Activities of Pervenche BERÈS related to 2016/0276(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Extension of the duration of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (debate) FR
Amendments (14)
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) Cultural and creative industries play a key role in reindustrialising Europe, are a driver for growth and are in a strategic position to trigger innovative spill-overs in other industrial sectors, such as tourism, retail, and digital technologies.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) For the period after 2020, the Commission intends to put forward the necessary proposals to ensure that strategic investment will continue at a sustainable level. , including as a priority the setup of a euro area fiscal capacity, to fill the current investment gap in the Union and ensure the financing of long term projects supporting the move towards an EU resource-efficient, low- carbon economy.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) Cultural and creative sector companies with fewer than 10 employees account for more than 95%1a of the workforce in the sector. _________________ 1a European Commission study EASME/COSME/2015/003.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
In order to better reach sectors where the demand for financing cannot be sufficiently met by the private market and where the nature and size of operations and loan requirements do not make it possible to access funding through classic EIB activities, EFSI shall also support sector-specific financial mechanisms, in particular for Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs), provided for under Union frame-work programmes such as the Guarantee Facility within the Creative Europe Programme through the provision of guarantees for topping-up and front- loading of these mechanisms.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) It is erroneously argued that there is a higher degree of risk involved in investing in cultural and creative industries compared with other types of business; that argument is based, inter alia, on the fact that cultural and creative industries are IPR-intensive and that there are difficulties involved in using intangible goods as guarantees for financing.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) The EIB should address the lack of EFSI funding to cultural and creative industries by promoting the interaction with Creative Europe and the Cultural and Creative Sector Guarantee Facility, in order to provide fit-for-purpose loans for cultural and creative industries.
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
EIB projects carrying a risk lower than the minimum risk under EIB special activities may also be supported by the EFSI if the use of the EU guarantee is required to ensure additionality as defined in the first subparagraph of this paragraph. In order to better reach sectors where the demand for financing cannot be sufficiently met by the private market and where the nature and size of operations and loan requirements do not make it possible to access funding through classic EIB activities, EFSI shall also support sector- specific financial mechanisms, in particular for Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs), provided for under Union frame-work programmes such as the Guarantee Facility within the Creative Europe Programme through the provision of guarantees for topping-up and front- loading of these mechanisms.
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 7 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2 – second sentence
Article 7 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2 – second sentence
Decisions approving the use of the EU guarantee shall be public and accessible, and. They shall include the rationale for the decision, with particular focus on compliance with the additionality criterion and an explanation on how the scoreboard was used to justify the use of the EU guarantee. The scoreboard shall also be public and disclose the climate impacts of the projects, indicating how they comply with the national energy and climate plans as regards the targets set out in the EU 2030 framework for climate and energy. The publication shall not contain commercially sensitive information. In reaching its decision, the Investment Committee shall be supported by the documentation provided by the EIB.
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a
The EIB shall target that at least 450 % of EFSI financing under the infrastructure and innovation window supports projects with components that contribute to climate action, in line with the COP21 commitments. The EIB shall also earmark at least 25% of EFSI financing for energy efficiency projects; The Steering Board shall provide detailed guidance to that end.
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point a
Annex II – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Annex II – section 2 – point b – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Annex II – section 2 – point b – subparagraph 1 a (new)
EFSI support to motorways shall be avoided, unless it is needed to support private investment in transport in cohesion countries or in cross- border transport projects involving at least one cohesion country.
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point a a (new)
Annex II – point 1 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Annex II – section 2 – point b – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Annex II – section 2 – point b – subparagraph 1 b (new)
(a a) The following subparagraph is added: ‘EFSI support to social infrastructures shall be incentivized and substantially increased, in priority in cohesion countries.’
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point a b (new)
Annex II – point 1 – point a b (new)
(a b) The following subparagraph is added: ‘EFSI support to fossil fuels shall be avoided, unless it is aimed at financing projects which are flagged as missing links in the EU strategy for liquefied natural gas and gas storage.’