CAP eligibility criteria, limiting their potential as a tool for generational renewal; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDd. whereas the current situation in European agriculture and the exodus of young people from rural areas pose a serious challenge to the common agricultural policy and to cohesion policy, which should ensure the development of rural areas while at the same time enhancing their potential; |
Claire Fita, Eric Sargiacomo
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDd. Whereas the lack of a stable and fair income through fair prices is the main barrier for young people to entering farming ; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDe. whereas more than 50% of loan applications by young farmers are declined by banks due to policy restrictions, compared to 32% for older farmers, and whereas almost 30% of rejected young farmers are classified as high-risk, pointing to a structural market failure that cannot be addressed through credit facilitation alone and requires dedicated public intervention1a; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1a agriculture.ec.europa.eu/media/news/access-finance-remains-insufficient-farmers-and-agri-food-smes-2023-10-12_en |
Claire Fita, Eric Sargiacomo
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDe. Whereas more than half of farm land is rented and that younger generations are more frequently tenants of the fields they cultivate ; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Cristina Guarda, Anna Strolenberg
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDf. whereas the Commission is expected to present a communication on the right to stay by the end of 2026; whereas this right should be understood as guaranteeing to people, in particular young people, women and disadvantaged groups, the possibility to build a dignified life in every place across the Union, with access to quality essential services in a sustainable and resilient environment; |
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| Motion for a resolution1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience and competitiveness of EU agriculture and safeguarding food security; | Amendment1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience and economic sustainability of EU agriculture and safeguarding food sovereignty, points out the issue of generational renewal is a symptom and an outcome of decades of agricultural policy that encouraged and incentivised intensive unsustainable agricultural production systems that had a sole focus on output and failed to ensure a fair income for farmers trapping them in a relentless cycle of long hours and unsafe working conditions that are unattractive to the younger generation; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maria Walsh
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| Motion for a resolution1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience and competitiveness of EU agriculture and safeguarding food security; | Amendment1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience, competitiveness and food self-sufficiency of EU agriculture; emphasises that such renewal will only be possible if farming offers profitability, legal certainty, economic stability and decent living conditions in rural areas; |
André Franqueira Rodrigues
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| Motion for a resolution1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience and competitiveness of EU agriculture and safeguarding food security; | Amendment1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience and competitiveness of EU agriculture, safeguarding food security, strengthening the Union’s strategic autonomy, preserving rural communities and promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion; |
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| Motion for a resolution1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience and competitiveness of EU agriculture and safeguarding food security; | Amendment1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience, ethical and sustainable innovation and the competitiveness of EU agriculture and safeguarding food security; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience and competitiveness of EU agriculture and safeguarding food security; | Amendment1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience and competitiveness of EU agriculture and safeguarding food security; emphasises also that generational renewal is crucial to strengthening the European Union’s strategic autonomy, reducing external dependence in critical sectors and factors of production, to bolstering European production capacity, and to strengthening the robustness and resilience of agri-food supply chains in the face of geopolitical, economic and climate crises; |
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| Motion for a resolution1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience and competitiveness of EU agriculture and safeguarding food security; | Amendment1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience and competitiveness of EU agriculture and safeguarding food security; warns that abandoning farms constitutes a collective failure that makes it more difficult to reopen them later than it would be to continue operating them; |
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| Motion for a resolution1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience and competitiveness of EU agriculture and safeguarding food security; | Amendment1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience, sustainability, territorial cohesion, food sovereignty and competitiveness of EU agriculture and safeguarding food security; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Benoit Cassart, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience and competitiveness of EU agriculture and safeguarding food security; | Amendment1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience and competitiveness of EU agriculture and safeguarding food security thereby contributing to the Union's strategic autonomy; |
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience and competitiveness of EU agriculture and safeguarding food security; | Amendment1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience and competitiveness of EU agriculture and safeguarding food sovereignty and security in the long term; |
Marko Vešligaj, André Franqueira Rodrigues
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| Motion for a resolution1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience and competitiveness of EU agriculture and safeguarding food security; | Amendment1. Stresses that generational renewal is essential to ensuring the resilience and competitiveness of EU agriculture and safeguarding food security, as well as rural development; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1a. Notes that generational renewal in agriculture depends on the right to stay being supported and implemented through out EU and national policies; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1a. Emphasises that generational renewal cannot be guaranteed without a foreign trade policy that safeguards the competitiveness of the European agricultural model; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1a. Stresses that the challenge of generational renewal is particularly acute in eastern border regions of the Union, where farmers face additional constraints linked to security concerns, disrupted trade flows, depopulation and limited investment opportunities; |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Marta Wcisło, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1a. Stresses that the challenge of generational renewal is particularly acute in labour-intensive sectors, such as livestock farming, on smaller farms, and in remote, mountainous and hill areas, outermost regions and islands; calls for targeted support and particular attention to be given to these sectors and territories, taking into account their specific constraints and recognising their essential contribution to food production, territorial cohesion and rural vitality; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maria Walsh
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1a. Emphasises that generational renewal cannot be approached from a purely theoretical perspective, but must be considered in the light of the sector’s actual economic conditions; |
Emma Wiesner, Asger Christensen, Jérémy Decerle, Michal Wiezik
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1a. Underlines that long-term farm profitability is fundamental for making agriculture an attractive and viable career for young farmers and new entrants to the sector; without viable profit margins and the possibility of accumulating capital, young farmers and new entrants cannot build sustainable business case for succession or invest in modernisation of their operations; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1b. Calls on the Commission to effectively apply the principle of reciprocity in trade agreements with third countries, ensuring that imported products meet the same health, environmental and labour standards as those required of producers in the Union, as a necessary condition for European agriculture to remain economically attractive to future generations; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1b. Calls for targeted support and particular attention to be given to these territories, recognising their strategic role in food production, territorial cohesion and the resilience of rural communities on the Union’s external borders; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maria Walsh
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1b. Insists that a lack of profitability, price volatility, rising costs, red tape, climate uncertainty and competition from products from third countries are factors that discourage young people from taking up farming; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution2. Warns that the proposed reduction of the 2028-2034 common agricultural policy (CAP) budget risks undermining generational renewal; stresses that attracting and retaining young farmers requires dedicated funding; | Amendment2. Warns that the European Commission’s proposed reduction of the 2028-2034 common agricultural policy (CAP) budget risks undermining generational renewal; stresses that attracting and retaining young farmers requires dedicated funding; therefore welcomes the European Parliament’s negotiating position of advocating a budget allocation for the CAP of EUR 433 billion, of which EUR 320.30 billion is for direct payments and EUR 106.41 billion for rural development, and a financial envelope for POSEI of EUR 7.33 billion; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Benoit Cassart, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution2. Warns that the proposed reduction of the 2028-2034 common agricultural policy (CAP) budget risks undermining generational renewal; stresses that attracting and retaining young farmers requires dedicated funding; | Amendment2. Warns that the reduction of the 2028-2034 common agricultural policy (CAP) budget proposed by the Commission risks undermining generational renewal; stresses that attracting and retaining young farmers requires dedicated funding; recalls the position adopted by the European Parliament on 28 April 2026, which provides for an increase in the CAP budget to EUR 433.01 billion in current prices; |
Arash Saeidi, Sebastian Everding, Luke Ming Flanagan
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| Motion for a resolution2. Warns that the proposed reduction of the 2028-2034 common agricultural policy (CAP) budget risks undermining generational renewal; stresses that attracting and retaining young farmers requires dedicated funding; | Amendment2. Warns that the proposed reduction of the 2028-2034 common agricultural policy (CAP) budget risks undermining generational renewal, given that nearly a third of European farmers are over 65 and that access to land, credit and a stable income already constitutes a major obstacle to setting up in farming; stresses that a reduction in start-up aid, income support and agricultural investment would primarily undermine young farmers and accelerate the concentration of farms in favour of larger operations; stresses that attracting and retaining young farmers requires dedicated, ambitious and accessible funding; |
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| Motion for a resolution2. Warns that the proposed reduction of the 2028-2034 common agricultural policy (CAP) budget risks undermining generational renewal; stresses that attracting and retaining young farmers requires dedicated funding; | Amendment2. Warns that the proposed reduction of the 2028-2034 common agricultural policy (CAP) budget risks undermining generational renewal; stresses that attracting and retaining young farmers requires dedicated funding sufficient to achieve these objectives; |
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| Motion for a resolution2. Warns that the proposed reduction of the 2028-2034 common agricultural policy (CAP) budget risks undermining generational renewal; stresses that attracting and retaining young farmers requires dedicated funding; | Amendment2. Warns that the proposed reduction of the 2028-2034 common agricultural policy (CAP) budget risks undermining generational renewal; stresses that attracting and retaining young farmers requires dedicated and binding funding; |
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| Motion for a resolution2. Warns that the proposed reduction of the 2028-2034 common agricultural policy (CAP) budget risks undermining generational renewal; stresses that attracting and retaining young farmers requires dedicated funding; | Amendment2. Warns that the proposed reduction of the 2028-2034 common agricultural policy (CAP) budget risks undermining generational renewal; stresses that attracting and retaining young farmers requires dedicated and stable funding; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment2a. Notes that persistent disparities in direct payment levels between Member States can undermine the attractiveness and economic viability of farming for young farmers in certain regions of the Union; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment2a. Stresses that the Member States must be given sufficient flexibility in the use of funds dedicated to generational renewal so that support can be tailored to the structure of national agricultural holdings and the specific needs of farmers in each Member State; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment2a. Notes that hectare-based income support tends to lead to land concentration, which decreases the number of farmers and renders farms more difficult to transmit; welcomes in this regard the Commission’s proposal to introduce capping and degressive area-based income support in the CAP; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment2b. Calls on the Commission to continue the process of external convergence in the next CAP in order to support balanced generational renewal across the EU; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment2b. Notes that small and medium-sized farms play a key role in maintaining rural employment, social cohesion and balanced territorial development; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment2c. Calls for generational renewal measures to be accessible and attractive to farms of all sizes; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers and generational renewal; | Amendment3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers and generational renewal; calls for an increase in the amounts of support for initial setting-up and for the application of specific top-ups to investment support rates; considers that these measures are essential to offset the high costs of entry into the agricultural sector; believes that more ambitious levels of support will help to reduce barriers to investment, speed up generational renewal and make farming more attractive to younger generations; |
Marie Dauchy, Barbara Bonte, Valérie Deloge, Gilles Pennelle
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| Motion for a resolution3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers and generational renewal; | Amendment3. Recalls, in keeping with the conclusions of the European Court of Auditors, that indiscriminate increases in funding and enforced targeting of this funding do not in any way guarantee the efficiency of renewal; calls for the setting of an indicative and flexible target of 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget for young farmers and generational renewal, while ensuring the flexibility necessary for Member States to redirect this funding in the event of health crises or major climate hazards; |
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| Motion for a resolution3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers and generational renewal; | Amendment3. Warns that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not sufficiently reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for the post-2027 CAP to clearly and specifically strengthen support for young farmers and generational renewal, including support for income, setting-up, investment, access to land, succession, advice and complementary tax and financial incentives, without undermining the direct payments and associated support that are essential for the livestock sector and vulnerable sectors; |
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| Motion for a resolution3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers and generational renewal; | Amendment3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the new CAP proposals; calls for 15 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers and generational renewal; |
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| Motion for a resolution3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers and generational renewal; | Amendment3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers and generational renewal; points out that this funding must be accompanied by structural policies that encourage young people to stay in and return to rural areas; |
Arash Saeidi, Sebastian Everding, Luke Ming Flanagan
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| Motion for a resolution3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers and generational renewal; | Amendment3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers and generational renewal, regrets that the proposed ring-fencing will remain insufficient without maintaining an ambitious overall CAP budget indexed to inflation. |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly, Christine Singer, Benoit Cassart
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| Motion for a resolution3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers and generational renewal; | Amendment3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for interventions in favour of young farmers and generational renewal as outlined in the starter pack for young farmers; |
André Franqueira Rodrigues
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| Motion for a resolution3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers and generational renewal; | Amendment3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers and generational renewal to ensure equal opportunities for young farmers across the entire Union; |
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| Motion for a resolution3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers and generational renewal; | Amendment3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for at least 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers and generational renewal, to ensure continuity of agricultural activity; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly
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| Motion for a resolution3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers and generational renewal; | Amendment3. Regrets that the ambition of the generational renewal strategy is not reflected in the CAP proposals; calls for at least 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers and generational renewal; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment3a. Emphasises that CAP support should prioritise active farmers who are genuinely engaged in farming and make a tangible contribution to food production, food security, environmental protection and the vitality of rural areas; |
Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Marie Dauchy, Barbara Bonte, Gilles Pennelle
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment3a. Stresses the need to ensure that CAP support is granted to true and active farmers, whose agricultural activity constitutes their predominant professional activity and who therefore contribute to food production, food security, environmental protection and the vitality of rural areas; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment3b. Calls on the Commission to better define what constitutes an ‘active farmer’, to make this definition mandatory at EU level and to ensure that it is applied consistently for the purposes of the CAP; |
Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Marie Dauchy, Barbara Bonte, Gilles Pennelle
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment3b. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the definition of ‘active farmer’ and make it mandatory across the Union, ensuring its inclusion in all CAP Plans; emphasises that such a definition should be based on objective and non-discriminatory criteria, such as the share of income derived from agricultural activities or the proportion of working time dedicated to farming, while allowing Member States sufficient flexibility to adapt these criteria to national agricultural structures and specificities in order to identify farmers for whom agriculture represents the principal activity; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment3c. Stresses that this definition should be based on objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria and take account, inter alia, of the proportion of income generated by farming activities, the amount of time actually spent on farming and the degree of involvement in managing a farm, while affording the Member States enough flexibility to adapt these criteria to the specific characteristics of their farming systems; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment3d. Points out that a better definition of an active farmer would help to ensure that public support is more focused on those who genuinely depend on farming and encourage generational renewal in the sector; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment3a. Stresses that generational renewal should not be understood as a competition between generations of farmers; underlines that young entrants and established farmers have common interests in securing a strong CAP, fair incomes and vibrant rural communities; calls for adequate funding that supports both farm succession and the long-term viability of existing family farms; |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Marta Wcisło, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment3a. Stresses that interventions supporting generational renewal should be appropriately reflected in the future National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs) and in the performance framework, including through relevant expenditure tracking coefficients and performance indicators; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment3a. Stresses that no strategy, action paper or any other initiative could compensate for the proposed cut by the European Commission in the CAP budget. |
Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Marie Dauchy, Barbara Bonte, Tomáš Kubín, Gilles Pennelle
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment3b. Stresses the importance of maintaining a clear distinction between ‘young farmers’ and ‘new entrants’ above the age of 40 for the purpose of dedicated funds and support measures targeting young farmers, thereby ensuring that resources specifically allocated to generational renewal and youth support remain reserved only for young farmers; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment3b. Urges the Member States to develop flexible and targeted measures to ensure that farming businesses are inherited, transferred and acquired, including by young farmers, while paying due regard to national characteristics and agricultural structures; |
Arash Saeidi, Sebastian Everding, Luke Ming Flanagan
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| Motion for a resolution4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance, succession, education and rural services; | Amendment4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land reform, finance, succession, education and rural services; stresses, in this regard, that keeping families in rural areas is inextricably linked to effective access to high-quality local services, in particular healthcare, transport, childcare, housing and digital infrastructure; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance, succession, education and rural services; | Amendment4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires a cross-cutting and integrated approach that goes beyond the common agricultural policy and links together policies on land, finance, taxation, education, social affairs, farm succession and rural development; argues that this objective should be consistently incorporated into the Union’s main policies and financial instruments, including the future European Competitiveness Fund, the forthcoming Horizon Europe programme and the cohesion policy funds; |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance, succession, education and rural services; | Amendment4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance succession, education, rural services, taxation, the fair functioning of the food supply chain and regulatory stability, so that young farmers may develop viable long-term business projects under predictable economic and legal conditions; |
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| Motion for a resolution4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance, succession, education and rural services; | Amendment4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance, succession, education as well as measures to revitalise rural areas, ensuring access to basic services ; |
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| Motion for a resolution4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance, succession, education and rural services; | Amendment4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance, succession, agricultural education and access to healthcare services; |
André Franqueira Rodrigues
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| Motion for a resolution4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance, succession, education and rural services; | Amendment4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance, succession, education and rural services; calls for stronger coordination between the CAP, cohesion policy and other Union policies and funds to ensure that rural territories have the essential services, infrastructure and living conditions needed to attract and retain young farmers, young people and families; |
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| Motion for a resolution4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance, succession, education and rural services; | Amendment4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance, succession, education, housing, healthcare, digital connectivity and rural services; underlines that the CAP alone cannot solve the issue of generational renewal, as several key barriers fall outside its scope or depend on national and regional policies; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Benoit Cassart, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance, succession, education and rural services; | Amendment4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance, taxation succession, legal certainty, women's participation in agriculture, administrative proportionality, education and rural services; |
Veronika Vrecionová, Georgiana Teodorescu, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Jessika van Leeuwen
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| Motion for a resolution4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance, succession, education and rural services; | Amendment4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated and practical approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance, succession, education, veterinary services and rural services; |
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| Motion for a resolution4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance, succession, education and rural services; | Amendment4. Stresses that effective generational renewal requires an integrated approach linking CAP support with policies on land, finance, succession, education and rural services; stresses that access to affordable housing, healthcare, childcare and public transport must form part of this integrated approach; |
Arash Saeidi, Sebastian Everding, Luke Ming Flanagan
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4 a. calls for the creation of a fund dedicated to early childhood in rural areas and the protection of local schools as structural prerequisites for generational renewal; further emphasises that these policies must incorporate a gender equality objective, as the burden of childcare still falls predominantly on women, and calls for increased support for female entrepreneurship in rural areas, in particular through the introduction of interest-free loans; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4a. Stresses that many of the key levers for generational renewal, in particular land law, inheritance law and tax law, spatial planning, social welfare and agricultural education and training, fall within the competence of the Member States and the regions; stresses, therefore, that successful generational renewal requires decisive action at national and regional level, and that the EU framework can only supplement and create incentives for national reforms, but cannot serve as a replacement for them; calls on the Member States to ensure that their national generational renewal strategies are accompanied by specific, measurable and time-bound measures and evaluated regularly; |
Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Marie Dauchy, Barbara Bonte, Tomáš Kubín, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Gilles Pennelle
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4a. Calls on the Member States and regional authorities to ensure predictable, transparent and sufficiently frequent calls for applications under CAP and rural development measures, with adequate opening periods and clear timetables; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4a. Highlights that generational renewal in farming is closely linked to the development of rural areas; calls on the Commission to develop a measurable rural strategy; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4a. regrets the current absence of strong measures aimed at organizing production balances, including geographically; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4a. Stresses that successful generational renewal requires economically viable farms capable of being transferred to the next generation; calls for measures that strengthen the long-term resilience and profitability of existing family farms alongside support for young farmers; |
Ciaran Mullooly, Jérémy Decerle, Christine Singer
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4a. Stresses that achieving generational renewal requires a comprehensive approach addressing succession planning, taxation, legal certainty, women’s participation in agriculture, administrative proportionality and continuity of support for young farmers and new entrants; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4a. Calls for action to systematically assess and improve the extent to which all future agricultural, rural and food policies contribute to generational renewal and the attractiveness of farming in the long term; |
Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Marie Dauchy, Barbara Bonte, Tomáš Kubín, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Gilles Pennelle
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4b. Stresses that delays or excessively restrictive application windows can create significant economic losses, investment uncertainty and administrative burdens for young farmers, whose business development and establishment plans often do not coincide with the timing of public administration procedures; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4b. stresses that generational renewal in agriculture can provide an opportunity to support such measures, notably through the implementation of contracts for the future addressing this need to further organize production balances, at both national and European levels; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4b. Calls on the Member States and the regional authorities to ensure that calls for proposals under the CAP and rural development measures are predictable and transparent and are published on a regular enough basis, including suitable application periods and clear and accessible time frames; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4b. Emphasises the urgent need to include rural areas in EU strategies, particularly the incorporation of a rural dimension in relevant policies, such as budgetary, climate, digital, transport and innovation policies, in order to achieve integrated, sustainable development; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4c. Calls for a dedicated rural sub-chapter in each relevant chapter of Member States’ NRP plans; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4c. Emphasises that delays, a lack of procedural certainty or excessively short time frames can undermine business planning, generate additional costs and disincentivise investments by young farmers and new entrants, whose business needs and production cycles are often out of step with the time frames of administrative procedures; stresses the importance, therefore, of more expeditious and efficient programming, as it is essential for encouraging generational renewal in the agricultural sector; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; | Amendment5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; recognises that the social and economic situation of the outermost regions is – as enshrined in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – exacerbated by their remoteness, insularity and small size, difficult topography and climate, and their economic dependence on a small number of products; these factors, when they persist and combine, seriously hamper their development and, as such, specific measures should be adopted aimed, in particular, at establishing the conditions for the application of the Treaties to those regions, including common policies; |
Arash Saeidi, Sebastian Everding, Luke Ming Flanagan
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| Motion for a resolution5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; | Amendment5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal, given the additional challenges they face in terms of remoteness, higher production and transport costs, limited access to land, training and financial services, as well as weaker access to public and rural infrastructure, all of which further hinder the installation and long-term settlement of young farmers; |
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| Motion for a resolution5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; | Amendment5. Calls for the particular characteristics of each farm, as well as the specific situation of islands, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions and areas with natural, structural or demographic constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; |
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| Motion for a resolution5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; | Amendment5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions, as well as border regions and depopulating rural areas and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; |
André Franqueira Rodrigues
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| Motion for a resolution5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; | Amendment5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised and targeted through tailored European responses in addressing generational renewal; |
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; | Amendment5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, mountain areas and uplands, regions on the Union’s eastern border, outermost regions and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; |
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| Motion for a resolution5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; | Amendment5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions, eastern border regions, and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; |
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| Motion for a resolution5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; | Amendment5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, double insular regions; mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; |
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| Motion for a resolution5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; | Amendment5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, inland areas, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; |
Marko Vešligaj, André Franqueira Rodrigues
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| Motion for a resolution5. Calls for the specific situation of islands, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; | Amendment5. Calls for the specific situation of rural, islands, mountain areas and uplands, outermost regions and areas with natural or structural constraints to be fully recognised in addressing generational renewal; |
André Franqueira Rodrigues
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment5a. Stresses that, in line with Article 349 TFEU and in connection with specific instruments such as POSEI, young farmers in outermost regions require adapted eligibility criteria, higher aid intensities, territorial top-ups and regional flexibility to offset permanent structural constraints, including remoteness, insularity, high transport and input costs, limited land availability, logistical dependence, distance from markets and weaker access to services; |
Christine Singer, Asger Christensen, Charles Goerens, Barry Cowen, Ciaran Mullooly
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment5a. Stresses that generational renewal is particularly important in grassland regions, mountain areas and areas with natural or structural constraints, where the continuation of active farming, in particular grazing livestock systems, is essential for maintaining cultural landscapes, preventing land abandonment and strengthening rural vitality; calls for targeted support to ensure that young farmers can continue farming in these regions; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment5a. Generational renewal in agriculture must also help to combat rural depopulation by creating economic and social conditions that encourage young people to stay or establish themselves in these communities; |
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| Motion for a resolution6. Welcomes the proposed 2028-2034 CAP farmer starter pack and stresses the importance of one-stop shops in providing integrated access to funding, training and advisory services aimed at young farmers, and of reducing administrative burdens on them; | Amendment6. Regrets that the proposed 2028-2034 CAP farmer starter pack does not contain any new tool to strengthen and expand the support of young farmers; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution6. Welcomes the proposed 2028-2034 CAP farmer starter pack and stresses the importance of one-stop shops in providing integrated access to funding, training and advisory services aimed at young farmers, and of reducing administrative burdens on them; | Amendment6. Welcomes the 2028-2034 CAP farmer starter pack and stresses the importance of one-stop shops in providing integrated access to funding, training and advisory services, and administrative support to reduce administrative burdens on young farmers; stresses that the starter pack should also include easy and attractive access to agro-environmental and climate incentives and investments available in the CAP in order to stimulate sustainable and resilient farming practices and make available extra top-up income for young and new farmers. |
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| Motion for a resolution6. Welcomes the proposed 2028-2034 CAP farmer starter pack and stresses the importance of one-stop shops in providing integrated access to funding, training and advisory services aimed at young farmers, and of reducing administrative burdens on them; | Amendment6. Welcomes the proposed 2028-2034 CAP farmer starter pack and stresses the importance of one-stop shops in providing integrated access to funding, training and advisory services aimed at young farmers, of reducing administrative burdens on them, and of creating predictability and giving young people confidence in investing; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Benoit Cassart
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| Motion for a resolution6. Welcomes the proposed 2028-2034 CAP farmer starter pack and stresses the importance of one-stop shops in providing integrated access to funding, training and advisory services aimed at young farmers, and of reducing administrative burdens on them; | Amendment6. Welcomes the proposed 2028-2034 CAP young farmer starter pack and stresses the importance of one-stop shops in providing integrated access to support, training and advisory services aimed at young farmers, and of reducing administrative burdens on them; |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution6. Welcomes the proposed 2028-2034 CAP farmer starter pack and stresses the importance of one-stop shops in providing integrated access to funding, training and advisory services aimed at young farmers, and of reducing administrative burdens on them; | Amendment6. Welcomes the proposed 2028-2034 CAP young farmer starter pack and stresses the importance of one-stop shops in providing integrated access to funding, training and advisory services aimed at young farmers, and of reducing administrative burdens on them; stresses the importance of coordination between public authorities, financial institutions and advisory services, to reduce administrative burdens and improve accessibility; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6a. Recognises that generational renewal represents a unique opportunity to accelerate the transition towards more sustainable farming models, given the strong orientation of new entrants and young farmers towards sustainable, including organic and agroecological, practices; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6a. Stresses that the competitiveness and attractiveness of the agricultural sector depend on a stable, coherent and predictable regulatory framework; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Benoit Cassart, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6a. stresses that young farmers and new entrants often face the complex administrative and compliance systems of the CAP for the first time; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Benoit Cassart, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6d. Calls for penalty systems to distinguish between deliberate infringements and good-faith errors due to inexperience; |
Ciaran Mullooly, Jérémy Decerle, Christine Singer
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6a. Calls for the continued strengthening and simplification of the Young Farmer aid scheme within the CAP, recognising its importance in supporting generational renewal, facilitating access to farming for young farmers and new entrants, and providing greater financial certainty during the early years of farm establishment; stresses that such support should remain accessible, proportionate and responsive to the practical realities faced by young farmers across Member States |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support generational renewal through investment aid, training and knowledge transfer programmes that facilitate transition towards sustainable agriculture, adopting agroecological practices, delivering higher standards of animal welfare, animal health and reduced antimicrobial use, in order to equip the next generation of farmers with the skills necessary for environmentally sustainable agricultural sector; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6a. Stresses that reducing the administrative burden on young farmers is best achieved by focusing on clear and measurable objectives, while leaving young farmers the freedom to decide how to achieve those objectives on their own holdings; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6b. Highlights the important contribution made by agricultural cooperatives and producer organisations to generational renewal and the setting-up of young farmers, by providing economies of scale, shared access to equipment and infrastructure, specialist technical support, training, innovation and better marketing conditions; points out that integration into these structures can reduce barriers to entry into the sector, facilitate access to finance and strengthen the economic viability of farms run by young farmers; therefore encourages Member States to promote specific incentives to encourage young farmers to join cooperatives and producer organisations; |
Ciaran Mullooly, Jérémy Decerle, Christine Singer
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6b. Underlines that young farmers and new entrants are often engaging with complex CAP administrative and compliance systems for the first time; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to enhance legislative predictability and legal certainty for farmers by avoiding frequent and disproportionate changes to the rules; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Benoit Cassart, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6b. underlines furthermore that potential delays in the implementation of the post-2027 CAP must not negatively impact the aid and measures intended for farmers, particularly young farmers;; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6b. calls on Member States to ensure that organic conversion support and maintenance payments are adequately ringfenced and not reduced within their future national and regional partnership plans compared to the current programming period; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Benoit Cassart, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6c. Insists that compliance requirements must be clearly communicated and accompanied by tailored training and advice; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Benoit Cassart, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6c. calls on the Commission to propose a transitional regulation as soon as possible to ensure continuity between the two programming periods; |
Ciaran Mullooly, Jérémy Decerle, Christine Singer
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6c. Calls on Member States to ensure that minor, technical or unintentional non-compliance does not result in disproportionate penalties or full repayment of aid; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6c. Emphasises that a fairer, more transparent and more balanced distribution of value throughout the food supply chain is essential to ensure the economic sustainability of farms and to create favourable conditions for generational renewal; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6c. Advocates simplifying administrative procedures, reducing red tape, compliance costs and regulatory complexity, particularly for young farmers; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6c. Stresses that land access policies should take into account the particular needs of young farmers wishing to establish agroecological or organic projects ; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6d. Considers that a simpler, more transparent and more predictable regulatory framework is crucial to encouraging long-term investment; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6c. Notes that the persistence of low profit margins and insufficient incomes in the agricultural sector is one of the main obstacles to young farmers setting up and remaining in the sector; advocates, therefore, the strengthening of instruments that promote a more equitable distribution of added value, combat imbalances in bargaining power and unfair commercial practices, and ensure adequate remuneration for producers, thereby making farming a more attractive profession, stimulating long-term investment and facilitating the entry of new generations into the sector; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Benoit Cassart, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6b. Invites Member States to ensure that minor, technical or unintentional cases of non-compliance do not lead to disproportionate penalties; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6d. Argues that young farmers should be able to benefit fully from the latest scientific and technological advances applicable to agriculture, including precision farming, artificial intelligence, robotics and new plant breeding techniques; highlights, in particular, the potential of new genomic techniques (NGT) for the development of plant varieties that are more resistant to pests and diseases, more tolerant to drought and other extreme weather events, more resource-efficient and less dependent on factors of production; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6d. calls for dedicated mentoring networks, peer-learning platforms and access to organic and agroecological research infrastructure for young farmers; |
Ciaran Mullooly, Jérémy Decerle, Christine Singer
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6d. Stresses that compliance requirements should be clearly communicated and supported by appropriate training and guidance; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6e. Considers it essential that the regulatory framework be science-based, proportionate and conducive to innovation, enabling the safe and timely adoption of these technologies, thereby strengthening the competitiveness, sustainability and profitability of agricultural holdings; |
Ciaran Mullooly, Jérémy Decerle, Christine Singer
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6e. Calls for penalty systems to distinguish between deliberate breaches and genuine errors arising from inexperience. |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6e. Reiterates that the Union’s trade policy must ensure full respect for the principle of reciprocity of standards; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6f. Considers that imported agricultural products must meet requirements equivalent to those applicable to Union producers in areas such as food safety, animal health and welfare, the use of plant protection products, environmental protection, labour standards and traceability; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6f. Encourages the use of unmanned aircraft systems in agriculture, such as drones, particularly for monitoring crops and livestock, the early detection and control of pests and diseases, the targeted application of fertilisers and plant protection products, optimising the use of resources and carrying out operations in areas where conventional technical options prove inadequate or infeasible, thereby contributing to increased productivity, environmental sustainability and competitiveness of agricultural holdings; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6g. Calls on the Commission to support Member States that decide to implement tax and social security contribution schemes that are more favourable to the agricultural sector, in particular to young farmers, including a reduction in social security contributions, and the exemption from taxation of European Union support granted under the common agricultural policy, in order to promote generational renewal, enhance the sector’s attractiveness and ensure the Union’s resilience, strategic autonomy and food security; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6g. Considers that the lack of a level playing field undermines the competitiveness of the European agricultural sector, reduces the profitability of farms and makes farming less attractive to younger generations; therefore advocates strengthening the mechanisms for monitoring and verifying compliance with these standards, in order to prevent distortions of competition and ensure that trade liberalisation does not take place to the detriment of the Union’s farmers; |
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| Motion for a resolution7. Calls on the Commission to increase targeted income support for young farmers and extend support periods to better reflect agricultural production cycles and long-term investment horizons; | Amendment7. Calls on the Commission to increase targeted income support for young farmers and extend support periods from five to ten years, in order as to better reflect agricultural production cycles, long-term investment horizons and the possibility of restructuring production in response to market conditions, the type of crop or livestock, or unforeseen geopolitical factors; |
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| Motion for a resolution7. Calls on the Commission to increase targeted income support for young farmers and extend support periods to better reflect agricultural production cycles and long-term investment horizons; | Amendment7. Calls on the Commission to increase targeted income support for young farmers including support for setting up and investment, access to financial instruments and financial incentives and extend support periods to better reflect agricultural production cycles and long-term investment horizons; |
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| Motion for a resolution7. Calls on the Commission to increase targeted income support for young farmers and extend support periods to better reflect agricultural production cycles and long-term investment horizons; | Amendment7. Calls on the Commission to increase targeted income support for young farmers and extend support periods to better reflect agricultural production cycles and long-term investment horizons; stresses, however, that support for young farmers should complement rather than replace support for existing active farmers, whose economic viability is a prerequisite for successful farm succession and generational renewal; |
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| Motion for a resolution7. Calls on the Commission to increase targeted income support for young farmers and extend support periods to better reflect agricultural production cycles and long-term investment horizons; | Amendment7. Calls on the Commission to increase targeted income support for young farmers in sustainable and plant based agriculture and extend support periods to better reflect agricultural production cycles and long-term investment horizons; |
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution7. Calls on the Commission to increase targeted income support for young farmers and extend support periods to better reflect agricultural production cycles and long-term investment horizons; | Amendment7. Calls on the Commission to increase targeted income support for young farmers and extend support periods to better reflect agricultural production cycles and long-term investment horizons, and to propose transitional measures; |
André Franqueira Rodrigues
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Emphasises that fair and stable farm incomes are a fundamental precondition for successful generational renewal and that young farmers will not remain in or enter the sector if farming continues to be characterised by low profitability, high production costs and extreme exposure to market crises; |
Emma Wiesner, Asger Christensen, Jérémy Decerle, Michal Wiezik
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Stresses that support schemes should be designed to enhance farm profitability, enabling young farmers to reduce debt reliance and invest in farm modernisation and sustainability; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. stresses that promoting biodiversity in rural areas is important for safeguarding ecosystem services, enhancing climate resilience and ensuring the long-term sustainability of rural economies; reaffirms that agricultural ecosystem services play a fundamental role in society and that it is essential that they are recognised as public goods and properly financed through public support mechanisms, such as financial incentives, payments for environmental services and policies that reward sustainable practices; points to the importance of compensatory measures for farmers so that the ecological transition is fair and practical and does not lead to new socio-economic disparities; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Stresses that the European Union has been opening up the European agricultural markets to imports from third countries which do not have to comply with the same environmental, animal welfare, food safety and other standards, which imposes substantial extra costs on European producers; recalls that young farmers are more vulnerable to this unfair competition than older farmers. Calls therefore, on the Commission to take account of the interests of young farmers when shaping trade policy and to avoid concluding trade agreements which are manifestly harmful to young farmers |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Acknowledges the importance of providing sufficient and targeted income support for young farmers during their first few years of activity, a stage of vital importance to the economic viability of new farms; underscores, to that end, the value of supplementary income support for young farmers and other specific CAP measures aimed at enabling farmers to get set up, supporting initial investments and bolstering the resilience of new farms; |
Benoit Cassart, Christine Singer, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Underlines that the lack of reciprocity and unfair global competition represent additional pressure for European farmers, in particular for young farmers; stresses that the absence of reciprocity can discourage young farmers from taking over farms; calls therefore on the Commission to ensure greater coherence between its trade, environmental and agricultural policies by including mirror clauses in all future trade agreements to ensure that imported products that do not meet EU standards are not placed on EU market; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Underlines with great concern that both the high regulatory burden as well as the administrative burden are among the major reasons why potential farm successors see themselves increasingly pressed towards pursuing careers outside agriculture. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to decrease the regulatory pressure and administrative burden, notably also by reviewing outdated provisions in environmental legislation, and urges the Member States to stop gold-plating EU rules in the phase of national implementation. |
Claire Fita, Eric Sargiacomo
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Stresses that unstable and low farm income is the key barrier for generational renewal ; |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Welcomes the proposed increase in the maximum level of CAP support from 100.000 EUR to 300.000 EUR for setting-up of young farmers and new farmers and rural business start-up; |
Marie Dauchy, Barbara Bonte, Valérie Deloge, Gilles Pennelle
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Emphasises the fact that a generational renewal policy can never be viable unless it guarantees the economic profitability of farms in the face of unfair international competition; demands, therefore, an immediate halt to asymmetric free trade negotiations (such as Mercosur) and the systematic use of mirror clauses prohibiting imports of agricultural products which do not comply with European and French production standards; |
André Franqueira Rodrigues
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Stresses that generational renewal must be accompanied by a fairer distribution of added value across the food supply chain; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the position of farmers, including young farmers and new entrants, in the food chain, to combat unfair trading practices and to ensure that farmers receive prices that better reflect production costs, investment needs and the strategic value of food production; |
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Proposes to the Commission and the Member States that they use the instruments available under the CMO Regulation, such as the EU school scheme, including educational measures, and public procurement of food to facilitate preferential access for young farmers to institutional markets, especially through criteria that favour European, local, seasonal and sustainable products, in accordance with the rules on the internal market and competition; |
Ciaran Mullooly, Jérémy Decerle, Christine Singer
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Further stresses that delays in the implementation of new CAP Strategic Plans must not result in young farmers ageing out of eligibility for installation aid, complementary income support or other generational-renewal measures; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maria Walsh
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to apply simplification across the board to all instruments aimed at young farmers, through more streamlined procedures, a reduction in administrative burdens, fully operational one-stop shops, clear deadlines for decision-making, and the possibility of advance payments or payments on account for setting-up and investment aid; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Stresses that start-up aid remains inadequate for new farmers who do not inherit an existing farm and who therefore face higher initial costs for land, equipment, buildings and working capital; points out that, in some Member States, CAP start-up aid is insufficient to cover the cost of acquiring agricultural land; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Calls for targeted support for young farmers to enhance higher animal welfare standards in farming;. |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Urges the European Commission and the Member States to encourage young farmers to participate in the design of measures for generational renewal, and to strengthen coordination with regional authorities when drawing up the relevant national strategies; |
Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Marie Dauchy, Barbara Bonte, Tomáš Kubín, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Gilles Pennelle
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Recognises the importance of targeted income support for young farmers during the first years following their setting-up, including through the Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers and other dedicated support measures under the CAP; |
Veronika Vrecionová, Georgiana Teodorescu, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Jessika van Leeuwen
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Highlights that simple rules, legal certainty and a stable policy framework are key conditions for attracting younger generations to agriculture and encouraging new entrants to establish viable farming businesses; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7b. Calls on the Member States to ensure that young farmers whose applications for financial support have been unsuccessful on account of budgetary constraints or administrative delays can resubmit those applications without being subject to time limits, providing that they still meet the definition of a young farmer; urges the Member States, moreover, to guarantee that their applications are duly assessed and a final decision is reached within 12 months of the deadline for submission and that the corresponding payments are made no later than 12 months thereafter in order to maintain legal certainty, facilitate investment planning and ensure that young farmers are not disadvantaged by inefficient procedures; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7b. Highlights that high animal welfare standards contribute to the long-term sustainability, economic resilience, societal acceptance and added value of European farming. |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7b. Highlights that sustainable farming systems are more resilient to market and climate shocks, and contribute to maintaining and protecting the factors of production and the natural resources without which there can be no future farmers; |
Claire Fita, Eric Sargiacomo
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7b. Calls for strengthened agricultural market regulation mechanisms, including supply management instruments, improved crisis management tools and stronger producer organisations to enhance farmers’ bargaining power ; |
Ciaran Mullooly, Jérémy Decerle, Christine Singer
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7b. Calls on Member States to ensure that no applicant loses access to support solely because of delays in the transition to a new CAP framework and that eligibility periods are extended accordingly. |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7b. Underlines that young farmers face increasingly high start-up and investment costs, making adequate financial support during the establishment phase essential for improving access to farming, facilitating generational renewal and strengthening the long-term viability and competitiveness of the agricultural sector; |
Benoit Cassart, Asger Christensen, Christine Singer, Jérémy Decerle
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7b. Underlines that in 2020, the average age of farmers in the EU was 57, with only 12% of farmers under the age of 40; the lack of young farmers represent a real challenge for the economic viability of the European agricultural sector; |
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7b. Stresses that increasing the added value generated on agricultural holdings is essential for the sector’s attractiveness to new generations; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maria Walsh
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7b. Calls for the period of support for the establishment of young farmers to be extended, where justified, to up to ten years, in order to take account of actual investment cycles, market conditions, crop type, livestock species, the need for production restructuring, and any geopolitical or climatic risks that could affect the viability of the farm; |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Marta Wcisło, Pekka Toveri
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7b. Stresses that generational renewal requires long-term policy certainty; notes that young farmers and farm families are less likely to invest, innovate or engage in succession planning when faced with uncertainty regarding future agricultural policies and support mechanisms; |
Veronika Vrecionová, Georgiana Teodorescu, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Jessika van Leeuwen
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7b. Stresses that environmental and climate policies should combine sustainability objectives with the realities of agricultural production and food security, ensuring that young farmers are supported rather than discouraged from entering the sector; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7b. Underlines that sustainability of farming practices, including high standards in animal welfare, protection of environment and biodiversity is of key importance for the long-term viability and attractiveness of the farming profession; |
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7c. Calls on the Member States to use the synergies between the CAP and the European Competitiveness Fund 2028-2034 to support investments made by young farmers in on-farm processing, packaging, marketing, digitalisation and the development of high-value-added products; |
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7c. Expresses concern over the time-limited nature of the specific support provided to young farmers and the lack of adequate transitional measures after the end of the eligibility period; |
Benoit Cassart, Asger Christensen, Christine Singer, Jérémy Decerle
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7c. Underlines the difficulty to attract young farmers, especially in the livestock sector, due to the demanding nature of the work such as long working hours, limited possibility to take time off, lack of replacement services; calls therefore to the Commission and the Member States to facilitate the development of replacement services; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7c. Calls for the inclusion in the national generational renewal plans of a dedicated chapter regarding the adoption by new and young farmers of agri-environmental and climate actions, notably conversion to organic farming; |
Claire Fita, Eric Sargiacomo
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7c. Calls for better protection to all farmers against capturing added value, unfair competition from imports that do not meet EU production standards, and excessive volatility in global commodity markets. |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7c. Stresses generational renewal in farming requires fair prices for agricultural goods; calls on the Commission to put in place the necessary means to rebalance the current weak position of EU farmers in the value chain, notably through the CMO regulation and by strengthening the UTP regulation and its implementation, fighting against the over-concentration in the meat and milk sectors, ensuring reciprocity in international trade agreements, supporting short supply chains and consumption of local products, as well as strengthening the EU agri-food chain Observatory (AFCO); |
Benoit Cassart, Asger Christensen, Christine Singer, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7c. Notes with concerns the increasingly negative perception of the agricultural sector among the European citizens, which undermines the attractiveness of sector and constitutes an additional barrier to generational renewal; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maria Walsh
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7c. Calls for the eligibility criteria for aid for young farmers to be adapted to the reality of family farms under shared ownership or management, ensuring that rigid requirements regarding majority control or ownership of more than 50 % do not exclude young people who are working effectively, professionally and on a continuous basis on the family farm during a gradual succession process; |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Marta Wcisło, Pekka Toveri
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7c. Calls for a stable, simplified and predictable CAP that provides a clear planning horizon for farm businesses and creates the confidence necessary to support investment, competitiveness and the successful transfer of farms to the next generation; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7d. Calls on the Commission to link and coordinate the Generational renewal strategy and the Action plan for the development of organic production; |
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7d. Stresses that agricultural investments require long-term planning horizons and that a sudden drop in the level of support can affect financial predictability, investment capacity and the economic viability of farms run by young farmers; |
Benoit Cassart, Asger Christensen, Christine Singer, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7d. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop initiatives to promote a more positive image of the European agricultural sector and encourage young people to take over farms; |
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide for progressive support instruments and transition mechanisms tailored to the stages in the development of agricultural holdings; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution8. Stresses that access to land remains a major barrier to generational renewal owing to high prices, limited availability, speculative acquisitions and insufficient succession planning; | Amendment8. Stresses that access to land remains a major barrier to generational renewal due to high prices, limited availability, land grabbing and speculative acquisitions and insufficient succession planning; |
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| Motion for a resolution8. Stresses that access to land remains a major barrier to generational renewal owing to high prices, limited availability, speculative acquisitions and insufficient succession planning; | Amendment8. Stresses that access to land remains a major barrier to generational renewal owing to high prices, limited availability, rising purchase and rental costs, speculative acquisitions and insufficient succession planning, particularly for young farmers and new entrants who are not set to inherit agricultural land; |
André Franqueira Rodrigues
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| Motion for a resolution8. Stresses that access to land remains a major barrier to generational renewal owing to high prices, limited availability, speculative acquisitions and insufficient succession planning; | Amendment8. Stresses that access to land remains a major barrier to generational renewal owing to high prices, limited availability, speculative acquisitions, land concentration, land grabbing, conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses and insufficient succession planning; |
Arash Saeidi, Sebastian Everding, Luke Ming Flanagan
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| Motion for a resolution8. Stresses that access to land remains a major barrier to generational renewal owing to high prices, limited availability, speculative acquisitions and insufficient succession planning; | Amendment8. Stresses that, due to an absence of an EU framework on land, access to land remains a major barrier to generational renewal owing to land concentration, high prices, limited availability, speculative acquisitions and insufficient succession planning; |
Marko Vešligaj, André Franqueira Rodrigues
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| Motion for a resolution8. Stresses that access to land remains a major barrier to generational renewal owing to high prices, limited availability, speculative acquisitions and insufficient succession planning; | Amendment8. Stresses that access to land remains a major barrier to generational renewal owing to high prices, limited availability, land fragmentation, speculative acquisitions, insecure tenancy, unresolved land ownership and insufficient succession planning; |
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| Motion for a resolution8. Stresses that access to land remains a major barrier to generational renewal owing to high prices, limited availability, speculative acquisitions and insufficient succession planning; | Amendment8. Stresses that access to land remains a major barrier to generational renewal owing to high prices, limited availability, speculative acquisitions, new trade agreements with third countries and insufficient succession planning; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution8. Stresses that access to land remains a major barrier to generational renewal owing to high prices, limited availability, speculative acquisitions and insufficient succession planning; | Amendment8. Stresses that access to land ownership and leasing remains a major barrier to generational renewal owing to high prices, limited availability, unstable leasing conditions, speculative acquisitions and insufficient succession planning; |
Claire Fita, Eric Sargiacomo
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| Motion for a resolution8. Stresses that access to land remains a major barrier to generational renewal owing to high prices, limited availability, speculative acquisitions and insufficient succession planning; | Amendment8. Stresses that access to land through purchase remains a major barrier to generational renewal owing to high prices, limited availability, speculative acquisitions and insufficient succession planning; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8a. Stresses that access to agricultural land remains one of the main obstacles to generational renewal, particularly in islands and regions with limited land availability, where land prices have continued to rise and young farmers face strong competition from speculative and non-agricultural pressures: |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8a. Stresses that agricultural land should primarily be available to active farmers; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8a. Highlights the average age of EU farmers rose from 55 in 2010 to 57 in 2020, points out that this demonstrates that there is a substantial cohort of potential farmers who, despite having access to land, have no wish to take over their family farms, believes that the key drivers of this is the lack of profitability in the sector brought about by the sole focus on competitiveness and output with insufficient attention being given to the need for the farmers to be adequately remunerated for their work; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8a. Stresses that young farmers cannot compete for land and investment opportunities where CAP support remains overly concentrated; therefore, supports the Commission proposal for mandatory capping and degresivity of direct payments in the post-2027 CAP framework as a means of ensuring that agricultural support reaches more active farmers and contributes to creating opportunities for the next generation of farmers; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to support the development of practical and accessible information and guidance tools for young farmers, including single digital platforms that provide simplified guides, video materials and support for managing documents and completing administrative procedures in a clear, simple and accessible manner. |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8a. Stresses that family farms are the backbone of European agriculture and believes that generational renewal policies must prioritise their maintenance and transfer to future generations, preventing excessive concentration of agricultural land; |
Claire Fita, Eric Sargiacomo
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8a. Considers that access to land through long term rental contracts and lease-to-buy arrangements decreases the cost of installation and incentives young farmers to use their investment capacities to improve their productivity by buying modern equipment and machineries; |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8a. Calls for stronger action to preserve agricultural land as a strategic resource for food security, generational renewal and sustainable farming, including through improved monitoring of agricultural land loss and land-use change; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8a. Calls for stronger action to preserve agricultural land as a strategic resource for food security, generational renewal and sustainable farming, including through improved monitoring of agricultural land loss and land-use change; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8a. Underlines that agricultural intensification, concentration of agricultural land and land grabbing increase barriers to entry for young and new farmers and thus directly undermine generational renewal in the agricultural sector; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8b. Supports the development of programmes of professional guidance and familiarisation with agriculture from school education onwards, including through agricultural careers days, visits, meetings and practical activities, to familiarise young people with the agricultural sector and the opportunities it offers; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8b. Calls on the Member States, within the framework of their powers, to provide effective tools against the non-agricultural acquisition of and speculation in agricultural land and against the excessive consolidation of land, with due regard for the special structure of small and medium-sized family-run farms, particularly in mountainous, grassland and disadvantaged areas; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8b. Calls on the Member States to promote transparent, enforceable, and sufficiently long-term agricultural lease frameworks, land-matching mechanisms, and safeguards against the misuse or loss of productive agricultural land, in order to provide young farmers with the security needed to invest, plan, and remain in the sector. |
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| Motion for a resolution9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility; | Amendment9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including tax incentives for the purchase, lease, inheritance and transfer of agricultural land, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, transfer or lease mechanisms and schemes to facilitate the transfer of farms from older farmers to young farmers; |
Arash Saeidi, Sebastian Everding
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| Motion for a resolution9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility; | Amendment9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrant and those practising agroecology, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition, land banks, community land trusts, farm incubators, and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility. |
Emma Wiesner, Asger Christensen
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| Motion for a resolution9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility; | Amendment9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility, highlights the need to make full use of existing European Investment Bank loan guarantee instruments for young farmers, in recognition that several Member States have yet to activate such mechanisms, and invites the EIB to develop dedicated measures on the financing needs of farm entry and succession; |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility; | Amendment9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility, individual land purchase schemes, interest subsidy schemes, tax incentives, grace periods appropriate to agricultural investments and longer repayment terms, in order to reduce the financial burden and facilitate the setting-up of young farmers; |
André Franqueira Rodrigues
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| Motion for a resolution9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility; | Amendment9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility; calls, furthermore, for appropriate safeguards against excessive land concentration, land grabbing and speculative land use that undermine the entry of young farmers and new entrants into the sector; |
Benoit Cassart, Asger Christensen, Christine Singer, Jérémy Decerle
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| Motion for a resolution9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility; | Amendment9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, revision and, where appropriate, simplification of national legislation regulating agricultural land leases, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition, and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility; | Amendment9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility; calls on the Commission to facilitate the exchange of good practices between member States on this matter; |
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| Motion for a resolution9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility; | Amendment9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility, and stresses the role that regional or national land banks can play in this regard; |
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| Motion for a resolution9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility; | Amendment9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including mandatory capping and degresivity, for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility; |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Stefan Köhler, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility; | Amendment9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms and mediation services to support land mobility; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen
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| Motion for a resolution9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility; | Amendment9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition, expanded land-matching mechanisms and mediation services to support land mobility; |
Marko Vešligaj, André Franqueira Rodrigues
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| Motion for a resolution9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility; | Amendment9. Calls on the Member States to improve land access for young farmers, including for new entrants, through all available means, including scoring systems, pre-emptive rights, collaborative farming arrangements, land consolidation, collective land acquisition and expanded land-matching mechanisms to support land mobility; |
Christine Singer, Asger Christensen, Charles Goerens, Barry Cowen, Ciaran Mullooly, Jérémy Decerle
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9a. Recommends that Member States, while fully respecting their national competences in tax matters, examine whether targeted tax incentives, reductions in transfer taxes or other fiscal relief could make the sale or transfer of agricultural land to active farmers, and in particular to young farmers and new entrants, more attractive, including by considering preferential fiscal treatment for active farmers acquiring agricultural land and differentiated fiscal treatment for purchases by non-agricultural investors, with a view to improving access to land and preventing the loss of agricultural land to speculative purposes; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maria Walsh
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9a. Encourages Member States to develop digital registers of agricultural land, while respecting national competences and property rights, which serve as a meeting point between owners of under-utilised, abandoned or succession-free farms and young farmers interested in working them through purchase, transfer, lease or other appropriate legal arrangements; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9a. Believes that instead of implementing restrictive capping mechanisms in the post-2027 CAP framework, the objectives of equity and generational renewal should be pursued via optimized, voluntary redistributive income support mechanisms (CRIS) and enhanced top-ups for young farmers, thereby targeting support effectively without artificially fracturing competitive agricultural holdings; |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9a. Highlights that future EU enlargement will further increase competitive pressures within the agricultural sector; |
Jessika van Leeuwen, Veronika Vrecionová, Georgiana Teodorescu, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9a. Calls on the Member States to explore fiscal incentives aimed at facilitating intergenerational farm transfer and land mobility, including targeted tax relief measures for the transfer, purchase or lease of agricultural land to or by young farmers and new entrants; stresses that access to land is an essential precondition for successful generational renewal. |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9a. Also calls on the Member States to improve access to land for young farmers and to adopt far more effective measures against speculative purchases of agricultural land and excessive concentration of land ownership, especially where these things affect the viability of family farms and access for new farmers to land; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9a. Stresses that Member State tax measures facilitating farm transfer should explicitly include long-term leasing to family members; notes with concern that, in Ireland, long-term leasing tax relief is unavailable where the lessee is a family member; calls on the Commission to recognise family leasing as a legitimate and effective transfer pathway. |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9a. Recognises that land leasing is the primary means of accessing agricultural land in several Member States; calls for measures that improve access to long-term and affordable lease agreements for young farmers and new entrants; |
Claire Fita, Eric Sargiacomo
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9a. Encourages Member States to actively support cooperative farming models and collective land-holding arrangements, which facilitate access to land for young people, women and those outside the family framework; |
Benoit Cassart, Asger Christensen, Christine Singer, Jérémy Decerle, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9a. Calls on Member States to give priority to young farmers in the allocation, leasing or sale of agricultural land owned by public authorities in order to improve their access to land; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Benoit Cassart, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9a. calls on Member States to give priority to young farmers when allocating, leasing or selling publicly owned agricultural land, in order to improve their access to land; |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9b. Stresses that achieving environmental and climate objectives requires a pragmatic and incentive-based approach that is compatible with competitive and productive agriculture; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Emma Wiesner, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9b. recommends that Member States, while fully respecting their national competences in fiscal matters, examine whether targeted tax incentives, reductions in transfer duties or other tax reliefs could make the sale or transfer of agricultural land to active farmers, and in particular to young farmers and new entrants, more attractive, including by considering preferential tax treatment for active farmers acquiring agricultural land and differentiated tax treatment for purchases made by non-agricultural investors, with a view to improving access to land and preventing the loss of agricultural land for speculative purposes; |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9b. Stresses the need to support young farmers in improving productivity, innovation and competitiveness through adequate CAP support, investment incentives, access to finance and modern technologies, in order to ensure a strong and resilient agricultural sector; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maria Walsh
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9b. Encourages Member States and regional and local authorities to make public, forestry, agricultural or disused land available to the next generation of farmers, where appropriate and subject to the necessary legal and environmental safeguards, so that it can be incorporated into productive projects led by young farmers; |
Claire Fita, Eric Sargiacomo
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9b. Calls Member States to introduce regulatory measures to prevent land speculation and excessive concentration, including pre-emptive rights, land ceiling mechanisms and land rental price control |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9c. Emphasises that excessive complexity, disproportionate requirements and regulatory uncertainty risk discouraging investment and undermining generational renewal; |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9d. Calls for CAP environmental measures to be practical, science-based and adapted to local farming conditions, while ensuring that farmers are adequately rewarded for the environmental services they provide and are given legal certainty and a clear framework for long-term business planning; |
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| Motion for a resolution10. Invites the Commission to make the EU Land Observatory fully operational, with transparent and regularly updated data on land ownership, transfers and prices; | Amendmentdeleted |
Marie Dauchy, Barbara Bonte, Valérie Deloge, Gilles Pennelle
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| Motion for a resolution10. Invites the Commission to make the EU Land Observatory fully operational, with transparent and regularly updated data on land ownership, transfers and prices; | Amendment10. Stresses that matters relating to agricultural land fall strictly within the competence of the Member States; is therefore opposed to the establishment of an EU Land Observatory with centralised and binding prerogatives; calls for precedence to be given to the introduction of a portal for the simple sharing of statistical data on a voluntary basis between the existing national institutes; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Cristina Guarda, Anna Strolenberg
