9 Amendments of Eleftherios SYNADINOS related to 2016/2099(INI)
Amendment 1 #
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1. Considers that the EIB, which markets itself as ‘the EU bank’ and is incorporated and fully governed by the Treaties and relevant annexed Protocol, must live up to this particular status, which entails particular rights and responsibilities; observes that the bank is playing a key role in implementing an ever greater number of financial instruments leveraging on EU budgetary funds for the benefit of the Member States and that these resources should be used to support the real economy;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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2. Considers that the information currently made available to citizens and to the budgetary authority on financial instruments lacks completeness,is inadequate and lacks timeliness and real exploitability for making informed decisions on budgetary allocations, future EU financial rules and the future EU financial framework; expects the EIB to contribute actively and effectively to the EU budget’s legibility for the benefit of the Member State citizens, given its unique expertise and, know-how and key position;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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Β. whereas decarbonising transport is a major challenge, and significant reductions in CO2 emissions from transport are needed if the EU is to achieve its long-term climate and environmental goals; whereas congestion and air pollution are major problems in developing urban mobility;
Amendment 13 #
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3. Understands that the current EIB ‘Resilience’ initiative, the future EU External Investment Plan and the revision of the EIB external mandate cannot be entirely coordinated, as swift answers are needednotwithstanding actual requirements and guidelines, as swift and effective answers are needed to situations arising in times of crisis; insists, however, on the coherence and, streamlining and coordination of all EU external action financial instruments; expects in particular the updated regional technical operational guidelines or any future equivalent document used to link EU objectives and EIB external action to be more detailed than hitherto;
Amendment 18 #
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1. WelcomesIs concerned at Commission President Juncker’s plan to increase the capacity of the Investment Plan for Europe from EUR 315 billion to EUR 630 billion, although this plan has not proved sufficient to solve the problems of entrepreneurship, especially in economically weak countries; underlines, however, that it should not lead to a reduction in well-functioning sources of transport infrastructure and services funding;
Amendment 20 #
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4. Calls on the EIB to establish a new, responsible taxation policy and to transpose good governance requirements in its contracts with all selected financial intermediaries in line with the ‘External Strategy for Effective Taxation’; reiterates that the EIB should improve effectively and immediately the quality of information on ultimate beneficiaries and prevent transactions with financial intermediaries that have a negative record in terms of transparency, fraud or corruption, or are registered in offshore financial centres or tax havens or might compromise the credibility, authority or particular influence of the EIB.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
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2. Encourages the EIB to continue to support sustainable, safe, climate-friendly, technologically advanced and innovative transport; underlines that it is the European Parliament’s priority to provide sufficient funding for projects with European added value, including the cross- border transport links;
Amendment 46 #
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3. Believes that an innovative and effective economy needs advanced infrastructure and that transport infrastructure should be among the priorities, with a special focus on innovative multimodal infrastructure solutions such as short multimodal and multi-operable tunnels or bridges in sparsely populated areas or local communities;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
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6. Stresses the importance in combating climate change and protecting biodiversity of the goals set by COP 21 with regard to transport; underlines that the financial means should be available to bring about a modal shift from road to rail and waterborne and inland waterway transport; insists also that attention should be paid to investment in clean power for transport;