7 Amendments of Marian-Jean MARINESCU related to 2010/2105(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Having in mind the rising energy demand in the emerging countries, draws attention to the EU imperative need to come up with adequate investments in energy supply and efficiency, through strengthening its energy infrastructure and reducing as much as possible dependency on market fluctuations which could have negative consequences on the EU economy and the 2020 objectives;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. UIs of the opinion that any EU initiative in the field of financial activity taxation should be properly assessed on its implications on the real economy in terms of passing through of costs, access to finance; urges Member States not to adopt unilateral measures affecting the competitiveness of European industries.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the European Investment Bank Report on the Action undertaken in response to the Resolution of the European Parliament of the on 23 September 2010; encourages further cooperation between the European Commission and the European Investment Bank for building the next multi-annual financial frameworks on innovative financial instruments, in order to increase substantially the volume of EU budget spending through financial instruments;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that innovative financial instruments should be used to support public-private partnerships, and should be envisaged as alternative to pure public spending as a way to leverage funds and address market failure;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recognizes the need for public sector investment to complement and enhance private sector funding where possible; notes however that the use of special purpose means of financing projects can result in increased off-balance sheet liabilities as well as increased cost of capital for European institutions, the EU or Member States; believes such measures should be accompanied by full transparent disclosure with appropriate investment guidelines, risk management, exposure limits, scrutiny and surveillance procedures established in a democratically accountable manner;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Welcomes the multi-country European bonds which have been recently suggested and underlines that using these instruments for financing new infrastructure could have an effective European added value through its solidarity approach;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls on the Commission and the European Central Bank to investigate the moral hazard implication for Member States of financing critical infrastructure projects via EU project-bonds or euro- bonds, especially where such infrastructure projects have a trans- national reach.