Activities of Thijs BERMAN related to 2009/2166(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual Report 2008 (debate)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Articles 15, 126, 175, 208-209, 271, 308-309 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Protocol No 5 on the Statute of the EIB,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
– having regard to the EIB’s Final Draft Transparency Report of 13 January 2010,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the EIB’s operations outside the European Union are primarily undertaken to support the European Union’s external action policies,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas, in comparison with 2007, the EIB’ s lending activity in 2008 showed a decrease of almost 40 % in Asia and Latin America and the ACP countries,
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. welcomes the rearrangement of the priorities of the EIB in response to the crisis, in particular the strengthened focus on lending to SMEs; taking into account that the economic crisis is not yet over, with unemployment rates still rising; calls on the EIB to apply bolder risk-taking in its lending policy towards SMEs; without jeopardizing its triple A status; suggests that the EIB adapt the 2006 Risk Capital Mandate for the European Investment Fund in order better to take into account the current economic turmoil and the need to improve SMEs’ access to capital for risk-taking projects; demands that the EIB’s participation in the Jasmine programme, currently EUR 20 million, be at least doubled;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Asks the EIB to take into account the developmental aspects of its investments outside the European Union, since development cooperation forms an integral part of the European Union’s external action;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Is concerned about the reduced investments in Asia and Latin America and the ACP Countries, and demands that the EIB restore its investments in these regions to the level of 2007;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Asks the EIB to put more emphasis, through actions such as credit guarantees to local banks, on its role as a facilitator of ‘financial inclusion’, allowing access for citizens in developing countries to essential financial services including microfinancing, savings and insurance;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is concerned about the reduced investments in Asia and Latin America and the ACP Countries (around 40 % less in 2008 compared to 2007); demands that the EIB restore its investments in these regions to the level of 2007;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reiterates its regrets that the EIB’s annual report on the investment facility contains mainly financial information and very little — if any — information on the results of the different financed programmes; reminds the EIB of the Commission’s duty to report annually to Parliament on the EIB financing operations carried out under Decision No 633/2009/EC1;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)