4 Amendments of Ruža TOMAŠIĆ related to 2016/2098(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the major EIB shareholders, i.e. Germany, France, the UK, Italy and Spain, received more than 50 % of financing in 2015, while the new Member States received less than 20 %; calls on the EIB to ensure that the distribution of loans and other financial instruments continues to be based upon prudent financial analysis with applications assessed fairly on their merit; asks the EIB and the Commission to provide more technical assistance to those Member States havingthat have a lower share in total EIB financingof EIB financing, provided that this can be achieved without an increase in the proportion of operational programme funds that can be allocated to technical assistance;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EIB and the Commission to strengthen their cooperation in order to create more synergies between the ESI Funds and EIB financing instruments and loans; urges the EIB to strengthen its dialogue with Member States' national legislatures, bureaucracies and local authorities to improve understanding of how ESI funds and EIB financing - through schemes such as EFSI - can deliver projects as seamlessly as possible;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Requests the Member States to make full use of their allocation of ESI Funds and additionality, thus complementing EIB loans and financial instruments; asks, moreover, forif there is to be greater blending of grants with EIB financing, that the EIB spearheads this process as it has the expertise and a responsibility to shareholders that will help it deliver a return on its investments;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes the increase in the percentage of loans granted to projects located outside the European Union; while welcoming assistance to developing nations believes that the primary investment target for the EIB should be Europe itself, particularly as the continent continues its recovery from the economic crisis; calls on the EIB to ensure that Europe remains the investment priority particularly when the Commission's External Investment Plan for Africa gets underway;