Activities of Bernd LUCKE related to 2015/2127(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Investment Bank annual report 2014 (A8-0050/2016 - Georgi Pirinski) DE
Amendments (8)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that EU investment in 2013 decreased by 13% compared with the pre- crisis period with investment in some countries decreasing 25% and even by as much as 60% in others, creating a dangerous investment imbalance in the EU; is of the opinion that this constitutes a major challenge forwhose fundamental causes cannot be treated by the EIB;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the urgent need for an increase in EIB lending activityprivate, self-sustained investment;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that in order for the EIB to be able to support set economic goals, trust in the soundness of the financial situation of the institution itself as well as in the projects it supports are key; therefore, the bank’s lending activities have to be of high quality;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the establishment of the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) and emphasises the need for the EFSI to function in an effective, transparent and fair way and to take into account that priority should be given to projects in strategic sectors, countries in adjustment programmes and regions which have difficulties in attracting funding because of their high risk environmentonly support projects which are technically and economically sound and viable;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EIB to refrain from cooperating with financial partners with a proven negative track record and to enforce prevention measures against tax havens, fraud and evasion as well as aggressivjurisdictions officially declared to be tax havoidanceens by the OECD;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EIB to re-evaluate the private- public partnerships in terms of their profitability for the relevant economies and soto provide services to the cieties and to examine alternative methods of fuzens reliably, at high quality and ing, possibly through increasing public investments a cost-efficient way;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines in this context that Member States where private-public partnerships are less developed could consider guidelines to encourage more efficient use of this type of contracts;