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?

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 1Rejected

   Paragraph 11 a (new)

   Tabled by David Cormand, Sebastian Everding, Li Andersson +84 · Members

   Added: 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;

2. Amendment 2Rejected

   Paragraph 15 a (new)

   Tabled by David Cormand, Sebastian Everding, Li Andersson +81 · Members

   Added: 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;

3. Amendment 3Rejected

   Paragraph 18 a (new)

   Tabled by David Cormand, Sebastian Everding, Li Andersson +76 · Members

   Added: 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;

4. Amendment 4Adopted

   Paragraph 27 a (new)

   Tabled by David Cormand, Sebastian Everding, Li Andersson +86 · Members

   Added: 27a. Calls for the incentivisation of extensive and grass-based livestock farming, particularly under the CAP;

5. Amendment 5Rejected

   Paragraph 37 a (new)

   Tabled by David Cormand, Sebastian Everding, Li Andersson +83 · Members

   Added: 37a. Expresses its concerns over the ineffective implementation and poor enforcement of current EU animal welfare legislation;

6. Amendment 6Rejected

   Paragraph 37 b (new)

   Tabled by David Cormand, Sebastian Everding, Li Andersson +71 · Members

   Added: 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;

7. Amendment 7Rejected

   Paragraph 39 a (new)

   Tabled by David Cormand, Sebastian Everding, Li Andersson +75 · Members

   Added: 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;

8. Amendment 8Rejected

   Paragraph 46 a (new)

   Tabled by David Cormand, Sebastian Everding, Li Andersson +80 · Members

   Added: 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;