2 Amendments of Reimer BÖGE related to 2015/2008(BUD)
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Investment Plan presented by the Commission, which can create the potential to mobilise EUR 315 billion of investments in infrastructures, education and research, as well as SMEs and mid-cap companies; notes that the EU budget is expected to provide the backbone of this investment plan by making available the EUR 8 billion required in commitments and payments for the provisioning of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); considers the EU budget contribution as an opportunity to deliver a significant return on the objectives of the programmes concerned (Horizon 2020, Connecting Europe Facility) through a higher leverage effectInvestment Plan through a higher leverage effect; calls, however, for the examination of alternative funding sources within the EU budget (e.g. the performance reserve of the European Structural Investment Funds) given the already very tight budget of Horizon2020 and the narrow unallocated margin which should serve to cover unforeseen needs;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the complementary nature of the proposed Investment Plan and the EU budget and their joint commitment to kick- start the economy and boost job creation; stresses that the EU budget is in itself a major investment tool with a distinctive role and mission, that has provided tangible results with a clear European added value; is convinced that every effort needs to be deployed in order to create synergies not only between the Investment Plan, the EU budget and the EUnational budgets but also with national budgetsto remove existing impediments to investment, in particular regarding the clarity and predictability of the regulatory framework, in order to bridge the investment gap and maximise the effect of public spending on the real economy;