17 Amendments of Alfred SANT related to 2016/2099(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the September 2016 Evaluation of the Functioning of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) of the European Investment Bank,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the bank must retain a strong credit standing and must remain selective in its operations, taking into account not only the high volumes and returns of the investment but also the social and economic development targets of different sectors;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EIB should continue to strengthen its efforts to expand its loan activities in regions with a low level of investment capacity;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EIB, as the institution responsible for the implementation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)FSI, should also maintain solid financial results and a high quality of asset portfolio as a main priority;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the EIB should, through all its available instruments, help address regional inequalities on the basis of financing sound investment projects; whereas, in particular, the EIB should devise additional ways of sustaining the economic development of the peripheral regions of the EU, including those countries that have had to apply a stabilisation programme;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that at EU level there are major structural reasons which are increasing the investment gap between Member States; calls on the EIB to boost its technical assistance in order to address low project generation capacity and borrowing capacity in some Member States;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the fact that the strengthening of EU competitiveness depends among other things on an increase in public and private investment, especially in innovation, research and development and digitalisation;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that in 2015, 58% of all EIB-signed projects were allocated to the five biggest economies while the share of the other 23 Member States stood at 32%;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Observes that EFSI portfolio after one year of operations is highly concentrated, notably under the Infrastructure and Innovation Window 63% of total amount signed is in the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain and under the SME Window, 54% of the amount signed is in Italy, France and Germany; underlines that smaller Member States and peripheral regions have less capacity and financial capability to originate and structure bankable projects; urges the EIB to ensure an adequate geographical distribution of the operations;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Innovation andcreasing EU competitiveness through innovation and education
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes that the EIB plays a key role in developing an "investment culture" across the EU through targeted investments in education and training, in particular in less developed regions;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Takes the view that the EIB should devise ways of relaxing the conditionality for benefitting firms in regions with youth unemployment above 250 %, without calling into question the viability of the projects; adds that where such flexibility is provided, a conditionality of youth employment must be included;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Asks the EIB to continue its action to tackle the migrant and refugee crisis by financing emergency projects in countries of destination and where possible, making long-term investments in the refugees’ countries of origin;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 30 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Strengthening transparency and accountability
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the EIB to implement stringent criteria on conflict of interest, fraud and corruption in order to safeguard public interest;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Insists on the need to achieve the highest level of transparency and institutional accountability; calls on the EIB to present to the European Parliament the ongoing operations through regular meetings and giving access to information and financial documents;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
Paragraph 30 c (new)
30c. Calls on the EIB to improve the participation of national governments, regional and local authorities; encourages the EIB to facilitate the exchange of best practices and to strengthen the involvement of the EIB's national offices;