5 Amendments of Alessia Maria MOSCA related to 2017/2190(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that 10 % of the EIB’s overall lending activity is dedicated to operations outside the Union; stresses, for this reason, the importance of the annual reporting by the EIB on its operations outside of the Union with regard to compliance with the Sustainable Development Goals and the general principles guiding the external action of the Union by specifically strengthening humanitarian action, supporting the creation of decent jobs and education, ensuring full respect for human, labour and environmental rights, promoting gender equality, equal pay and pay transparency;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that access to finance is one of the main hurdles SMEs face; believes thatand internationalization are important hurdles for SMEs; notes that 33.7 billion euros were allocated during the concerned period supporting 300 000 SMEs; believes that, despite having taken the right direction, more must be done by the EIB to ensure that SME finance is geared at ensuring that these firms can integrate into global supplyvalue chains; notes that the EIB must support EU enterprises who want to do business abroad, including via the Trade Finance Facility;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that in 2016, the EIB approved three new facilities for microfinance, one for the Caribbean, one for the Pacific and two of them for Africa, for a total amount of 110 million euros and one for the Southern Neighbourhood with 75 million euros; recalls that the EIB microfinance facilities and technical assistance have brought 300 million euros to more than 1.5 million beneficiaries; calls on the EIB to include in its next report the leverage effects of these facilities together with the funds allocated through the external action financial instruments;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EIB to improve access to information regarding the system of contracts and subcontracts, and the financial data concerning projects financed by the EIB as well as their compliance with SDGs; calls on the EIB to report to the European Parliament any reallocation of funds, together with an impact assessment and a justification report; stresses the importance of an inclusive decision making process with the participation of relevant stakeholders and civil society organizations.