10 Amendments of Zigmantas BALČYTIS related to 2016/2098(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the EIB’s financing of operations outside the EU primarily supports the EU’s external policy objectives, while expanding the Union’s visibility and values and contributing to maintaining the stability of third countries;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls Parliament’s request to present a more comprehensive and harmonised annual report for a better overview and evaluation of the EIB’s overall activities and lending priorities; invites the EIB to further refine and provide information on anticipated economic, social and environmental impacts, and added value;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that all EIB-financed activities must be part of and steadily consistent with the EU’s general strategy and political priority areas as defined in the Europe 2020 strategy, the Growth and Employment Facility and the Compact for Growth and Jobs, while integrating the economic and financial efficiency criteria, in order to ensure the consistent implementation of EU policy;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is of the opinion that the EIB should systematically pay attention to mid- and long-term effects when defining investment actions and its funding decisions, particularly with regard to cross-border aspects; considers it necessary for the EIB to invest in projects of systemic importance in the long term that create added value at regional and EU level;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes also that the soundness of funded projects should not be assessed only in terms of economic relevance but also with a focus on environmental and social sustainability, as well as on the political, cross-border and regional importance of such projects; recalls that prioritisation within the EIB’s lending activities on projects with clear deliverables and impact on growth and employment must remain the core guiding principle;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes there is a need to secure a resilient and, sustainable and stable EU funding strategy to speed up economic recovery and help certain economic sectors and geographical areas catch up; recalls the need to focus on investment making a difference, especially in the long term; believes that projects should be chosen on the basis of their own merits, their creation of added value for the EU as a whole, and effective additionality, possibly with a higher risk profile;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates Parliament’s concern about defining a balanced strategy with a dynamic and transparent geographical distribution of projects and investments among EU Member States; observes that 73 % of the EIB’s total lending for 2015 (EUR 51 billion) is concentrated in six Member States, which shows that not all Member States or regions are able to benefit equally from investment opportunities;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights that an ambitious investment strategy must be coupled with clear monitoring and reporting instruments that servguarantee performance management;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Supports all the incentives for market-driven innovation and those helping the EU’s ambition to become a knowledge-based and digital economy and maintain the EU’s competitiveness;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Invites the EIB to define a new global infrastructure agenda based on efficient projects of common interest such as transport (Connected Europe), while considering their compatibility with climate policy objectives and regional development; and ensuring funding for projects which are not profitable, but which are strategically important for a specific EU region or for the EU as a whole;