European Agricultural Fund Act

[Spain]

The Kingdom of Spain supports the creation of the European Agricultural Fund, and I believe this act is very well written and needs no extra explainations. About the concerns brought up by the Deputy Speaker, I do not believe that it might muddle the waters for the European Development Agency, as this organization is intentded to fund big, state-run projects, like the amazing canal the Empire and the Confederacy of North Diessen have built. Per contrary, this fund will provide funding to farmers and fishers, who sometime struggle to pay their bills or cannot make it to the end of the month with their savings.

Donald Tusk
Councillor for Spain

[Elthize]

I propose four amendments, which will empower the farmers and the fishermen and tackle possible corruption:

AMENDMENT I - To ensure an unbiased cabinet in the European Agricultural Board and to reduce possible corruption & additional rewriting for simplification

SECTION I. FUND INFRASTRUCTURE

I. Subsidies will be allocated by a committee known as the European Agricultural Board, which will be formed by an independent committee consisting of four independent experts and a Director, the latter being appointed by the Internal Affairs Commissioner.
II. The four independent experts will be appointed by the Director of the European Agricultural Board. The Director of the European Agricultural Board will appoint four independent experts.
III. These experts must have different countries of origin than one another.
III. IV. Farmers and fishers will submit their applications to their country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing or equivalent institution, or their responsible union or cooperative, which will send the application to the European Agricultural Board.
IV. V. Subsidies will be directly given to workers of the farming and fishing industries, without any intervention from member states.

AMENDMENT II - I don't think there needs to be an elaborate description. Member states of the European Union are well-capable of preventing any possible fraud, which makes the complexity of this section unnecessary.

SECTION II. REQUISITES FOR OBTAINING SUBSIDIES

I. To receive subsidies from the European Agricultural Fund, farmers should meet the following requisites:
(i.) Look after their farmland and meet the food-safety, environmental and animal welfare standards of their country of origin.
(ii.) Respond to market signals so that they produce the goods demanded by consumers, allowing them to maximise their profits.
(iii.) Provide proof of their farming activity and a simple description of it , such as the minimum amount of produce they have, the fruits, vegetables or other plants they grow, etc.
II. To receive subsidies from the European Agricultural fund, fishers should meet the following requisites:
(i.) Guarantee food security through the transport chain, providing a certificate from their country of origin that proves it.
(ii.) Cooperate in the goal to provide the marine environment with sustainability and protection, through a signed compromise.
(iii.) Provide proof of their fishing activity and a simple description of it , such as the minimum amount of produce they have, the species they catch, etc.

AMENDMENT III - I believe it is not the EU's place to dictate which crops a farmer should plant. It is ridiculous to think that this will maximise profits when it has a possibility of decimating the agricultural sector. I will strongly oppose this bill if this amendment fails.

SECTION II. REQUISITES FOR OBTAINING SUBSIDIES

I. To receive subsidies from the European Agricultural Fund, farmers should meet the following requisites:
(i.) Look after their farmland and meet the food-safety, environmental and animal welfare standards of their country of origin.
(ii.) Respond to market signals so that they produce the goods demanded by consumers, allowing them to maximise their profits.
(iii.) (ii.) Provide proof of their farming activity and a description of it, such as the minimum amount of produce they have, the fruits, vegetables or other plants they grow, etc.
II. To receive subsidies from the European Agricultural fund, fishers should meet the following requisites:
(i.) Guarantee food security through the transport chain, providing a certificate from their country of origin that proves it.
(ii.) Cooperate in the goal to provide the marine environment with sustainability and protection, through a signed compromise.
(iii.) Provide proof of their fishing activity and a description of it, such as the minimum amount of produce they have, the species they catch, etc.

AMENDMENT IV - This amendment is to ensure that the European Agricultural Board has more freedom when making decisions.

