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"I voted for this report because beekeeping is a vitally important economic and social activity which plays a crucial role in the sustainable development of Europe’s rural areas, by creating jobs and providing an important ecosystem service via pollination. At the same time, it helps improve biodiversity by maintaining the genetic diversity of plants, while bee colonies provide important environmental assets and food security.
I think that it is important for us to adopt urgent measures to protect bee health, taking into account the specific features of beekeeping, the diversity of actors involved and the principles of proportionality and subsidiarity. I supported the Commission’s pilot surveillance programme on bee health and I also support the setting up of a European network of reference apiaries to monitor bee health in relation to environmental conditions and agricultural and beekeeping practices. Last but not least, I agree that under the new common agricultural policy from 2013, the EU should give targeted support to young beekeepers in order to offset the unfavourable age structure of the beekeeping sector."@en1
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