10 Amendments of Valentino GRANT related to 2022/2062(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses the fact that sustaining microenterprises, SMEs and mid-caps must remain a key objective for the EIB; reiterates, moreover, that the EIB should further strengthen its support for microenterprises, especially in times of severe crisis, including through cooperation with National Support Banks and local banking networks;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes the EIB's decision to invest EUR 2.1 billion in the modernisation of the Palermo-Catania line, which will reduce the current travel times by a third, linking the two cities with a direct two-hour rail service;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. AwaitsTakes note of the review of the Climate Bank Roadmap ahead of COP28; expects full alignment with the 1.5 degree pathway, including the exclusion of blue hydrogen infrastructure and road and highway financing, and the requirement to conduct a solid assessment of less carbon-intensive alternatives and ‘Scope 3’ emissmphasises, however, that climate ambitions should not call into question the need to achieve an adequate level of energy security in order to successfully achieve a fast and stable independence of European countries from the Russian Federations;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates itStresses that if the Parliament's call to work only with clients and financial intermediaries that have credible decarbonisation plans; opposes the exemptions granted under the Paris Alignment for Counterparties (PATH) framework in support of REPowerEU; calls for a halt to fossil fuel financing deemed credible is accepted, there will inevitably be additional costs for European citizens, at a time in which they are already facing the consequences of an unprecedented increase in energy prices;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned that the EIB has, at least once, failed to conduct a full inquiry into allegations of bribery and misuse of funds involving a financial intermediary outside the EU; calls on the EIB to reopen all such cases and to disclose annually the rate of recovery of funds lent in the event of proven fraud;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned that the EIB has, at least once, failed to conduct a full inquiry into allegations of bribery and misuse of funds involving a financial intermediary outside the EU; calls on the EIB to reopen all such cases and to freeze projects where credible suspicions of lawbreaking are raised;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes with concern the continued increase in administrative overheads, which is mainly due to the rise in staff related costs; calls on the EIB to exercise cost discipline and to preserve the flexibility and efficiency of its management structure;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the EIB to reopen the fraud case against ECP Africa, to explain how it botched the initial investigation and to look into significant new evidence supporting this, which was not reviewed as part of the initial investigation;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9