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"Mr President, Commissioner, President-in-Office of the Council, whereas the Berlin agreements laid down a mid-term review of the CAP, you, Commissioner, have proposed a fundamental reform, without assessing the impact this could have on agriculture and on farmers’ incomes. Even if you assure us that the financial framework will be respected, you are nonetheless proposing to change the very spirit of the CAP, particularly in proposing to decouple production aid. We believe farmers should be able to make a living from their work. The majority of their income should therefore come from production.
For agriculture to be sustainable and fulfil its role in the management of the environment and the upkeep of the countryside, any proposals concerning it must primarily involve economic and social prospects. How, otherwise, can we ensure a future for current farmers and encourage young people to work in the sector? We have chosen diversified agriculture and a production model that favours quality and environmental protection. All these are constraints that increase our production costs without the markets being able to recoup them. We should therefore provide for compensation.
You are proposing to strengthen the second pillar, yet at the same time, you are implying that you will strengthen this second pillar and extend its scope without actually defining it.
Commissioner, I also asked you this question in July and I am sorry to say that to this day I have still not received a response.
Small farmers cannot take responsibility for everything. They cannot shoulder all the problems of the rural world: the environment, rural infrastructures, the maintenance of public services, land-use planning, nor all of society’s demands, animal welfare and consumer health. This will be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
We must also defend these choices in a global context which is becoming increasingly globalised. The Treaties provide us with the appropriate tool: Community preference. It is regrettable that the Commission makes no reference to this and I would draw your attention to the fact that the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development reminds you of this in its resolution.
As we all know, these profound changes are dictated by enlargement. We must, however, guard against acting hastily, against robbing Peter to pay Paul, which would ultimately satisfy no one."@en1
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