# State of play of farmland concentration in the EU: how to facilitate the access to land for farmers

European Parliament procedure 2016/2141(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AGRI). Stage: Procedure completed. 365 committee amendments tabled by 38 Members between 2016-12-14 and 2016-12-14.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report addresses farmland concentration in the EU and facilitating access to land for farmers. The amendments debate whether access to land is a human right and a Member State competence, cite a Gini coefficient on land-use inequality, and treat land as a scarce, non-renewable asset threatened by soil sealing, urban development and land grabbing. They call for transparent data on land tenure and prices, referencing CAP subsidies.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria HEUBUCH | Germany | Verts/ALE | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124848.md |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124836.md |
| Norbert ERDŐS | Hungary | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124711.md |
| Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ | Spain | GUE/NGL | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125049.md |
| Ángela VALLINA | Spain | GUE/NGL | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125050.md |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | PPE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125012.md |
| Michel DANTIN | France | PPE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97296.md |
| Vladimir URUTCHEV | Bulgaria | PPE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38601.md |
| Laurenţiu REBEGA | Romania | ECR | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124792.md |
| Viorica DĂNCILĂ | Romania | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95281.md |
| John Stuart AGNEW | United Kingdom | EFDD | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96897.md |
| Philippe LOISEAU | France | ENF | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125684.md |
| Edouard FERRAND | France | ENF | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124767.md |
| Angélique DELAHAYE | France | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124732.md |
| Marco ZULLO | Italy | RE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125237.md |

## Official source documents

- PE595.655: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-595655_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2141-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2141-INI.json

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