22 Amendments of Alfredo PALLONE related to 2013/2175(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Shares the Commission's view that the EU financial sector has been less successful since the financial crisis in channelling savings into long term investment given the weak macroeconomic environment characterized by high uncertainty and risk aversion;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that long-term investments shall be in line with the objectives outlined in the Europe 2020 growth strategy, the 2012 industrial policy update, the Innovation Union initiative as well as Connecting Europe Facility;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that long-term investments play a crucial part in stabilising financial markets by investing countercyclically and therefore promote sustainable economic growth;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stress that far-reaching cooperation between the EU institutions, the Member States, local and regional authorities will be crucial to overcoming the economic crisis, facing new challenges and achieving common goals;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that specific local and regional- level circumstances are not given enough attention in provision of long-term financing;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that SMEs have more limited access to financing than large companies do and that they face a lot of barriers;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that the current and the future reform of regulatory system should be well assessed and its consequences closely followed;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes that Public Private Partnerships (PPP) can be an effective and cost-efficient method to facilitate collaboration between the public and the private sector for certain investments, especially infrastructure projects; notes that there is a strong need for a high level of expertise to allow the proper selection, evaluation, design, long-term planning and funding arrangements of such projects;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that national or multilateral development banks can stimulate private investments and catalyse long-term financing for undertakings of broader public interest to support strategically important investments and pursue counter cyclical financial policies;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Believes that long term investment at local and regional level can also be supported by complementing policy tools and framework with efforts to cut red tape, develop online communication and streamline the decision making process;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to set up a "coordination platform" in order to coordinate the activities of national development banks. It could be made through a pilot project financed by the EU budget;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the European Investment Fund’s credit enhancement operations and the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme to generate additional financing for SMEs; however more should be done to make easier the access to the market loans for SME;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission services to reduce unnecessary administrative and regulatory burden, especially for SMEs and entrepreneurs, as mentioned in the Small Business Act and in the Competitiveness of enterprises and SMEs (COSME) regulation;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Encourages the Commission to seek enhanced international cooperation and convergence in the area of long-term investment by pursuing a global dialogue on both G20 and Financial Stability Board (FSB) level;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Encourages the Commission to closely follow the G20's work on proposals to create a multilateral investment framework that sets minimum standards and modifies certain long-term investment regulations and fair value accounting rules in order to address short-term fluctuations and volatility and to consequently foster cross-border investments;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls on Member States to develop and publish their own national infrastructure plans in order to provide investors and other stakeholders with detailed information and to allow for more certainty about future projects;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that there is a strong need for a stable tax environment which prevents impediments to long-term investments; notes that certain tax incentives and concessions can be key in fostering investment; stresses that the internal market requires stronger coordination of national tax policies in order to facilitate cross-border investment and avoid double taxation; encourages the Member States to assess the possibility of granting tax-free yields on infrastructure projects invites the European Commission to study new ways to promote long term investment through tax incentives and concessions;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Believes that a coordinated European approach for applying a lower tax rate to certain long term investments should be considered;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Takes the view that a minimum level of tax harmonization is necessary in order to grant a level playing field between Member States in attracting foreign capitals;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Advise the Member States to consider the possibility of granting tax exemption in some R&D projects crucial for economic growth;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Paragraph 27 d (new)
27d. Believes that an increased coordination between Member States is necessary to coordinate and simplify corporate income taxation and to avoid double taxation;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 e (new)
Paragraph 27 e (new)
27e. Calls to the Commission to study appropriate ways to facilitate transnational long-term projects;