8 Amendments of Siôn SIMON related to 2016/2064(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the main aim of projects financed under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) should be to create innovation-led, sustainable and inclusive growth and a dynamic labour market in Europe, and hence to enhance the well-being of EU citizens;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to help SMEs and micro- enterprises to tap into funding more easilyaccess funding, so as to increase their capacity to implement projects, grow and create quality employment; and afford them better access to advisory services and technical support;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and, the Member States, and the EIB Group to help SMEs and micro- enterprises to tap into funding more easily, so by promoting EFSI and the European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH) more efficiently at local level, as well as to increase their capacity to implement projects and afford themto enable better access to advisory services and technical support;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the European Commission and the EIB Group to increase their efforts and enhance the social and employment impact of the European Fund for Strategic Investments, whilst maintaining the aim of EFSI to help overcome the current investment gap in the EU by mobilising private financing for strategic investments;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to develop national platforms using the EFSI to invest in, local authorities, public sector organizations or other government-related entities to strengthen their cooperation with various stakeholders, including social partners and use the EFSI, where appropriate, to make smart investments for the development of high-quality social and health services for new-generation jobtheir citizens;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the EFSI to operate in closer conjunction with the Structural Fon the European Commission and the EIB Group to enable the EFSI to operate in closer conjunction with various EU funds and financing instruments, such as the Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme, the European Structural Fund and other relevant funds;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the EIB Group to engage more actively in consultation at local level, especially in cooperation with national investment banks, and not only; believes that the EFSI should focus in particular onalso support business startup projects and projects aimed ato reduceing unemployment;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the European Commission's proposals for a second phase of the European Fund for Strategic investments EFSI, with regards to the technical improvement of the European Investment Advisory Hub; insists that a European Investment Advisory Hub that would act more locally and enhance its cooperation with National Promotional Banks to provide customized technical assistance according to local needs and build capacity, would lead to a better geographical coverage of EFSI and could also potentially increase the number of social projects;