10 Amendments of Sofia SAKORAFA related to 2016/0276(COD)
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to reinforce the take-up of the EFSI in less-developed and transition regions and to encourage social and regional cohesion through the creation of quality jobs and the broadening and improvement of the productive base of Member States, especially those most affected by the crisis, the scope of the general objectives eligible for EFSI support should be enlarged.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In line with the exceptional market demand for SME financing under the EFSI which is expected to continue, the EFSI SME Window should be enhanced. Particular attention should be paid to social enterprises, including through the development and deployment of new instrument with additional resources, as well as the support capacities for SME of the advisory hub. Particular attention should be paid to social enterprises.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) With a view to enhancing the transparency of EFSI operations, the Investment Committee should explain in its decisions, which are made public and accessible, the reasons why it deems that an operation should be granted the EU guarantee, with particular focus on compliance with the additionality criterion. The scoreboard of indicators should be made public once an operation under the EU guarantee is signapproved.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
To better address market failures or sub- optimal investment situations, EIB special activities supported by the EFSI shall typically have features such as subordination, participation in risk- sharing instruments, cross-border characteristics, exposure to specific risks or other identifiable aspects as further described in Annex IIFSI shall maximise the number of projects aiming to maximise the number of beneficiaries and the potential leverage effect. To this end at least one third of total guarantees will be used to support MSMEs and cooperatives.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) In Article 5 the following paragraph is added: 2a. To this end, the EFSI shall assess the environmental and social performance of every project supported. In order to not only base the additionality criteria by financial or risk variables but also for their environmental and social impact.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(3a) In Article 6(1) the following subparagraph is added: The Investment Committee shall be responsible to ensure that overall, projects under the EU guarantee foster European social and regional cohesion.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a
The EIB shall target that at least 480 % of EFSI financing under the infrastructure and innovation window supports projects with components that contribute to climate action, in line with the COP21 commitmentscluding at least 35% of EFSI financing to support energy efficiency projects, are in line with the COP21 commitments and the EU 2050 commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emission by 80-95%. The Steering Board shall provide detailed guidance to that end.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b – point i
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) leveraging local knowledge to facilitate EFSI support across the Union and contributing where possible to the objective of sectorial and geographical diversification of the EFSI referred to in Section 8 of Annex II by supporting the EIB to originate operations;
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2
Article 2
Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1