Activities of Anna BONFRISCO related to 2020/2124(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2020
Amendments (12)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to urgently agree on capital increase, both cash-in and callable in nature; calls for risks to be taken in the area of green and digital innovation in order to catalyse the just and digital transitions and to stop the financing of stranded assets; moreover, the European Investment Bank (EIB) should increase its support to fight unemployment in the regions most affected by the COVID-19 crisis; furthermore supporting public administration projects for the digitalisation of rural areas and the national health system;
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 22 #
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 forwardwelcomes 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; calls for all financial intermediaries and corporate clients to have a decarbonisation plan in place by the end of 2021;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the EIB to urgently start negotiations with the Commission and Member States on how to leverage on its technical and financial knowledge for the rapid implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility and Next Generation EU.
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expects the CBRM and the EIB’s revised transport lending policy not to fall below the standard of EU taxonomy; calls for no new loans to be granted that hinder the decarbonisation of transport, and, in particular, no new financing to be awarded for the expansion of airports, for increased road capacity, for port expansions in Europe and related infrastructure or for the shipping of liquefied natural gas;
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 60 #
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; expects entrepreneurial support to projects promoted by youth and women; calls for the EIB to publish ‘Know Your Customer’ checks before approving any project.
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Expects that the EIB continues to sustain European SMEs also in light of the risks deriving from the twin transition, green and digital;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Expects the EIB Group to continue its diversification efforts with a view to create a pan-European financial ecosystem capable of sustaining innovative companies also in countries where the equity market is less developed;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Calls on the EIB to create a development bank to ensure that development financing is aligned to the priorities of the EU andits economic diplomacy, in order to achieve the strategic autonomy of theEuropean Union; expects the Commission and Member States to privilege the EIB and the new development bank for the implementation of development finance programmes.