5 Amendments of James NICHOLSON related to 2015/0009(COD)
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The investment environment within the Union should be improved by carrying out necessary structural reforms, removing barriers to investment, reinforcing the Single Market and by enhancing regulatory predictability and reducing regulatory red tape. The work of the EFSI, and investments across Europe generally, should benefit from this accompanying work.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The purpose of the EFSI should be to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing productive investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing. It is intended that increased access to financing should be of particular benefit to small and medium enterprises. It is also appropriate to extend the benefit of such increased access to financing to mid- cap companies, which are companies having up to 3000 employees. Overcoming Europe's current investment difficulties should contribute to strengthening the Union's competitiveness, growth potential and economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The EFSI should support strategic investments with high economic value added contributing to achieving Union policy objectives and the development of infrastructure, particularly in rural areas, research and innovation, developing and modernising the agri-food sector and improving access to finance for SMEs in this sector.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The EFSI shall support strategic investments with high social, environmental and economic added value, promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion and contributing to achieving Union objectives in all policy areas including agriculture and the agri-food sector.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) development of infrastructure, including in the areas of transport, particularly in industrial centres and rural areas; energy, in particular energy interconnections; and digital infrastructureand telecommunication infrastructure, particularly in order to reduce rural isolation;