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Feb

2023

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Availability of fertilisers in the EU (debate)

Dear Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I think that the situation we have just experienced – that is, that we now have a few colleagues here who are already there – is very welcome! – and the Commissioner is there too – it shows just a little bit of the situation we are in in terms of food security and food supply, not especially in Europe, but in terms of our global situation. I t…

12

Dec

2022

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A long-term vision for the EU's rural areas (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Stronger, connected, resilient, prosperous: These are the Commission’s buzzwords on its new ‘rural spaces’ website published on Friday. I am pleased that the Commission has recognised these challenges. For me, the decisive factor in this discussion is the place in society and the acceptance of rural areas. There must be no class societies here. …

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Nov

2022

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Communication on ensuring availability and affordability of fertilisers (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! First of all, Commissioner, I would like to thank you for taking up our suggestion to take care of the fertilisers and for presenting the communication today. Unfortunately, I see more shadow than light in this message. In the short term, I see little effort to improve the fertiliser situation in Europe. The anti-dumping duties on Trinidad and T…

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Oct

2022

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Global food security as follow-up to the G20 Agriculture Ministers meeting (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Minister, ladies and gentlemen! October is the month of Thanksgiving. Last Sunday was World Food Day. There is a reason why we celebrate these occasions every year, namely that our daily bread and the availability of fresh and healthy food are not taken for granted. I know I repeat myself, but at this point I want to thank once again our European farmers. They showed…

6

Oct

2022

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The urgent need for an EU strategy on fertilisers to ensure food security in Europe (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! I might like to say at the beginning, as we get a bit of the analysis: And it is moving, the Commission. In the words of Galileo Galilei, it is clear that little has been done by the Commission for a long time on the issue of fertilisers. But I very much welcome, Commissioner, that you have announced a communication by the end of October that the C…

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Sep

2022

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Deforestation Regulation (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! In principle, my committee supports the regulation on deforestation-free supply chains. It is undisputed – and most imported food, raw materials have already been mentioned with soy, coffee or palm oil – that they have also contributed to deforestation in highly sensitive areas and, of course, accelerated climate change, which is beyond question. B…

12

Sep

2022

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New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! There are a lot of catchphrases in the debate: Multifunctionality of forests, economic, social, ecological function, contribution to the fight against climate change. Commissioner, we have a forest week this week, now the forest strategy, then deforestation-free supply chains and on Wednesday the renewables, the renewable energy directive. And it i…

6

Jul

2022

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Facilitating export of Ukrainian agricultural products: key for Ukrainian economy and global food security (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, Minister, ladies and gentlemen! It is true, Commissioner, that we have achieved something in recent weeks through the solidarity corridors. The latest figures from Ukraine this morning are 2.17 million tons exported in June. But if we look closely at which grain, which sunflower oil has been exported, then we see quite different and, in my view, very depressing figures,…

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Jun

2022

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Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) - Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) - CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 2))

Dear Mr President, Mr Vice-President, Madam Minister, ladies and gentlemen, This week is about the triad of achieving our climate goals, living conditions for future generations and the competitiveness of our economy. By 2050, we want to become climate neutral, i.e. reduce CO2 and remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Our goal is balance. Our forests, soils, bogs actively contribute to this balance by a…

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Jun

2022

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Ceremony on the 60th Anniversary of the CAP

– Madam President, Commissioner, dear Minister, ladies and gentlemen! I look forward to meeting you at 60 today. Celebrating the anniversary of the Common European Agricultural Policy. Today we celebrate the farmers who order their fields every day, care for their animals, process products and strive for even more sustainability, high quality and new innovations. We take our hats off to the hard-w…

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May

2022

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EU action plan for organic agriculture (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! First of all, I would like to thank Mrs Schmiedtbauer for her report. As you can see, it was adopted unanimously. This shows, on the one hand, how important the promotion of organic farming is to us across the political groups and, on the other hand, of course, the high quality of Simone Schmiedtbauer's report. Now to the content: In recent week…

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Mar

2022

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Need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Secretary of State! The situation in Ukraine is dramatic, not only for people's lives, but also for agriculture. Ukrainians fight for their freedom during the day and for their food security at night. None of us can imagine the suffering on the ground. And we need to help – we need to help where we can help. The global consequences of the war on security of supply ar…

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Oct

2021

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An EU strategy to reduce methane emissions (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! As the European Parliament, we are always good at setting ambitious goals. However, I would now like to talk about concrete measures, especially with regard to methane emissions in agriculture, because there is positive news. A study shows that technological progress alone can significantly reduce emissions in agriculture through three possible …

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Oct

2021

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Farm to Fork Strategy (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! First of all, I would like to thank you, Commissioner, for being here. I believe that this debate would also have merited the presence of the Commissioner for Agriculture and also of the Vice-President of the Commission. I think it is an important debate that we are having here. Actually, today we should discuss what a sustainable agriculture, a…