Activities of Alexandru NAZARE related to 2008/0268(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
EIB and EBRD annual reports for 2007 - Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Community guarantee should cover losses under loans and loan guarantees for EIB eligible investment projects carried out in countries covered by the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (the 'IPA'), the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (the 'ENPI') and, the Development Cooperation Instrument (the 'DCI'), the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (the 'EIDHR')1, and the Nuclear Safety Cooperation Instrument (the 'NSCI')2, where the loan financing or guarantee has been granted according to a signed agreement which has neither expired nor been cancelled ('EIB Financing Operations'). _____________ 1 Regulation (EC) No 1889/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council of 20 December 2006 (OJ L 386, 29.12.2006, p. 1). 2 Council Regulation (Euratom) No 300/2007 of 19 February 2007 (OJ L 81, 22.3.2007, p. 1).
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) From 2007, the Community's external relations have also been supported by the new financial instruments, i.e. the IPA, the ENPI, the DCI, the EIDHR, the NSCI and by the Instrument for Stability
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) With regard to pre-accession countries, EIB financing in those countries should reflect the priorities established in the Accession and European Partnerships, in the Stabilisation and Association agreements and in negotiations with the Community. The focus of Community action in the Western Balkans should continue to shift progressively from reconstruction to pre-accession support, while taking account of the present economic climate and the economic difficulties which to one or another extent all countries are faced with. In this context, the EIB activity should, in addition, also seek to encourage the institution building aspect, where relevant, in cooperation with other International Financial Institutions ('IFIs') active in the region. Over the period 2007-2013, financing to candidate countries (Croatia, Turkey and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) should increasingly take place under the Pre-Accession Facility made available by the EIB, which should be extended over time to cover the potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans in line with the progress of their accession process.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) With regard to countries covered by the ENPI, the EIB should continue and consolidate its activities inrelating to the Mediterranean region, enhancing its focus on private sector development. In this respect, cooperation by partner countries to facilitate private sector development and encourage structural reform, in particular financial sector reform, is needed, as well as other measures to facilitate EIB activities, in particular to ensure that the EIB can issue bonds in local markets. As regards Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus and Russia, the EIB should enhance its activities in the countries concerned in line with appropriate conditionality consistent with Community high level agreements with the country in question on political and macro-economic aspects. In this region, the EIB should finance projects of significant interest to the Community in transport, energy, telecommunications and environmental infrastructure. Priority should be given to projects on extended major Trans European Network axes, projects with cross-border implications for one or more Member States and major projects favouring regional integration through increased connectivity. In the environmental sector, the EIB should in Russia give particular priority to projects within the framework of the Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership. In the energy sector, strategic energy supply and energy transport projects are of particular importance, in line with the objective of Community policy of diversifying energy sources and with a view to guaranteeing stable and secure resources for consumers. EIB Financing Operations in this region should be carried out in close cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ('the EBRD'), in particular according to the terms set out in a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between the Commission, the EIB and the EBRD.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) With a view to enhancing the coherence of overall Community support in the regions concerned, opportunities should be sought to combine EIB financing with Community budgetary resources as appropriate, in the form of grant support, risk capital and interest rate subsidies, alongside technical assistance for project preparation, implementation or enhancement of the legal and regulatory framework, through the IPA, the ENPI, the Instrument for Stability, the EIDHR, the NSCI, and, for South Africa, the DCI.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The EIB already closely cooperates with IFIs and with European bilateral institutions. This cooperation is guided by regionally-specific Memoranda of Understanding, which should be approved by the governing bodies of the EIB. In its financing operations outside the Community falling within the scope of this Decision, the EIB should endeavour to further enhance coordination and cooperation with IFIs and with European bilateral institutions where relevant, including, where appropriate, cooperation on sector conditionality, increased use of cofinancing and participation with other IFIs in global initiatives, such as those promoting aidthe coordination and efficiencyof financial support and efficiency in utilising financial resources.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – section A – point 2
Annex I – section A – point 2
2. Potential candidate countries Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999).