5 Amendments of Bronis ROPĖ related to 2016/2098(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the major EIB shareholders, i.e. Germany, France, the UK, Italy and Spain, received more than 50 % of financing in 2015, while the new Member States received less than 20 %; asks the EIB and the Commission to examine the reasons of this disproportion and, where appropriate, to provide more technical assistance to those Member States having a lower share in total EIB financing in particular in the fields of advisory and analytical services and capacity building activities;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EIB and the Commission to strengthen their cooperation in order to create more synergies between the ESI Funds and EIB financing instruments and loans; Considers that little information is available with regard to the blending activities of the EIB in Cohesion Policy projects and programmes; Requests the EIB to honour its role as public institution and pursue highest ambition in relation to accountability, transparency and visibility to avoid ambiguity;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that the increased use of financial instruments in cohesion policy requires stronger involvement of the European Parliament in scrutinising the EIB's activities also to allow for better assessing the implications and consequences of the EIB's role;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that EIB lending is a relevant contribution to cohesion policy spending, whereas insufficient evidence is available on its impact and efficiency towards EU objectives and priorities; Considers, therefore, that ongoing monitoring and evaluation would increase the legitimacy of EIB lending activities;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Is concerned about the proposal from the Commission to modify the EIB's lending criteria in view of stepping-up investment in the defence industry; Underlines that ESI Funds must first and foremost be oriented towards the objective of reducing regional disparities and pursuing cohesion, while investment into other areas can be legitimized only when directly contributing to these objectives.