Activities of Jürgen KLUTE related to 2010/2248(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
EIB annual report for 2009 (debate)
EIB annual report for 2009 (debate)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the changes brought about by the Lisbon Treaty, allowing more flexibility in EIB financing, including: equity participations as a complement to the ordinary activities of the Bank; the possibility to establish subsidiaries and other entities, to regulate the so-called special activities and to provide wider technical assistance services; and the strengthening of the Audit Committee;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls the changes brought about by the Lisbon Treaty, clarifying EIB’s objectives of financing in the third countries, which must support the overarching principles for EU interaction with the wider world as stated in TEU Article 3(5) and under the guarantee must support the aims of EU external actions set out in TEU Article 21;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is aware of the request by some Member States for the EIB to take on more risk in its financing operations, but at the same time recognises the importancdraws the attention on the fact that it could be at the expense of the EIB's AAA rating;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the increase in the amounts lent to SMEs between 2008 and 2011, to an annual average of EUR 7.5 billion, as well as the setting-up of the European Progress Microfinance Facility in March 2010 with EUR 200 million of funding from the Commission and the Bank; calls, however, for more qualitative measures in order to increase the value added by EIB intervention in this field. Expresses its concerns about the lack of transparency regarding the way “global loans” are monitored, the way they are used and reported to EIB by financial intermediary. Calls on the EIB to further enhance transparency in its lending through financial intermediaries and to establish clear financing conditions for financial intermediaries and lending effectiveness criteria. Calls on the EIB furthermore to report annually on its lending to SMEs, including an evaluation of the accessibility and effectiveness thereof. Calls on the EIB to ensure that the benefits derived from EIB funding are passed on to SMEs;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that in all its financial operations, EIB should implement EU’s environmental, social, transparency and procurement standards. Calls on EIB to enhance monitoring of projects in that respect and to ensure that all projects strictly adhere to these standards;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the EIB to provide regions covered by the Convergence Objective with the technical assistance and co- financing that they need in order to be able to take up a larger portion of the funds available to them, especially for projects in priority sectors, such as the transport infrastructure sector, and other growth- and employment-enhancing projects in accordance with high social, transparency and environmental standards;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls on the EIB to guarantee privileged financing for projects with a high social and environmental value and with transparency standards;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that there is a clear need for additional support by the EIB in the following areas: SMEs, midcaps and infrastructure and other key growth- and employment-enhancing projects as part of the Europe 2020 Strategy in accordance with high transparency, social and environmental standards;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the EIB to invest in the Nabucco gas pipeline and other important TEN-E projects that will allow future EU energy demand to be met, diversifying Europe's pool of supplier countries, improving the EU's policy mix andcentre on energy efficiency measures and unlock energy savings potential by setting clear and adequate targets and pursuing the reform of its policy in order to helping to meet the Union's environmental commitments;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that, as part of its activities in the accession countries, the EIB should increase its focus on TENs, TEN-Es, and PPPs in accordance with high social, transparency and environmental standards;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the conclusion of the Steering Committee of Wise-Persons (SCWP) that thought should be given to developing an ‘EU Platform for External Cooperation and Development’, based onhowever urges the EIB and optimal blending of resources and mutual reliance between participating financial institutionsther European institutions to carefully address the feasibility of this new approach and its implications in the long-run for the effectiveness of the overall EU external action to avoid that overall development policies and objectives are diluted by setting up instruments with no preliminary assessment on the goals and priorities they will serve;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – point a
Paragraph 21 – point a
(a) the allocation of a greater number of dedicated and specialist staff with expertise in development issues and developing countries, environmental due diligence, monitoring and ex-post evaluation of projects; as well as an increase in the local presence of staff in third countries,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Is of opinion that EIB’s due diligence and monitoring mechanisms of operations need to be improved, regarding EU environmental and social and human rights standards;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Is of opinion that EIB should improve its transparency standards, especially in active disclosure of environmental and financial information on projects before it approves its operations; Underlines that monitoring mechanisms of the EIB's lending operations to all projects still need to be improved, especially regarding EU environmental and social standards; stresses that individual projects financed by the EIB in third countries should be subject to independent Sustainability Impact Assessments to identify the economic, social and environmental effects of the project; insists that such projects be made available to the public at least 60 days prior to any loan decision by the Bank and that residents in the area concerned receive adequate and timely information so that they have the possibility of playing a full part in the decision making process;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is of the opinion that the EIB must not participate in any operation implemented through a non-cooperative jurisdiction, as identified by the OECD, the FATF and other relevant international organisations (such as the Tax Justice Network);