SECTION III. FUNDING DECISION

I. The European Agricultural Board will make decisions based on simple majority votes, either accepting or rejecting applications.
II. Decisions by the board are final and non-negotiable. If any details of the application are changed, the board could either not present additional funding or reject the application.
III. II. Decisions made by the board will follow the strict criteria of requisites named in Section II of this act.
IV. III. The European Agricultural Board will have a month to answer the application.
V. IV. Workers of the farming or fishing industries that obtain the subsidy and do not comply with any of these requirements may be denied a subsidy the following year and mandated to pay back the previous subsidy with a 2.5% interest rate. an interest rate as high as 3%. The European Agricultural Board will decide the interest rate.
VI. V. Vigilance on complying with the requirements will be done by member states, who shall then report any incident(s) to the European Agricultural Board if found.

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Liam Zachary, Councillor for Elthize

[Spain]

Thank you for your amendments proposals, Cllr. Zachary. Concerning the first of them, I do not understand the need to change the wording of Section I, Article II, but I guess it is a matter of preferences; and I am pretty much supportive of the amendment as a whole. Concerning the second amendment, it is necessary to know in what the money will be invested, and I believe that is something interesting for the European Agricultural Board to know. The third amendment could be accepted and about the fourth, I am not in favour of rectifications when we are going to use the Europeans' money. If you want higher fines, I would call for submitting another amendment that did not have Section III, Article II removed.

Jean-Claude Juncker
Premier Commissioner

[Elthize]

Commissioner Juncker, I personally believe that the EAB should have the right to reverse its decisions for any reason. Giving this grant to the board is for futureproofing and a safety mechanism. I do not see a reason for the opposition.

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Liam Zachary, Councillor for Elthize

[Spain]

I would like to introduce an amendment:

SECTION III. FUNDING DECISION

V. Workers of the farming or fishing industries that obtain the subsidy and do not comply with any of these requirements may be denied a subsidy the following year and mandated to pay back the previous subsidy with a 2.5% interest rate. an interest rate as high as 3%. The European Agricultural Board will decide the interest rate.

Donald Tusk
Councillor for Spain

[Istkalen]

Debate has ended. There are five amendments for vote, as follows:
AMENDMENT I

SECTION I. FUND INFRASTRUCTURE

I. Subsidies will be allocated by a committee known as the European Agricultural Board, which will be formed by an independent committee consisting of four independent experts and a Director, the latter being appointed by the Internal Affairs Commissioner.
II. The four independent experts will be appointed by the Director of the European Agricultural Board. The Director of the European Agricultural Board will appoint four independent experts.
III. These experts must have different countries of origin than one another.
III. IV. Farmers and fishers will submit their applications to their country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing or equivalent institution, or their responsible union or cooperative, which will send the application to the European Agricultural Board.
IV. V. Subsidies will be directly given to workers of the farming and fishing industries, without any intervention from member states.

AMENDMENT II

SECTION II. REQUISITES FOR OBTAINING SUBSIDIES

I. To receive subsidies from the European Agricultural Fund, farmers should meet the following requisites:
(i.) Look after their farmland and meet the food-safety, environmental and animal welfare standards of their country of origin.
(ii.) Respond to market signals so that they produce the goods demanded by consumers, allowing them to maximise their profits.
(iii.) Provide proof of their farming activity and a simple description of it , such as the minimum amount of produce they have, the fruits, vegetables or other plants they grow, etc.
II. To receive subsidies from the European Agricultural fund, fishers should meet the following requisites:
(i.) Guarantee food security through the transport chain, providing a certificate from their country of origin that proves it.
(ii.) Cooperate in the goal to provide the marine environment with sustainability and protection, through a signed compromise.
(iii.) Provide proof of their fishing activity and a simple description of it , such as the minimum amount of produce they have, the species they catch, etc.

AMENDMENT III

SECTION II. REQUISITES FOR OBTAINING SUBSIDIES

I. To receive subsidies from the European Agricultural Fund, farmers should meet the following requisites:
(i.) Look after their farmland and meet the food-safety, environmental and animal welfare standards of their country of origin.
(ii.) Respond to market signals so that they produce the goods demanded by consumers, allowing them to maximise their profits.
(iii.) (ii.) Provide proof of their farming activity and a description of it, such as the minimum amount of produce they have, the fruits, vegetables or other plants they grow, etc.
II. To receive subsidies from the European Agricultural fund, fishers should meet the following requisites:
(i.) Guarantee food security through the transport chain, providing a certificate from their country of origin that proves it.
(ii.) Cooperate in the goal to provide the marine environment with sustainability and protection, through a signed compromise.
(iii.) Provide proof of their fishing activity and a description of it, such as the minimum amount of produce they have, the species they catch, etc.

