3 Amendments of Hannu TAKKULA related to 2016/0276(COD)
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Additionality, a key feature of the EFSI, should be strengthened in the selection of projects. In particular, operations should only be eligible for EFSI support if they address clearly identified market failures or sub-optimal investment situations. The purpose of additionality should be limited to ensuring that selected projects are those that could not have otherwise obtained financing on the market due to a higher risk profile. Additionality as a term must be kept simple and create other more easily measurable criterion for the funding. Operations in infrastructure under the Infrastructure and Innovation Window linking two or more Member States, including e-infrastructure, should be considered additional given their inherent difficulty and their high added value for the Union.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Simplification is needed in the procedures for processing operations so that the information which final beneficiaries, especially SMEs, are required to provide is the minimum necessary to ensure their success without imposing an excessive bureaucratic burden for SMEs, while bearing in mind that transparency of the procedure should be prioritised;
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b – point ii
Regulation (EU) No 2015/2017
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) providing pro-active support on the establishment of investment platforms with a view to simultaneously supporting smaller-scale projects, while bearing in mind that the requirement of innovativeness must be fulfilled;