Activities of Philippe DE BACKER related to 2015/2127(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on European Investment Bank (EIB) – Annual Report 2014
Amendments (8)
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the urgent need for an increase in EIB lending activitythe EIB to address the investment gap based on sound economic criteria; calls on the EIB to focus its efforts on more efficient and effective investments combined with attracting and allowing private investment;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the EIB to play a complementary role, and not to compete directly with private investors, for instance by moving into pockets where other investors are more reluctant to move into;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the EIB to act in a market conform way so as to create an equal level playing field for other investors;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the EIB to become less bureaucratic and remove barriers in its procedures so that it can adapt faster to the changing needs of the economic and investment ecosystem;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the establishment of the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) and emphasises the need for the EFSI to function in an effective, transparent and fair way and to take into account that priority should be given to projects in strategic sectors, countries in adjustment programmes and regions which have difficulties in attracting funding because of their high risk environment as defined within the mandate of EFSI;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EIB to refrain from cooperating with financial partners with a negative track record and to enforce prevention measures against tax havens, fraud and evasion as well as aggressiveillegal tax avoidance and tax evasion;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EIB to re-evaluate the private- public partnerships in terms of their profitability for the relevant economies and societies and to examine alternative methods of funding, possibly through increasing public investments;strengthen the know-how base for governments, regions, cities and municipalities to participate in PPP structures.
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the EIB to further enhance transparency and access to information both internally and for the publicbodies who democratically control the EIB, especially regarding the selection, monitoring and evaluation of activities and programmes;