AMENDMENT IV

SECTION III. FUNDING DECISION

I. The European Agricultural Board will make decisions based on simple majority votes, either accepting or rejecting applications.
II. Decisions by the board are final and non-negotiable. If any details of the application are changed, the board could either not present additional funding or reject the application.
III. II. Decisions made by the board will follow the strict criteria of requisites named in Section II of this act.
IV. III. The European Agricultural Board will have a month to answer the application.
V. IV. Workers of the farming or fishing industries that obtain the subsidy and do not comply with any of these requirements may be denied a subsidy the following year and mandated to pay back the previous subsidy with a 2.5% interest rate. an interest rate as high as 3%. The European Agricultural Board will decide the interest rate.
VI. V. Vigilance on complying with the requirements will be done by member states, who shall then report any incident(s) to the European Agricultural Board if found.

AMENDMENT V

SECTION III. FUNDING DECISION

V. Workers of the farming or fishing industries that obtain the subsidy and do not comply with any of these requirements may be denied a subsidy the following year and mandated to pay back the previous subsidy with a 2.5% interest rate. an interest rate as high as 3%. The European Agricultural Board will decide the interest rate.

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Voting begins NOW and will continue until 23:59 GMT on 7 August 2022.

Iras Tilkanas
Council Speaker and Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen

[Duxburian Union]

On behalf of the Union of Duxburian Dominions, I vote FOR Amendment II and AGAINST all others.

Wesley Greene
Councillor-General of the Duxburian Union

[Spain]

I vote FOR Amendments I, II, III and V and AGAINST Amendment IV.

Donald Tusk
Councillor for Spain

[Elthize]

Representing the State of Elthize, I vote FOR the first, second, third and fourth amendments. I ABSTAIN from voting for the fifth amendment.

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Liam Zachary, Councillor for Elthize

[Leagio]

I vote FOR Amendments I, II, III, IV, and AGAINST V.

Lionel Morel
EU Councilor for Leagio

[BrumBrum]

On behalf of United Duchies I vote FOR amendments II and III and AGAINST all other amendments.

Councillor for United Duchies, James Mizrachi-Roscoe

[Istkalen]

Amendment #	Votes For	Votes Against	P/F
1	3	2	PASS
2	5	0	PASS
3	4	1	PASS
4	2	3	FAIL
5	1	3	FAIL

Final voting begins now and will continue until 23:59 GMT on 20 August 2022.

Iras Tilkanas
Council Speaker and Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen

[Spain]

On behalf of the Kingdom of Spain, I vote FOR this act.

Donald Tusk
Councillor for Spain

[Inquista]

On behalf of the Most Blessed State of Inquista, I vote FOR this Act.

Bp. Karinn Lallana
Councillor for Inquista

[BrumBrum]

On behalf of United Duchies I vote FOR this act.
Councillor for United Duchies , James Mizrachi Roscoe

[Elthize]

Representing the State of Elthize, I vote FOR this act.

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Liam Zachary, Councillor for Elthize

[Lusitanovetonia]

On belhaf of Lusitania and Vettonia, I vote FOR this act.

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Federal Republic of Lusitania and Vettonia
President of the Republic Elisa Ubrique
Governor General Camilo Guterres
European Councilior Luis Castro

[Leagio]

On behalf of the Commonwealth of Leagio, I vote FOR this Act.

Lionel Morel
EU Councilor for Leagio

[Czech Slavia]

On behalf of the Democratic Republic of Czech Slavia, I vote FOR this act.

Sofie Čikarová
Councillor for Czech Slavia

[Istkalen]

With seven votes for, this act has passed.

Iras Tilkanas
Council Speaker and Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen