PREAMBLE
This Act shall create the European Agricultural Fund, which aims to provide economic assistance to workers of the farming and fishing industries.
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 Director of the European Agricultural Board will appoint four independent experts.
III. These experts must have different countries of origin than one another.
III. Farmers and fishers will fill in 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. Subsidies will be directly given to workers of the farming and fishing industries, without any intervention from member states.
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.
(iii.) Provide proof of their farming activity and a simple description of it
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
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. Decisions made by the board will follow the strict criteria of requisites named in Section II of this act.
IV. The European Agricultural Board will have a month to answer the application.
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.
VI. 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.
Councillors, during my campaign I promised to introduce the European Agricultural Fund, a new European organisation that will prove assitance to the workers of the farming and fishing industries. This act is very important for them, as it would improve their economic condition, decrease their expenses, as some of them could be covered by Europe, and make the sector more attractive than it is now. I hope to find your support.
Jean-Claude Juncker
Premier Commissioner
The Kingdom of Spain
His Majesty the King, Felipe VI
President Alberto Núñez-Feijóo
Councillor and Council Speaker Donald Tusk
This is a well written act and given how much is decided at national level I can support this. Though I do ask why its appropiate for the Agricultural Fund funding and applications to be dealt with at national level but not EDA funding apparently which it was said in the debates would "render the EU pointless" surely if national boards or agencies running the applications for EDA funding does makes the EU pointless doing the same for EAF funding does. Yet the former idea was laughed at during the election. I do believe the approach of trusting the nations this bill takes is a positive step in the right direction and certainly hope this is how other EU funds are dealt with in the future including EDA funding. I will be supporting this bill and will be putting pressure on Juncker during the budget period to give significant funding of at least 10 Billion Euros to this fund. Thats how much I like how this act and fund is structured.
James Mizrachi-Roscoe, Councillor for United Duchies
Lusitania and Vettonia see this law as an advance which they will certainly support and which balances the Union-Member States power very well.
President of the Republic: Elisa Ubrique
Governor General: Camilo Guterres
European Councilior: Luis Castro
First off, I am opening debate until 8am EDT on 31st July 2022.
The Empire of Inimicus will oppose this attempt to create yet another European-level authority with yet more committees being filled and paid for, with objectives that may muddle the waters for the European Development Agency.
Nicholas Benfield
Deputy Speaker
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
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.
Liam Zachary, Councillor for Elthize
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
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.
Liam Zachary, Councillor for Elthize
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
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.
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
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
I vote FOR Amendments I, II, III and V and AGAINST Amendment IV.
Donald Tusk
Councillor for Spain
Representing the State of Elthize, I vote FOR the first, second, third and fourth amendments. I ABSTAIN from voting for the fifth amendment.
Liam Zachary, Councillor for Elthize
I vote FOR Amendments I, II, III, IV, and AGAINST V.
Lionel Morel
EU Councilor for Leagio
President of the Commonwealth: Ran Mouri-Kudo (Progressive Alliance Party)
Governor-General of the Commonwealth: Magic Kaito (Leagioan Pact of Democracy)
EU Councilor for Leagio: Francis Plessis (CPP/ EDLR)
On behalf of United Duchies I vote FOR amendments II and III and AGAINST all other amendments.
Councillor for United Duchies, James Mizrachi-Roscoe
| 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
On behalf of the Kingdom of Spain, I vote FOR this act.
Donald Tusk
Councillor for Spain
On behalf of the Most Blessed State of Inquista, I vote FOR this Act.
Bp. Karinn Lallana
Councillor for Inquista
The Most Blessed State of Inquista
Archbishop Mikaela Kligenberg
Chief Bishop Secretary Edward Firoux
Councillor Karinn Lallana
On behalf of United Duchies I vote FOR this act.
Councillor for United Duchies , James Mizrachi Roscoe
Representing the State of Elthize, I vote FOR this act.
Liam Zachary, Councillor for 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.
Liam Zachary, Councillor for Elthize
