Activities of Brian HAYES related to 2014/2156(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
European Investment Bank annual report 2013 (debate)
European Investment Bank annual report 2013 (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Investment Bank - Annual Report 2013
Amendments (4)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Encourages an increased focus on social sustainability in the EIB's urban investment activities; acknowledges the improvement in EIB funding for social housing but emphasises the need to develop further research and activity on social sustainability in the context of sustainable urban regeneration;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the decision to increase the EIF capital by EUR 1.5 billion, which should allow boosting of the fund’s activities at short term, in particular by unlocking and facilitating SMEs’ access to finance, but also requests to consequently adapt its risk-management system through an EIB Group risk mapping broken down by intervention policies; emphasises the importance of the EIB in facilitating partnerships for funding SME activity; points to an agreement between the Irish government and German bank KFW in 2014 to provide lending of €150 million to Irish businesses, developed in conjunction with the EIB, as a positive example of this system of lending;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Highlights the importance of the EIB's role in developing educational infrastructure as a means of developing skills and tackling youth unemployment problems in Europe; welcomes increased EIB activity on developing educational facilities to address job shortages for young people;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Proposes that regular structured dialogue between the President of the EIB and the European Parliament, similar to the quarterly monetary dialogue between the ECB and the European Parliament, is set up to ensure increased parliamentary oversight of the EIB's activities and to facilitate enhanced cooperation and coordination between the two institutions;