Activities of Miguel VIEGAS related to 2016/0276(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Extension of the duration of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (debate) PT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) 2015/1017 as regards the extension of the duration of the European Fund for Strategic Investments as well as the introduction of technical enhancements for that Fund and the European Investment Advisory Hub PDF (1 MB) DOC (183 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
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The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 (new)
Recital -1 (new)
(–1) There is an investment gap in the EU that is compromising the resumption of economic growth.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 a (new)
Recital -1 a (new)
(–1a) There is a liquidity surplus in the banking system, which does not suggest market failure at investment level.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 b (new)
Recital -1 b (new)
(–1b) There are some reservations with regard to the implementation of the EFSI, particularly in relation to additionality, excessive geographical and thematic concentration and the governance model, concerns which have also been expressed in the Court of Auditors report.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 c (new)
Recital -1 c (new)
(–1c) The plan to turn the EFSI into a permanent instrument could transform it into a further anti-democratic element in the distribution among the Member States of private investment with public support.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 d (new)
Recital -1 d (new)
(–1d) Only a genuinely public investment plan geared to social, economic and territorial cohesion will be capable of helping to increase aggregate demand and carry out investment in public infrastructure, which may subsequently leverage and boost private investment. Only a plan of this nature can be effective in reviving growth, fighting unemployment and combating social, economic and territorial inequalities.