Activities of Davor ŠKRLEC related to 2015/2127(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Investment Bank annual report 2014 (A8-0050/2016 - Georgi Pirinski) HR
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual Report 2014
Amendments (7)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that persistent problems such as financial barriers result in a lack of investment within the EU and the urgent need to mobilise investment in order to boost the real economy; welcomnotes, in this regard, the proposal for an Investment Plan for Europe and the new European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); recalls that there is a need to ensure consistency and complementarity between the EFSI and other EU policies and instruments, in particular the ESI Funds;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note of the EIB Operational Plan for 2015-2017; welcomes the fact that it recognises that speeds of recovery differ between the Member States and that it has set economic and social cohesion as a cross-cutting policy goal; believes that the EIB's own rules and procedures, including on horizontal and sector policies, should apply to all actions that involve EU budget including EFSI;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the enlarged role the EIB Group will play in implementing cohesion policy for the 2014-2020 programming period; expresses its concern about the low rate of disbursement of Cohesion Policy financial instruments to beneficiaries, as also underlined by the European Court of Auditors;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance to ensure transparency, accountability and scrutiny for financial instruments and the need for regular assessment of the functioning of such instruments;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EIB to increase its support to projects covered by the EU macro- regional strategy; stresses the importance of continuing to support the traditional economicinnovative sectors in the EU, such as agriculture, shipbuilding and tourismenergy efficiency and renewable energies; calls, furthermore, for the establishment of financial and investment platforms in order to enable the bundling of funds from various sources and the mobilisation of investments needed for such macro- regional projects;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises the results-oriented approach for cohesion policy for the 2014- 2020 programming period; calls for more information, within the context of EIB annual reporting, on the results and the contribution of EIB activities to cohesion policy objectives; calls, in this context, on the Commission and the Member States to make full use of the possibilities afforded by Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 to increase the use of the financial instruments, where appropriate, for the period up to 2020; points to the lack of evidence that financial instruments achieve better results than grants; and underlines that expectations cannot always be met, such as achieving the envisaged leverage effect;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for a strengthened dialogue between the EIB and Parliament’s Committee on Regional Development, with regard to EIB activities which have an impact on economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU; maintains that all beneficiaries should have access to financial instruments.