4 Amendments of Andor DELI related to 2016/2302(INI)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission, as it is not always clear to some members of the public that a given investment has come from European Union funds, to survey the possibilities of raising the profile of such investments and of making it clearer that EU funding is involved;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes the significant differences across the EU regarding the penetration of financial instruments, including ESI Funds and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); emphasises that the overall success of such instruments depends on how easy they are to use and the ability of the Member States to manage investments through them; calls on the Commission, in order to reduce the current significant disparities in the distribution of financial instruments, to present programmes which are tailor- made and take into account circumstances and differences in the Member States;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the existing technical assistance practices provided by the Commission and the EIB Group through the fi-compass platform; regrets that the on-the-ground support services to authorities and especially to recipients of financial instruments, including EFSI, are limited; stresses the necessity of tailor- made and country-specific education and training of relevant stakeholders in order to maximize the effectiveness of financing and minimize the number of mistakes; calls for a joint technical assistance plan by the Commission and the EIB comprising financial and non-financial advice as well as capacity building, targeted at national authorities as well as fund managers;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. HighlightNotes that financial instruments perform better in well- developed regions and metropolitan areas, while grants address regional structural issues; underlines the significance of geographical and regional balanced financing therefore calls on the Commission to make additional effort in order to ensure it; notes that increasing the share of financial instruments should not influence the grant appropriations as this would hinder the balance; emphasises that in a number of public policies grants have to dominate, while financial instruments can play complementary roles;