# CAP tools to reduce price volatility in agricultural markets

European Parliament procedure 2016/2034(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AGRI / BUDG). Stage: Procedure completed. 442 committee amendments tabled by 67 Members between 2016-06-21 and 2016-06-23.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report examines CAP tools to reduce price volatility in agricultural markets. The amendments debate the causes of volatility, citing supply and demand, deregulation, trade openness, speculation, embargoes including the Russian embargo, and climate and input costs, with some calling for an end to the CAP. They propose risk-management tools such as insurance and mutual funds, direct payments, market transparency, monitoring tools and a precautionary savings or crisis-reserve scheme.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Paul DENANOT | France | S&D | 53 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/94282.md |
| Eric ANDRIEU | France | S&D | 53 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/113892.md |
| Marc TARABELLA | Belgium | NI | 52 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/29579.md |
| Angélique DELAHAYE | France | PPE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124732.md |
| Michel DANTIN | France | PPE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97296.md |
| Nicola CAPUTO | Italy | S&D | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124851.md |
| Sofia RIBEIRO | Portugal | PPE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124733.md |
| Mairead McGUINNESS | Ireland | PPE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28115.md |
| Tibor SZANYI | Hungary | S&D | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124703.md |
| Herbert DORFMANN | Italy | PPE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96787.md |
| Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS | Portugal | S&D | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124741.md |
| Michela GIUFFRIDA | Italy | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124864.md |
| Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA | Spain | PPE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/22418.md |
| Pilar AYUSO | Spain | PPE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4319.md |
| Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO | Spain | PPE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125032.md |

## Official source documents

- PE584.243: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-584243_EN.pdf
- PE585.507: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-585507_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2034-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2034-INI.json

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