6 Amendments of Matthijs van MILTENBURG related to 2016/2151(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores that the creation of the EFSI and of the Guarantee Fund with a 50% target rate has limited the budgetary flexibility in the 2014-2020 MFF by reducing the unallocated margins under the MFF expenditure ceiling and that the planned budget for CEF has been reduced; is concerned with the proposal ofconsiders as irresponsible that the Commission proposes to prolong EFSI without any impact assessment nor a thorough and convincing evaluation regarding this instrument;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that the EIB’'s evaluation report notes geographical imbalances and sectoral concentrations in the Infrastructure and Innovation Window portfolio (IIW) and that financing under the IIW is concentrated (63%) in three Member States; calls on the Commission to urgently assess the impact of EFSI for the Union as a whole; regrets that EFSI is not sufficiently used for the financing of infrastructure for more sustainable modes, such as for rail, sustainable inland waterways, cycling and walkingnovative transport projects in all modes of transport, for instance to promote sustainable means of transport or to further encourage the digitalisation process as well as barrier-free accessibility;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that the Commission (DG MOVE) has not yet established a formalised consolidated strategic document for the supervision on the TEN-T core network corridors development; encourages the Commission to adopt such strategic document regarding supervision activities; further encourages the Commission to focus in this regard on transparency for large projects with a cost of more than 1 billion euros and to guaran and transparency; recalls that transparency and consultation with all stakeholders contributee the participation of representative citizens’ organisations in decision makingo the success of transport projects;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that transport projects in 2014-2020 will be financed from several sources, including the CEF, the Cohesion Fund, the European Fund for Regional Development and the EFSI; calls on the Commission, therefore, to develop synergies that will enable these different sources of funding to allocate the funds available more efficiently, as well as the blending of these resources; calls on the Commission to annually deliver and publish, inter alia on its websites, easily accessible lists of transport, including modal share percentages, and tourism projects, that are co-financed through the mentioned funds;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that the Commission should ensure totalfurther improve transparency in the management of funds, ensuring that the public interest is protected and always, in all circumstances, takes precedent over any private interest; insists that Public Private Partnerships should not lead to privatising profits whilst socialising losses;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets that appropriations for sustainable and accessible tourism are not yet adequate to support the development of the sector, also with a view, in particular to promote the development of sustainable and accessible tourism projects, and to support SMEs and, micro-enterprises as well as the new sharingdevelopments in the collaborative economiesy;