28 Amendments of Christian EHLER related to 2018/0229(COD)
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Access to finance remains an essential issue for companies in the cultural and creative sector. To further develop this highly innovation sector, the dedicated guarantee facility created in Creative Europe will be continued under InvestEU as it has showed to successfully strengthen the financial capacity and competitiveness of cultural and creative sectors companies.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) The various debt and equity products offered under InvestEU and its thematic windows must cover a large spectrum of risk, including very high risks in particular in the RDI and Digitisation and SMEs windows, as it was the case under Horizon 2020 InnovFin.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 c (new)
Recital 5 c (new)
(5c) Cultural and creative sectors are one of the most resilient and fastest growing sectors of the European economy, which generate economic and cultural value from intellectual property and individual creativity. However, the intangible nature of their assets limits their access to private financing. Thus, one of the greatest challenges for the sectors is to increase their access to finance, which is essential to invest, scale- up and compete at the international level. Therefore the InvestEU Programme should facilitate access to finance for SMEs and organisations from cultural and creative sectors.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) To provide the best possible advice to InvestEU beneficiaries, as well as to support synergies with Horizon Europe, services provided by the EIB InnovFin Advisory should be strengthened.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The InvestEU Fund should operate under four policy windows, mirroring the key Union policy priorities, namely sustainable infrastructure; research, innovation and digitisation:; SMEs; and social investment and skills.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Access to finance remains an essential issue for companies in the cultural and creative sector. To further develop this highly innovation sector, the dedicated guarantee facility created in Creative Europe will be continued under Invest EU as it has showed to successfully strengthen the financial capacity and competitiveness of cultural and creative sectors companies.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) Cultural and creative sectors are one of the most resilient and fastest growing sectors of the European economy, which generate economic and cultural value from intellectual property and individual creativity. However, the intangible nature of their assets limits their access to private financing. Thus, one of the greatest challenges for the sectors is to increase their access to finance, which is essential to invest, scale- up and compete at the international level. Therefore the Invest EU Programme should facilitate access to finance for SMEs and organisations from cultural and creative sectors.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the competitiveness of the Union, including research, innovation and digitisation;
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to support financing and investment operations in research, innovation and digitisation in all policy windows;
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to increase the access to and the availability of finance for SMEs and, in duly justified cases, for small mid-cap companies, including innovative ones;
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) SMEs policy window: access to and availability of finance for SMEs, including innovative ones, and, in duly justified cases, for small mid-cap companies;
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The SMEs policy window shall further develop the different EU guarantee facilities merged under InvestEU, in particular the Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility from the Creative Europe Programme.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. In order to ensure synergies with other Union Programmes, implementing partners shall target that a: – At least 50 % of the investment under the sustainable infrastructure policy window contribute to meeting the Union objectives on climate and environment and the objectives of the Innovation Fund. – At least 35 % of the investment under the research, innovation and digitisation policy window contribute to Horizon Europe objectives. – At least 70 % of the guarantee offered to SMEs and mid-caps under the SME policy window should support innovative SMEs. – At least 30 % of the investment under the social investment and skills policy window contribute to the objectives of Horizon Europe and Erasmus +.
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The InvestEU Advisory Hub shall provide advisory support for the identification, preparation, development, structuring, procuring and implementation of investment projects, or enhance the capacity of promoters and financial intermediaries to implement financing and investment operations. Its support may cover any stage of the life-cycle of a project or financing of a supported entity, as appropriate. Experts in the Advisory Hub will work in close cooperation with the EIB InnovFin Advisory.
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. By 30 Sept1 December 20254, the Commission shall carry out an interim evaluation on the InvestEU Programme, in particular on the use of the EU guarantee.
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) expansion of the generation, supply or useimplementation of clean and sustainable renewable energy solutions;
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) energy efficiency, energy transition and energy savings (with a focus on reducing demand through demand-side management and the refurbishment of buildings);
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
(e) carbon-capture and -storage infrastructure and manufacturing facilities towards energy transition.
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
(a) research, includingsupport to research infrastructures and support to academia,research and innovation projects contributing to the objectives of [Horizon Europe];
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
(d) collaborative research and innovation projects between academia, research and technology organisations and industry;
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
(f) new effective healthcare products, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices and advanced therapy medicinal productssupport to R&D in all thematic defined in Horizon Europe, including transport, health, energy, climate and digitalisation.
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The SMEs policy window shall further develop the different EU guarantee facilities merged under Invest EU, in particular the Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility from the Creative Europe Programme.
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a a (new)
(aa) Quantum technologies
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8
8. Cultural and creative sectors; media, augaming industry; fashion industry; medioa-visual sector and journalism; European Cultural Heritage Cloud.
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 5 – point 5.1
Annex III – point 5 – point 5.1
5.1 Contribution to the objective of 3% of the Union's GDP invested in research, development and innovation throughout the programme.
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 5 – point 5.2
Annex III – point 5 – point 5.2
5.2 Number of enterprises supported carrying out research and innovation projects throughout the programme.
Amendment 497 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 6 – point 6.2
Annex III – point 6 – point 6.2
6.2 Number of enterprises supported by stage (early, growth/expansion) in particular innovative SMEs.
Amendment 803 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8
8. Cultural and creative sectors; media, augaming industry; fashion industry; medioa-visual sector and journalism; European Cultural Heritage Cloud.