Activities of Heidi HAUTALA related to 2017/2071(INI)
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Amendments (15)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that the EIB has affirmed its commitment to supporting the fulfilment of the Paris Agreement; believes that the review of the EIB’s energy policylending criteria foreseen for 2018 will be an opportunity for the bank to reconsidertake stock of the support it gives to the fossil fuels sector and it publish the relevant, related comprehensive data ; urges the bank, in this context, to publish the concrete action plans deriving from its 2015 Climate Strategy and to align its portfolio with the global average temperature increase target of less than 2°C, through th1,5% in line with the COP 21 agreement, through the swift and complete phasing-out of fossil fuel projects and the prioritisation of energy efficiency and renewable projects;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that the EIB has had very mixed results on climate action, even though it just met its 25% target overall; is concerned that in 16 EU Member States, EIB support for climate action did not reach even the level of 20% and that climate action investment in 2016 was predominantly located in the EU’s stronger economies with 70 per cent of EFSI support for renewable energy was concentrated in just one country – Belgium – while 80 per cent of energy efficiency investment through the EFSI was allocated to France, Finland and Germany;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the EIB’s commitment to tackling the phenomenon of forced displacement and migration and taking action in countries particularly affected by the migration crisis, including by strengthening humanitarian action and providing support for economic growthdevelopment, the construction of modern and sustainable infrastructure and job creation; expects the EIB Group, to this end, to step up its efforts in coordinating its Economic Resilience Initiative and the External Lending Mandate currently under revision with the establishment of the EFSD mid-2017;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expects a rapid agreement to be reached on the prolongation of EFSI action, and that the revised fund will enable the problems identified in the previous version, namely in relation to additionality, sustainability, climate action, geographic balance and advisory hub activities, to be overcome;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that the EIB’s NCJ Policy needs to be ambitious; notes that relying on the common EU list of third country jurisdictions that fail to comply with tax good governance standards, which is expected to be endorsed by the Council of the EU by the end of 2017 and which will prevail over other lead organisations’ lists in the case of conflict, is a positive but insufficient step, and calls for country-by- country reporting without exemptions to be made a key part of the EIB’s corporate social responsibility strategy, before the EU adopts its legislation in the field;the EIB should comply with relevant standards and applicable legislation on the prevention of money laundering, and the fight against terrorism, tax fraud and tax evasion. The EIB should not make use of or engage in tax avoidance structures, in particular aggressive tax planning schemes or practices not complying with tax good governance criteria, as set out in the legal acts of the Union, Council conclusions, Commission communications or any formal notice by the Commission. The EIB should not maintain business relations with entities incorporated or established in jurisdictions that do not co-operate with the Union in relation to the application of the internationally agreed tax standards on transparency and exchange of information. The EIB should, following a consultation with the Commission and stakeholders, revise and update its policy on non-cooperative jurisdictions at the latest following the adoption of the Union list of non-cooperative jurisdictions. Every year thereafter, the Commission should submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation of that policy.
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that projects managed by the European Investment Bank involved Mossack Fonseca and that the European Commission blocked 18 projects in 2016, preventing €1billion to end up in or transit through non cooperative jurisdictions; Calls on the Commission to publish an annual public report on the use of EU funds as well as EIB and EBRD money transfers to offshore structures, including the number and nature of projects blocked, explanatory comments on the rationale for blocking projects and follow-up actions taken to ensure no EU funds directly or indirectly help tax avoidance and tax fraud;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the EIB Group’s cooperation and exchanges with the different Commission services on the measures contained in the anti-tax avoidance package, with a view to clarifying the scope and key elements of the legislative package, the EIB Group’s role and involvement, and its engagement in dialogue with civil society organisations (CSOs) on these issues, at the level of both the EIB Group’s Board of Directors and the EIB’s services, such as the OCCO; calls on the EIB to better integrate tax avoidance as part of its due diligence checks;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Reiterates that the EIB shall revise its Policy on preventing and deterring prohibited conduct in EIB activities, which should set in stone the necessity for the EIB to stop financing and/or approving further loan disbursements to projects under ongoing national or OLAF investigation for corruption and fraud. In this regard, asks for further clarity about the status of the EIB’s and OLAF’s investigation into EIB loans to Volkswagen;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for the EIB Group’s disclosure policy to ensure an increasingly high level of transparency as regards the principles governing its pricing policy and governance bodies; welcomes, in this regard, the disclosure of the minutes of the meetings of the EIB Group’s Board of Directors of January 2017, the public register of documents, and the publication of project data via the International Aid Transparency Initiative4 ; calls for the publication of the minutes of management committee meetings; __________________ 4 European Parliament resolution of 28 April 2016 on the European Investment Bank (EIB) – Annual Report 2014.
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the EIB to publish Results Measurement Sheets for individual projects outside the EU and Three Pillars Assessment Sheets for projects in the EU in order to strengthen the Bank’s transparency at project level;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Reiterates the recommendations of paragraphs 71 and 74 of resolution (2016/2098(INI)) concerning high risk sub-projects supported via commercial banks, and on contracts and sub- contracts, deplores the lack of action of the EIB in this regard;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the EIB Group to adopt the whistleblowing policy review that has already been announced, which is to update the previous policy dating from 2009; to reinforce the independence, legitimacy, accessibility, predictability, equitability and transparency of its Complaints Mechanism, including by involving Directors and enhancing protection of complainants; believes that such measures are clearly in the interest of the bank, the stakeholders and the EU institutions;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Notes that in many EIB’s countries of operations, human rights, in particular freedom of expression, assembly, and association are under attack, from violent crackdowns on protests and criminalization of speech, to arbitrary arrests and detention of human rights defenders, as well as restrictions on civil society organizations. Calls on the EIB to adopt a Human Rights Action Plan to implement the objectives of the EU Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy, the EU Action Plan for Human Rights and Democracy and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in order to prevent negative impacts of EIB projects on human rights, to ensure its projects contribute to the enhancement and realisation of human rights, and to provide remedies in case of human rights violations;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Recommends that the new European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) examine the possibility of covering EIB operations in the EU Member States concerned as part of its activities;