9 Amendments of Constanze KREHL related to 2015/0009(COD)
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Provided that all relevant eligibility criteria are fulfilled, Member States may use European Structural Investment Funds to contribute to the financing of eligible projects that are supported by the EU guarantee. The flexibility of this approach should maximise the potential to atAt the level of projects, investments made by EFSI that are supported by the EU guarantee may be used to complement investments by European Strauct investors to the areas of investment targeted by the EFSIural and Investment Funds to foster synergies and to ensure maximum added value.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29 a) The Commission should explore in the context of the MFF midterm review the possibilities under the Union Budget to redirect the available funding to the EU guarantee from programmes other than the Horizon 2020 and the CEF, including the possibility to use up to 1/3 of the amount of the performance reserve as provided for and calculated in accordance with Article 20 of the Common Provisions Regulation, and submit to the European Parliament and the Council the appropriate proposals to that effect.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Investment Committee shall act in line with the Union's objective of strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The EU guarantee shall be granted for EIB financing and investment operations approved by the Investment Committee referred to in Article 3(5) or funding to the EIF in order to conduct EIB financing and investment operations in accordance with Article 7(2). The operations concerned shall be consistent with Union policies as well as the Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth 'Europe 2020' and support any of the following general objectives:
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The operations concerned shall lead to the strengthening of economic, social and territorial cohesion throughout the European Union and, in particular, shall contribute to the long-term sustainable development of the region, in which the operation is taking place.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Provided that all relevant eligibility criteria are fulfilled, Member States may use European Structural and Investment Funds to contribute to the financing of eligible projects in which the EIB is investing with the support of the EU guaranteeAt the level of projects, investments made by EFSI may be used to complement investments made by European Structural and Investment Funds.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Where EFSI and the European Structural and Investment Funds are combined at the level of projects, the combination thereof shall be in line with the rules laid out in the Common Provisions Regulation (Article 65(11) and Annex 1 sections 3 and 4), so as to strengthen coordination, synergies and complementarities between EFSI and the European Structural and Investment Funds.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(f a) an assessment of the added value and financial synergies of combining European Structural and Investment Funds with EFSI.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
At the latest [PO insert date: 18 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council an evaluateion on the use of the EU guarantee and the functioning of the guarantee fund, including the use of endowments according to Article 8(9). The Commission shall submit its evaluation to the European Parliament and the Council, as well as the source of financing of the guarantee and submit to the European Parliament and the Council in the context of the MFF midterm review appropriate proposals in view of redirecting to the guarantee any available funding from programmes other than those that are covered by Article 18 and Article 19 of this regulation, including the possibility to use up to 1/3 of the amount of the performance reserve as provided for and calculated in accordance with Article 20 of the Common Provisions Regulation.