Activities of Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL related to 2022/2153(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2021 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – Annual Report 2021
Amendments (8)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the EIB is a leading issuer andGroup continuously contributes to innovations and developments in the capital markets while promoting the most rigorous standards; , implementing the EU’s desired financial architecture and implementing EU policies mostly in the domain of sustainable investment and development;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the European Union’s 2021-2027 long-term budget (EUR 1.2 trillion in current prices), together with the Next Generation EU (NGEU) temporary recovery instrument (EUR 806.9 billion in current prices) - of which 75% is managed by the EIB, are an unprecedented and unique response aimed at helping to repair the economic and social damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and facilitating the digital and green transitions;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes with appreciation that despite the general context of uncertainty in the global financial markets caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the EIB continues to maintain a robust liquidity position and highest credit rating;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. PraisWelcomes the EIB Group's efforts, whose financial support in 2021 to over 431 000 SMEs and mid-caps sustained 4.5 million jobs; recalls that the EIB’s support to SMEs accounts for 47 % of the overall volume of financing signed by the EIB and almost all of the EIF’s activities; recalls that, in absolute terms, in 2021 SME financing represented EUR 45 billion of the EIB Group’s total lending of EUR 94.9 billion, offered at favourable financing terms in the form of lower interest rates and/or longer maturities and advisory services; calls on the EIB to continue its actions and enhance support with additional growth capital to enable SMEs to scale up their operations;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Reiterates its calls for the EIB’s due diligence in the preparation phase of all the projects to include careful consideration and respect for human rights and indigenous communities;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the requirement for financial intermediaries and corporate clients to draw up decarbonisation plans as soon as possible and at the latest by the end of 2025 must not prevent SMEs from accessing finance; however it is a crucial requirement in light of the EIB’s ambitions of becoming the EU’s climate bank and achieving the rate of at least 50% of financing going into green and sustainable projects;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Is aware that the EIB’s actions connected to climate, innovation and development and recognises that innovation and technology are key enablers for the transition to a net-zero emission economy; welcomes the partnership between the Commission and the Breakthrough Energy Catalyst aiming at mobilising up to USD 1 billion over the 2022-2026 period in order to accelerate the deployment and commercialisation of innovative technologies that will help deliver European Green Deal ambitions and the European Union’s 2030 climate targets;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46 a. Acknowledges long-standing concerns and complaints regarding vast pay gaps between administrative and professional categories of staff; reiterates the high costs of living in Luxembourg while the correction coefficient for Luxembourg is fixed at 100% although it should be higher; points out to the challenges faced by the staff members employed under the administrative category and how it can negatively impact the attractiveness of the EIB’s recruitment as well as standard of living of its staff;