18 Amendments of Olivier CHASTEL related to 2022/2153(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the EIB is bound by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and that human rights principles are integrated into its due diligence procedures and standards, including publicly available ex-ante assessments;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas EIB investment has the capacity to support the social sector, including health, housing and education;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas sustainability and support for cohesion arterritorial and social cohesion, sustainable development and tackling unemployment, poverty and social exclusion should be at the heart of the EIB’s activity – sustainability is required to be integrated into any lending, borrowing and advisory activities because the EIB’s remit is to foster sustainable growth within the European Union and abroad, and support for cohesion is enshrined in its Statute;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that the InvestEU programme, the successor to the European fund for strategic investments (EFSI), is to be deployed under the European Union’s 2021-2027 MFF and that the EIB will also be the key implementing partner, responsible for managing 75 % of the overall budget of the mandate; understands that over the 2021-2027 period, InvestEU’s EUR 26.2 billion guarantee, with provisioning from the MFF and NGEU, is expected to mobilise more than EUR 372 billion in additional private and public investment in Europe, mainly for sustainable infrastructure, research innovation, digitalisation, SMEs’ access to finance, social investment and skills;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Reiterates its call for a fair and transparent geographical distribution of projects and investment, with a focus on less-developed regions, especially in innovation, digitalisation and infrastructure, with the view to promote inclusive growth and economic, social and territorial convergence and cohesion; calls for the EIB to be more active in addressing recurring shortcomings that prevent certain regions or countries from taking full advantage of the EIB's financial activities;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Notes that in the present difficult context (the post pandemic crisis and the Russian aggression against Ukraine), the gap between economic situations and capacities of the Member States has deepened and underlines the importance to ensure that most affected regions and countries will adjust to the new circumstances so that no one is left behind;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is concerned that the current high energy prices couldare seriously affecting European SMEs’ competitiveness; calls on the EIB to assess whether the current level of support for SMEs is sufficient in the context of high energy prices and rising costs of raw materials and to inform Parliament about how it intends to adapt its actions to tackle these new challenges;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Reiterates its call for the strengthening of technical assistance for and the financial expertise of local and regional authorities, especially in regions with low investment capacity, and for projects of common interest to several Member States which are of such a size or nature that they cannot be entirely financed by the various means available in the individual Member States, before project approval, in order to improve accessibility to EIB funding;
Amendment 35 #
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 fromfacilitate accessing to finance to SMEs;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Emphasises the need to achieve an adequate level of energy security, for being able to achieve a fast and stable independence of European countries;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the EIB to increase financing in order to boost the technological transition, provide funds to SMEs for long-term research and innovation, support the development of skills adapted to real labour market needs, and promote investment in employees’ and entrepreneurs’ digital skills, digital infrastructure and capacity-building for digitalisation; stresses, that European SMEs are lagging behind in embracing digital technologies with only 55% of EU SMEs have at least a basic level in digitalisation;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Calls on the EIB to continue to prioritise investments in the health infrastructure, personnel training and in the quality of the health services, in order to reduce inequalities between countries
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Underlines the crucial role of the EIB in meeting the goals of the Just Transition Mechanism and asks for more involvement and concrete actions in this respect;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)
Paragraph 26 d (new)
26 d. Is concerned about the energy dependency and vulnerability of the Republic of Moldova that the current energy crisis has exacerbated; urges the EIB to support investments in the Republic of Moldova’s long-term energy autonomy and diversification;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26 c. Considers that the Commission should provide more transparency on its opinions on the projects financed by the EIB, as this would help clarify their role to the Union’s policy objectives;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. AcknowledIs concerned that the targets the efforts made by the EIB in recent years to improve the gender balance of its staff, in particular at management and senior official levels; notes that the targets set in the Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2018-2021 were not fully achievedset in the Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2018- 2021 were not fully achieved; calls on the EIB to make concrete efforts to improve the gender balance of its staff, in particular at management and senior official levels;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 – point 3
Paragraph 49 – point 3
3. measures to strengthen support for SMEs and eligible economic operators when implementing EU policies; and avoid any new requirements that should create more bureaucracy for SMEs;