MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on extending the duration of food aid beyond the deadline of 31 December 2013
16.11.2011
Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris
B7‑0614/2011
Motion for a European Parliament resolution on extending the duration of food aid beyond the deadline of 31 December 2013
The European Parliament,
– having regard to its recent resolutions on the matter,
– having regard to Rule 120 of its Rules of Procedure,
A. whereas the Agriculture and Fisheries Council has decided to put an end to food aid for the poorest as from 1 January 2014,
B. whereas this aid concerns 19 countries and 240 NGOs,
C. whereas, according to analysts, the global economic crisis will not subside over the next two years,
1. Calls on the Council and the Commission to continue to grant food aid also after the deadline of 31 December 2013;
2. Calls on the Council and the Commission to adopt additional measures to deal with the food crisis that is affecting the poorest parts of Europe.