4 Amendments of Thomas MANN related to 2017/2071(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the EIB’s contribution to restoring investment activity in the EU after the economic and financial crises; stresses that the EIB’s activities during the current period of recovery and credit availability must be carefully directed towards products and projects, thereby ensuring additionality; emphasises that expanding the EIB’s financing activities is no substitute for structural reform and consolidated budgets in the Member States;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to minimise the risk of crowding out the private sector by focusing on long-term financing otherwise unavailable to EIB clients on the markets, or by greater risk-taking, namely by supporting the financing of projects that would not get financed otherwise; supports the EIB’s approach of helping to mobilise private capital by means of loans and guarantees rather than public support in the form of grants;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that instead of playing a partly anti-cyclical role, the key priority for the EIB should be to focus on areas where markets fail; underlines the need to prioritise innovation-based projects with clear added value for the EU;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the EIB can play a positive role in reducing the negative public investment gap, but that its activities should not come into conflict with fiscal rules, as fiscal stability is a key precondition for stable and sustainable economic growth; emphasises that investment, structural reforms and sound budgetary policies must be part of an overall strategy;