5 Amendments of Younous OMARJEE related to 2015/2127(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that persistent problems such as financial barriers result in a lack of investment within the EU and the urgent need to mobilise investment in order to boost the real economy; welcomes, in this regard,takes note of the fact that the proposal for an Investment Plan for Europe and the new European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); recalls that there is a need to ensurhas the aim of rectifying this lack of investment, notably through the setting-up of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); bemoans, however, the fact that there is no geographic strategy in place for the EFSI, which, if it is to be consistencyt with and complementarity between the EFSI andy to the other EU policies and instruments, and in particular the ESI Funds, must serve to strengthen solidarity and cohesion in order to ensure harmonious development across the whole EU;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note of the EIB Operational Plan for 2015-2017; welcomes the fact that it recognises that speeds of recovery differ between the Member States and that it has set economic and social cohesion as a cross-cutting policy goal; points out the need for greater transparency when it comes to the selection and allocation of the Funds, in particular of the EFSI;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the enlarged roleincreased amount of investment made by the EIB Group will play in implementing cohesion policy for the 2014-2020 programming period, and, in this regard, calls on the EIB to reassess its financing strategy, so as to rectify the major imbalances resulting from funds being concentrated in Europe’s most dynamic towns/cities and territories;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the EIB to consolidate its financing strategy by incorporating more meaningful social standards into it, and to monitor more closely the environmental impact of the funding projects;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the EIB to demand greater transparency from its financial intermediaries when it comes to allocating loans to candidate projects;