7 Amendments of Frédérique RIES related to 2015/0009(COD)
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The expediency of an investment should also be judged by the extent to which it can persuade private investors to move towards long-term financing of the economy, bearing in mind that, at present, a high proportion of European private savings (approximately EUR 16 000 billion) is invested mainly on a short-term basis, often outside the Union.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The EFSI implementation and oversight arrangements, as well as the formal commitment of Member States, will have a decisive bearing on its success, and it will be necessary to ensure in particular that the best projects are selected on the basis of objective criteria, regardless of their nationality.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The effectiveness of the revival of investment must also be judged on its ability to bring private investors back to the long-term financing of the economy, in so far as a large share of private savings in the EU (some EUR 16 000 billion) is at present mainly invested in the short term and often outside the EU;
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The EFSI should support strategic investments with high economic value added contributingand the potential to achievinge Union policy objectives., especially in infrastructure (broadband, energy, transport) and research and innovation projects involving the life sciences, energy efficiency and water management;
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The procedures for implementing the EFSI and the formal commitment of Member States will play an important role in its success, but measures will also have to be taken to ensure that the best projects are selected according to objective criteria regardless of their national provenance.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The Union shall provide a guarantee to the EIB for financing or investment operations carried out within the Union covered by this Regulation ('EU guarantee'). The EU guarantee shall be granted as a guarantee on demand in respect of instruments referred to in Article 6. As the EU guarantee is not granted to private investors, they shall be given a major role in the use of the eligible financial instruments referred to in Article 6 in order to ensure appropriate private co- financing for the various projects.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) infrastructure projects in the environmental, natural resources, urbanwater and waste management, spatial development and social fields;