Activities of Brian HAYES related to 2016/2099(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Annual Report on the Financial Activities of the European Investment Bank
Amendments (4)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned that the EIB’s funding may be biased in favour of larger enterprises by targeting the number of jobs sustained (which includes pre-existing jobs)Welcomes the fact that in recent years the EIB has placed greater emphasis on supporting SMEs; Is concerned that the EIB’s funding may be targeted more towards the number of jobs sustained; asks that the EIB target and report not only jobs sustained but also jobs created by its funding activities;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Underlines the important role to be played by the EIB under the EU's proposed External Investment Plan in building more resilient economies that tackle root causes of poverty; stresses that EIB initiatives have to focus particularly on young people and women, with increased investment in socially important sectors like water, health and education – and stepping-up of support for entrepreneurship and the private sector;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the EIB's renewed external lending mandate for 2014-2020, which provides an EU guarantee covering the EIB's external operations up to EUR 30 billion; Considers that the EIB as the financial arm of the EU must play its part towards achieving targets set through the UN Sustainable Development Goals; calls for the post-2015 development agenda to be given special attention in the review of the mid-term external lending mandate of the EIB in 2016/2017;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the EIB to focus its attention closely on developing countries, particularly those suffering from conflict and extreme poverty, and urges the EIB to continue to actively promote sustainable growth in developing countries; calls on the EIB to work alongside the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance long-term investments in the service of economic development; welcomes the fact that EU grants are increasingly blended with EIB lending in order to achieve better project results in developing countries;