7 Amendments of Jens NILSSON related to 2015/0009(COD)
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Given their important contribution to economic and social progress, social entrepreneurship actors, in particular SMEs and mid-cap companies, have a significant role to play in making the EFSI work. The fact that social enterprises often have an innovative nature, very actively developing products and production methods, means that activities and projects that they are involved in would be natural targets for EFSI-related investments.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The EFSI should support strategic investments with high societal and economic value added contributing to achieving Union policy objectives.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EFSI should target projects delivering high societal and economic value. In particular, the EFSI should target projects that have a decent social impact and that promote job creation, long- term growth and competitiveness. The EFSI should support a wide range of financial products, including equity, debt or guarantees, to best accommodate the needs of the individual project. This wide range of products should allow the EFSI to adapt to market needs whilst encouraging private investment in the projects. The EFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance but should instead catalyse private finance by addressing market failures so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money. The requirement for consistency with State aid principles should contribute to such effective and strategic use.
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Decisions on the use of the EFSI support for infrastructure and large mid- cap projects should be made by an Investment Committee. The Investment Committee should be composed of independent experts who are knowledgeable and experienced in the areas of investment projects. The Investment Committee should be accountable to a Steering Board of the EFSI, who should supervise the fulfilment of the EFSI's objectives. To effectively benefit from the experience of the EIF, the EFSI should support funding to the EIF to allow the EIF to undertake individual projects in the areas of small and medium enterprises and small mid-cap companies. In this work, the EIF should have a broad perspective which i a includes the promotion of social entrepreneurship and innovation.
Amendment 566 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The purpose of the EFSI shall be to support investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing for companies, including social enterprises, having up to 3000 employees, with a particular focus on small and medium enterprises, through the supply of risk bearing capacity to the EIB ('EFSI Agreement').
Amendment 962 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) investment in education and training, health, social entrepreneurship and innovation, research and development, information and communications technology and innovation;
Amendment 1000 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) providing financial support for the companies, including social enterprises, referred to in Article 1(1), including working capital risk financing.