Activities of Hélène LAPORTE related to 2020/2124(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2020 - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2019 (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 6 #
1. Calls on the Member States to urgently, if circumstances so warrant, to agree on capital increase, both cash-in and callable in nature; calls for risks to be taken inparticular attention to be paid to the area of green and digital innovation in order to catalyse the just and digital transitions and to stop the financing of stranded assets;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates that all financial flows of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group should be consistent with the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest and the Union’s new climate objective for 2030; looks forward to the adoption in 2020 of an ambitious Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-25 (CBRM), which is to include a detailed strategic and operational framework with milestones and a shadow carbon price of at least EUR 100/tonne by 2025; cCalls for all financial intermediaries and corporate clients to have a decarbonisation plan in place by the end of 2021;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is opposed to the current situation whereby some 10% of financing takes place outside the EU on the basis of opaque arrangements with development banks, in particular in Africa;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expects the EIB to comply with Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to put on hold disbursement, and, if necessary, to withdraw funding, if there is evidence or a serious risk of adverse impacts; expects the EIB to conduct thorough monitoring that fully takes into account concerns expressed by concerned parties and stakeholders, in particular those pertaining to human rights violations;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that, in keeping with the EIB's current position, new road construction projects should undergo an economic test incorporating a higher carbon price, so that full account can be taken of the related environmental externalities;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the review of the EIB Environmental Social Standards and calls for a wide and inclusive public consultation; expects all projects to include more comprehensive gender and human rights dimensions and due diligence obligations; cCalls for the EIB to publish ‘Know Your Customer’ checks before approving any project.