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13 Amendments of Antonio TAJANI related to 2015/0009(COD)

Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The investment environment within the Union should be improved by removing barriers to investment by establishing a truly functional Capital Markets Union to make financing available and accessible irrespective of the geographic location within the Union, reinforcing the Single Market and by enhancing regulatory predictability. The work of the EFSI, and investments across Europe generally, should benefit from this accompanying work.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instruments to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI should finance projects across the Union, avoiding geographical concentration and facilitating investment in regions where capital markets are less developed, including in the countries most affected by the financial crisis. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable terms.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instruments to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI should finance projects across the Union, including in the countries most affected by the financial crisis through geographically and sector balanced strategic investments. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable terms.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The EFSI shall avoid a high exposure with a given sector or geographic area.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The EFSI Agreement shall provide that the EFSI shall have an Investment Committee, which shall be responsible for examining potential operations in line with the EFSI investment policies and approving the support of the EU guarantee for operations in line with Article 5, irrespective of their geographic location. The opinion of the Investment Committee shall be non- binding as regards the approval of the selected operations.
2015/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Investment Committee shall be composed of sixfive independent experts and the Managing Director. Independent experts shall have a high level of relevant market experience in project finance and be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three years.
2015/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) In order to ensure that the goals laid down in this Regulation are met and wide geographical scope of the projects within the Union is achieved, technical assistance to Member States, where capital markets are less developed in comparison to other Member States, should be provided.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) For Member States where financial markets are less developed, appropriate technical assistance should be provided. The EIAH should encourage those Member States to set up National Investment Advisory Hub.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The EFSI Agreement shall provide for the creation of a European Investment Advisory Hub ('EIAH') within the EIB. The EIAH shall have as its objective to build upon existing EIB and Commission advisory services in order to provide advisory support for investment project identification, preparation and development and act as a single technical advisory hub for project financing within the Union. This shall include support on the use of technical assistance for project structuring, use of innovative financial instruments, use of public-private partnerships and advice, as appropriate, on relevant issues of EU legislation by taking into account differences of Member States, especially for those with less developed capital markets.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 779 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For as long as the only contributors to the EFSI are the Union and the EIB, the number of members and votes within the Steering Board shall be allocated based on the respective size of contributions in the form of cash or guarantees. Members of the Steering Board shall be appointed in a transparent procedure by the Commission and the EIB without any outside interference.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 830 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The EFSI Agreement shall provide that the EFSI shall have an Investment Committee, which shall be responsible for examining potential operations in line with the EFSI investment policies and approving the support of the EU guarantee for operations in line with Article 5, irrespective of their geographic location. The opinion of the Investment Committee shall be non- binding as regards the approval of the selected operations.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 848 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Investment Committee shall be composed of sixfive independent experts and the Managing Director. Independent experts shall have a high level of relevant market experience in project finance and be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three years.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 938 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) development of infrastructure, including in the areas of transport, particularly in industrial centres; energy, in particular energy interconnections and other projects in line with Energy Union priorities; and digital infrastructure;
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON