The future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policy

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

1. Amendment 1Motion for a resolution · Paragraph -1 (new)
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   -1. Notes that on 16 July 2025, together with its proposal for a new multiannual financial framework for the period 2028-2034, the Commission presented legislative proposals to reform the CAP; insists, however, that Parliament’s position on the future of the CAP and EU farming remains as set out in this resolution;

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2. Amendment 2Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 112
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   112. Strongly opposes any form of expropriation of farms and agricultural land for the purpose of nature restoration;

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   112. Encourages approaches to nature restoration that work in partnership with farmers and landowners, ensuring full respect for property rights;

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3. Amendment 3Motion for a resolution · Recital AN a (new)
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   ANa. whereas non-EU countries such as Morocco, Türkiye and South Africa have emerged as major exporters of agricultural products to the Union; whereas the agricultural sectors of those countries are characterised by lower production costs and are subject to environmental, social and labour standards that differ significantly from those applicable in the Union, thereby resulting in conditions of unfair competition for EU farmers;

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4. Amendment 4Motion for a resolution · Recital BA
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   BA. whereas it is necessary to carry out a cumulative evaluation of Green Deal-related legislation to assess its overall impact on the agri-food sector, including regulatory coherence, administrative burden, competitiveness and the sector’s capacity to ensure food security and strategic resilience;

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   BA. whereas farmers are facing a spiral of rising production costs, lower production capacity and an excessive regulatory and bureaucratic burden as a result of the European Green Deal and related legislation;

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5. Amendment 5Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 3 a (new)
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   3a. Expresses serious concern about the consequences that Ukraine’s accession to the EU would have for the CAP and the EU budget; underlines that Ukraine’s agricultural sector, characterised by extremely low production costs, large holdings and weaker environmental, social and animal welfare standards, would inevitably create unfair competition for EU farmers and jeopardise the viability of small and medium-sized farms; warns that the integration of Ukraine into the CAP framework would dilute direct payments, undermine the current system of area-based payments for existing beneficiaries and destabilise rural economies throughout the Union; stresses that the current EU budgetary framework is…

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6. Amendment 6Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 5
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   5. Expresses its concerns over potential budgetary overhauls in the post-2027 EU budget, including the possible centralisation of funding streams; warns that integrating the CAP with other funding areas such as cohesion, regional development and fisheries could undermine the distinct role of agricultural policy;

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   5. Deplores the budgetary revision of the CAP, entailing a reduction of more than 20 % in nominal terms and close to 50 % in real terms in the post-2027 EU multiannual financial framework; strongly denounces the drift towards centralisation of funding streams; warns, in the strongest possible terms, that any attempt to merge the CAP with cohesion, regional development or fisheries programmes would deprive the agricultural sector of its autonomy and gravely undermine farmers’ interests;

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7. Amendment 7Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 8 a (new)
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   8a. Calls for the European Green Deal and related legislation to be repealed given their central role in weakening farming productivity in the EU and irreparably harming the economic and social development of rural areas;

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8. Amendment 8Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 27 a (new)
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   27a. Regrets, in this regard, that the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, in its final version, will undermine the competitiveness and sustainability of EU agriculture by allowing imports of agri-food products produced under lower environmental, social and animal welfare standards than those required in the EU; stresses that such an agreement will increase unfair competition for EU farmers, especially in sensitive sectors such as beef, poultry and sugar; calls on the Commission to block the ratification of the EU-Mercosur agreement until binding and enforceable sustainability guarantees are included, ensuring full reciprocity of standards and effective safeguard mechanisms to protect the EU’s…

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9. Amendment 9Motion for a resolution · Recital H a (new)
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   Ha. whereas the convergence of direct payments, both within and between Member States, is essential to guarantee fair support conditions for farmers and to ensure fair competition on the single market; stresses that direct payments represent a stable and predictable share of annual farm income, and that their fair distribution across the Union is indispensable to prevent land abandonment, provide specific support to new and young farmers, and safeguard the economic viability of agriculture and regional cohesion;

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10. Amendment 10Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 3 a (new)
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    3a. Stresses that European farmers, regardless of their region, comply with the same rules under the CAP, including environmental and climate requirements, while competing on the same single market; calls, therefore, for both external and internal convergence of direct payments across the EU, in order to ensure that farmers in all Member States receive equal support and can compete under fair and balanced conditions, while strengthening regional cohesion and fair competition;

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11. Amendment 11Motion for a resolution · Recital F
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    F. whereas the forestry sector falls within the competence of the Member States, not the European Union;

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12. Amendment 12Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 41
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    41. Calls on the Commission to give Member States the opportunity to reverse their past gold-plating of EU legislation, often done without overseeing its scope, for example in relation to the designation of sites under the Habitats Directive33 ; _________________ 33 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1992/43/oj.

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13. Amendment 13Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 62
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    62. Calls for a comprehensive re-evaluation of designated Natura 2000 areas, including the removal of species and habitats not demonstrably present at the time of designation, and for a revision of the Habitats Directive that better accounts for socio-economic requirements, in order to reduce unnecessary restrictions and alleviate undue pressure on surrounding areas;

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14. Amendment 14Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 125
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    125. Calls for the rapid approval and implementation of new breeding techniques, such as CRISPR-Cas, across both small and large companies, to foster the development of crops that are more resilient, resource-efficient and environmentally sustainable;

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