How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?

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 11 a (new)
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   11a. Urges the Commission to come forward with an integrated and holistic European food policy that ensures alignment between all policies that affect food production and consumption in the EU and addresses interconnected challenges such as public health and climate change;

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2. Amendment 2Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 15 a (new)
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   15a. Stresses that intensive livestock farming is a major contributor to soil and water pollution and significantly contributes to higher greenhouse gas emissions, thus reducing biodiversity in the EU;

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3. Amendment 3Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 18 a (new)
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   18a. Stresses that the concerning level of concentration in the processing and retail sectors of the livestock value chain contributes to farmers’ precarious situation; calls on the Commission to strictly implement anti-trust legislation in these sectors by using all available tools at its disposal;

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4. Amendment 4Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 27 a (new)
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   27a. Calls for the incentivisation of extensive and grass-based livestock farming, particularly under the CAP;

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5. Amendment 5Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 37 a (new)
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   37a. Expresses its concerns over the ineffective implementation and poor enforcement of current EU animal welfare legislation;

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6. Amendment 6Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 37 b (new)
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   37b. Underlines the importance of a shift towards plant-based food consumption, better animal welfare during the entire production cycle, and the promotion of higher animal welfare standards both internationally and domestically;

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7. Amendment 7Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 39 a (new)
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   39a. Calls on the Commission to propose a harmonised and mandatory system for method-of-production and origin labelling that provides information on farming, transport and slaughter methods, and information on the welfare of animals throughout their entire life cycles;

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8. Amendment 8Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 46 a (new)
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   46a. Emphasises, in particular, the essential role of hedgerows in livestock farming landscapes, especially in bocage systems, as key agroecological infrastructure that provide multiple ecosystem services, including biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, water retention, shelter for animals and landscape quality; stresses that the preservation and restoration of hedge networks must be recognised as an integral part of sustainable livestock farming and rural heritage, and must receive financial support;

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9. Amendment 9Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 107 a (new)
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   107a. Considers that the cumulative impact of the EU-Mercosur Agreement and the EU-Australia Agreement, which will substantially increase imports of beef from Mercosur countries and of beef and sheep from Australia into the EU, will put EU farmers under further strain, especially in certain sensitive product sectors, particularly in the high-quality beef sector; notes with concern that the EU-Mercosur Agreement does not ensure converging safety standards;

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