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| Motion for a resolution10. Invites the Commission to make the EU Land Observatory fully operational, with transparent and regularly updated data on land ownership, transfers and prices; | Amendment10. Invites the Commission to make the EU Land Observatory fully operational, with transparent and regularly updated data on land ownership, transfers and prices, and gender disaggregated data; calls for the governance of the Land Observatory to be explicitly participatory, with all relevant stakeholders involved in a formal advisory structure, and for its mandate to include monitoring of land concentration trends and the identification of actual beneficiaries of farmland transactions; recalls that area-based CAP direct payments are a recognised driver of land concentration and calls on the Commission to assess this effect as a priority task for the Observatory; |
Arash Saeidi, Sebastian Everding, Luke Ming Flanagan
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| Motion for a resolution10. Invites the Commission to make the EU Land Observatory fully operational, with transparent and regularly updated data on land ownership, transfers and prices; | Amendment10. Invites the Commission to make the EU Land Observatory fully operational, with transparent, publicly accessible and regularly updated data on land ownership, concentration, acquisitions by financial actors, land transfers and prices, including specific monitoring of land grabbing and speculative practices across the Union; and to translate the Observatory’s findings into policies that advance land justice. |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution10. Invites the Commission to make the EU Land Observatory fully operational, with transparent and regularly updated data on land ownership, transfers and prices; | Amendment10. Invites the Commission to make the EU Land Observatory fully operational, with transparent and regularly updated data on land ownership, transfers and prices, land leasing, concentration of land ownership, land-use change, including land take, and national land governance models; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution10. Invites the Commission to make the EU Land Observatory fully operational, with transparent and regularly updated data on land ownership, transfers and prices; | Amendment10. Invites the Commission to make the EU Land Observatory fully operational, with transparent and regularly updated data on land ownership and leasing, transfers and prices, concentration of land ownership, land-use change, including land take, and national land governance models; |
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| Motion for a resolution10. Invites the Commission to make the EU Land Observatory fully operational, with transparent and regularly updated data on land ownership, transfers and prices; | Amendment10. Invites the Commission to make the EU Land Observatory fully operational, with transparent and regularly updated data on land ownership, transfers and prices; calls for the Observatory to publish data on land concentration, foreign ownership and investor-driven acquisitions; |
Michal Wiezik, Jérémy Decerle
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| Motion for a resolution10. Invites the Commission to make the EU Land Observatory fully operational, with transparent and regularly updated data on land ownership, transfers and prices; | Amendment10. Invites the Commission to make the EU Land Observatory fully operational and adequately resourced, with transparent and regularly updated data on land ownership, transfers and prices, land concentration and land use; |
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| Motion for a resolution10. Invites the Commission to make the EU Land Observatory fully operational, with transparent and regularly updated data on land ownership, transfers and prices; | Amendment10. Invites the Commission to make the EU Land Observatory fully operational as soon as possible, with transparent and regularly updated data on land ownership, transfers and prices; |
Michal Wiezik, Emma Wiesner, Jérémy Decerle
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment10a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the EU Land Observatory regularly assesses barriers to land access for young farmers and new entrants and identifies best practices to improve land access and generational renewal; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment10a. Stresses that land concentration and speculative acquisitions are a structural challenge faced by all Member States and must therefore be addressed at European level; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment10a. Urges the Member States to introduce or maintain, where applicable, tax incentives and other targeted measures aimed at helping young farmers gain access to farmland; underscores the particular importance of favourable tax regimes for the purposes of transferring and acquiring land and of measures to alleviate the financial burden of getting set up and starting out on a new farm – one of the main obstacles to generational renewal in the agricultural sector which needs to be eliminated; |
Michal Wiezik, Emma Wiesner, Jérémy Decerle
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment10b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to use the findings of the EU Land Observatory to develop measures facilitating access to land for young farmers and new entrants, including through land-matching services, land banks, public land inventories and farm succession schemes; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment10b. Calls on the Commission to establish a dedicated working group, bringing together Member States, the Land Observatory, all relevant stakeholders and with the support of academia, to analyse the Observatory's findings, facilitate exchange of good practices on national land governance tools, and foster common approaches to agricultural land governance at EU level; |
Michal Wiezik, Emma Wiesner, Jérémy Decerle
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment10c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support local initiatives that monitor and unlock land availability for young and new farmers; |
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| Motion for a resolution11. Stresses that payment entitlements should support, rather than hinder, generational renewal by ensuring fair access to these payment entitlements, preventing speculative transfers and aligning entitlement systems with farm succession, land mobility and productive agricultural activity; | Amendment11. Welcomes the abolition of the entitlement system in the new reform of CAP as this system, based on historical agricultural activity, discriminated against young farmers and new entrants, stresses that CAP payments should support, generational renewal by ensuring fair access to CAP supports , calls, in this context, for strong capping and degressivity as tools to support young farmers, new farmers and small farmers thereby facilitating generational renewal. |
Claire Fita, Eric Sargiacomo
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| Motion for a resolution11. Stresses that payment entitlements should support, rather than hinder, generational renewal by ensuring fair access to these payment entitlements, preventing speculative transfers and aligning entitlement systems with farm succession, land mobility and productive agricultural activity; | Amendment11. Stresses that payment entitlements should disappear in the next CAP in order to decrease the entry cost for newcomers and considers that degressive payments and coupled payments have less negative impact of the rise of land prices than decoupled area payments |
Arash Saeidi, Sebastian Everding
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| Motion for a resolution11. Stresses that payment entitlements should support, rather than hinder, generational renewal by ensuring fair access to these payment entitlements, preventing speculative transfers and aligning entitlement systems with farm succession, land mobility and productive agricultural activity; | Amendment11. Stresses that payment entitlements should prioritise generational renewal by ensuring fair access to these payment entitlements, favouring active farmers, young farmers and new entrants, while preventing speculative transfers, and aligning entitlement schemes with farm succession, land mobility and productive agricultural activity; calls, in this context, for strong capping and degressivity as tools to reduce land concentration and land pressure, thereby facilitating generational renewal. |
André Franqueira Rodrigues
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| Motion for a resolution11. Stresses that payment entitlements should support, rather than hinder, generational renewal by ensuring fair access to these payment entitlements, preventing speculative transfers and aligning entitlement systems with farm succession, land mobility and productive agricultural activity; | Amendment11. Stresses that payment entitlements should support, rather than hinder, generational renewal by ensuring fair access to these payment entitlements, preventing speculative transfers and aligning entitlement systems with farm succession, land mobility and productive agricultural activity; calls on Member States maintaining entitlement-based systems to ensure young farmers and new entrants priority and simplified access schemes through national or regional reserves; |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Stefan Köhler, Pekka Toveri, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution11. Stresses that payment entitlements should support, rather than hinder, generational renewal by ensuring fair access to these payment entitlements, preventing speculative transfers and aligning entitlement systems with farm succession, land mobility and productive agricultural activity; | Amendment11. Stresses that payment entitlements should support, rather than hinder, generational renewal by ensuring fair access to these payment entitlements, preventing speculative transfers and aligning entitlement systems with farm succession, land mobility and productive agricultural activity; emphasises that payment entitlements should fairly reward active farmers engaged in genuine agricultural activity; |
Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Marie Dauchy, Barbara Bonte, Tomáš Kubín, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Gilles Pennelle
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment11a. Stresses that young farmers in the European Union are two to three times more likely to have their loan applications rejected than farmers over the age of 40, mainly due to limited collateral, capital and credit history; highlights that, in some cases, more than 50 % of loan applications submitted by young farmers are rejected, compared to 32 % for older farmers; |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Stefan Köhler, Pekka Toveri, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment11a. underlines the need for a stronger definition and enforcement of the active farmer principle to ensure that support is targeted at those actively farming the land and to prevent speculative practices that restrict land mobility and hinder young farmers’ access to land; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment11a. Recalls that Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 sets out guidelines for defining the active farmer principle; stresses the need to better define and build upon this active farmer principle in order to ensure that aid reaches those who actually engage in agricultural activity and does not contribute to land hoarding or speculative practices that limit young farmers' access to land; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maria Walsh
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment11a. Calls on Member States to encourage, on a voluntary basis and while respecting private property rights, the pooling, consolidation or joint management of land by young farmers, with a view to reducing costs, improving the economic viability of farms, facilitating joint investment and strengthening their position in the market; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment11a. Safeguarding the continuity and economic viability of family farms requires avoiding excessive fragmentation of agricultural holdings. Calls on Member States to prevent such fragmentation in succession processes involving several heirs, including by facilitating joint management or cooperation among young successors who intend to continue farming; |
Jérémy Decerle, Asger Christensen, Ciaran Mullooly, Christine Singer, Barry Cowen, Charles Goerens
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment11a. calls on Member States to set up land governance systems capable of detecting and combating corruption, fraud, conflicts of interest, land grabbing and other illegal practices, in order to guarantee equitable access to land — particularly for young people — and to direct public aid towards active farmers; |
Maria Walsh, Wouter Beke, Daniel Buda, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment11a. Calls on Member States to develop land governance systems capable of detecting and addressing land grabbing, corruption, fraud, conflicts of interest and other illegal practices, with a view to ensuring fair access to land and directing public support to active farmers; |