8 Amendments of Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER related to 2016/0281(COD)
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union'sMember States’ ambitious External Investment Plan (EIP) is needed toa possible means of supporting investments starting in Africa and the Union's Neighbourhood as a means to promote the sustainable development goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ('the 2030 Agenda') as well as the commitments under the recently revised European Neighbourhood Policy thus addressing root causes of migration. It should also contribute to the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (COP 21).
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Furthermore, the EFSD should operate as 'one-stop-shop' to receive financing proposals from financial institutions and public or privcome under the exclusive control of Member States investors and deliver a wide range of financial support to eligible investments. The EFSD Guarantee should be backed by the EFSD Guarantee Fund. The EFSD should deploy innovative instruments to support investments and involve the private sector. order to prevent the EU from favouring private operators from only one Member State, as it does in other areas;
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Moreover, the Strategic Board should support the Commission in setting strategic guidance and overall investment goals. The Strategic Board should also support coordination and coherence between the regional platforms. This should ensure complementarityThe Council should be responsible for providing guidance ofn the various instruments in external action. The Strategic Board should be co-chaired by the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to ensure consistency and coherence with Union external policy objectives and partnership frameworks with third countriinvestments allowed under the fund, which is financed by the Member States.;
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union should make available a guarantee of EUR 1 500 000 000 to establish the EFSD Guarantee. Member States and other contributors are invited to contribute further to support the EFSD Guarantee Fund in the form of cash (Member States and other contributors) or guarantees (Member States) in order to increase the liquidity cushion and thus allow the increase of the total volume of EFSD Guarantee. The Union should make available a guarantee of EUR 1 500 000 000 to establish the EFSD Guarantee. Member States, public financial institutionsGiven that the Union does not produce anything itself, any guarantees that are made available come from the Member States, and other contributors should be invited to provide additional funding to the EFSD Guarantee Fund under conditions that should be established in an agreement to be concluded between the Commission on behalf of the Union and all theis should be made clear to the beneficiary countributors.es;
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1