Activities of Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF related to 2010/0101(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU guarantee to the EIB against losses under loans and guarantees for projects outside the EU (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council granting an EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans and guarantees for projects outside the European Union
Amendments (17)
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In addition to the regional ceilings, the optional mandate of EUR 2 000 000 000 should be activated and allocated as an envelope to support EIB financing operations in the field of climate change mitigation and adaptation across the regions covered by the mandate. The EIB could contribute with its expertise and resources, in close cooperation with the Commission, to support public authorities as well as the private sector to address the challenge of climate change and to make the best possible use of available financing. For mitigation and adaptation projects, the resources of the EIB should be complemented where possible with concessional funds available under the EU budget, through the efficient and consistent blending of grants and loans for climate change financing in the context of EU external assistance.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Some flexibility on regional allocation under the Climate Change Mitigation Mandate should be provided to allow for the fastest and most effective possible uptake of available financing within the 3- year period 2011- 2013. In the event that the total amount of financing operations under consideration would exceed the available EUR 2 billion, the Commission and the EIB should strive to ensure a balanced distribution across the regions covered, based on the established priorities for external aid under the General Mandate.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to enhance the coherence of the mandate, strengthen the focus of the EIB external financing activity on supporting EU policies, and for the maximum benefit of beneficiaries, this decision should set out horizontal high- level objectives in the mandate for EIB financing operations across all eligible countries, building on the comparative strengths of the EIB in areas where it has a well-proven track record. In all regions covered by this decision, the EIB should thus, if and when required, finance projects in the areas of climate change mitigation and adaptation, social and economic infrastructure (notably in transport, energy including renewable energy, energy security, environmental infrastructure including water and sanitation, as well as information and communication technology (ICT)), and local private sector development, in particular in support of small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs). Within these areas, regional integration among partner countries, including economic integration between pre-accession countries, neighbouring countries and the EU, should be an underlying objective for EIB financing operations.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Under this decision, the EIB should increase its development orientation in close coordination with the Commission and following the principles of the European Consensus on Development. This should be implemented through a number of concrete measures, in particular by reinforcing its capacity to appraise social and development aspects of projects, including human rights and conflict related risks, and by promoting local consultation. Moreover, it should increase its focus on sectors where it has sound expertise from financing operations within the EU and which will further the development of the country in question, such as environmental infrastructure including water and sanitation, sustainable transportation and climate change mitigation, particularly in renewable energy. The EIB should also progressively strengthen its activity in support of health and education as well as of climate change adaptation, where appropriate working in cooperation with other International Finance Institutions (IFIs) and European bilateral finance institutions (EBFIs). This will require access to concessional resources and a progressive increase in human resources devoted to EIB external activities. EIB activity should also be complementary to EU objectives and priorities relating to institution building and sector reforms. Finally, the EIB should define performance indicators which are linked to development aspects of the projects and their results.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The practical measures for linking the general mandate objectives and their implementation will be set out in regional operational guidelines developed by the Commission together with the EIB, in consultllaboration with the EEAS on policy issues, as appropriate. These guidelines should take as a starting point the wider EU policy framework for each region, reflect EU country strategies and aim to ensure that EIB financing is complementary to corresponding EU assistance policies, programmes and instruments in the different regions. The guidelines should be provided to the European Parliament and Council in the framework of the annual reporting exercise on the EIB external mandate of the Commission.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In its financing operations outside the EU that fall within the scope of this decision, the EIB should endeavour to further enhance coordination and cooperation with IFIs and EBFIs where relevant, including, where appropriate, cooperation on sector conditionality and mutual reliance on procedures, use of joint co-financing and participation in global initiatives, such as those promoting aid coordination and effectiveness. The above efforts are to be based on reciprocity between EIB and other institutions and require an equivalent effort by the EIB and other financial institutions to be implemented effectively. In particular, the modalities for the implementation of EIB financing in the Eastern Neighbourhood and Partnership countries, Central Asia and Turkey are set out in tripartite Memoranda of Understanding between the Commission, the EIB and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). In line with the EIB's increasing role in furthering EU development objectives, the Commission and the EEAS should present a joint feasibility study on a possible merger of EIB and EBRD. Such study should be presented by the end of 2011.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a Climate Change Mitigation Mandate of EUR 2 000 000 000
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. The Climate Change Mitigation Mandate shall cover EIB financing operations in all countries covered by this decision, where such EIB financing operations support the key EU policy objective of tackling climate change by supporting projects in climate change mitigation and adaptation which contribute to the overall objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in particular by avoiding or reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the areas of renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable transport, or by increasing resilience to the adverse impacts of climate change on vulnerable countries, sectors and communities. The Climate Change Mitigation Mandate shall be implemented in close cooperation with the Commission, combining where possible and appropriate EIB financing with EU budget funds.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 5
Article 2 – paragraph 5
5. For the Climate Change Mitigation Mandate, the EIB shall nevertheless endeavour to ensure a balanced distribution of financing operations signed across the regions covered by Annex II of this decision, by the end of the period referred to in Article 1(4). In particular, the EIB will ensure that the region referred to under point A of Annex II does not receive more than 420% of the amount allocated to this Mandate, the region under point B not more than 530%, the region under point C not more than 340% and the region under point D not more than 10%.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall develop, together with the EIB, regional operational guidelines for EIB financing under this decision. In drawing up tThese guidelines the Commission and the EIB will consultshall be prepared together with the European External Action Service (EEAS) on policy issues, as appropriate. The operational guidelines aim to ensure that EIB financing supports EU policies, and shall take as a starting point the wider EU regional policy framework set by the Commission and the EEAS, as appropriate. Notably, the operational guidelines will ensure that EIB financing is complementary to corresponding EU assistance policies, programmes and instruments in the different regions, taking into accountin line with European Parliament resolutions and Council decisions and conclusions. The Commission will inform the European Parliament and the Council of the guidelines established. Within the framework set out by the operational guidelines, the EIB shall define corresponding financing strategies and ensure their implementation.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
The European Commission and the EEAS shall present a joint study on possible synergies and efficiency gains that could be achieved by a merger of EIB and EBRD. This study shall be presented by the end of 2011.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The cooperation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be facilitated by coordination, carried out notably in the context of Memoranda of Understanding or other EU regional cooperation frameworks, where appropriate, between the Commission, the EEAS, the EIB and the main international financial institutions and European bilateral finance institutions operating in the different regions.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the West Bank and Gaza Strip is represented by the Palestinian Authority and Kosovo under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, or an administration designated in the guidelines referred to under Article 5 of this Decisionthe Government of the Republic of Kosovo.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall present a final report on the application of this decision by 31 OctoDecember 20143.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex II – point B – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Annex II – point B – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Algeria, Egypt, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya (*), Morocco, Syria, Tunisia.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex II – point B – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Annex II – point B – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Eastern Europe: Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus (*);
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex II – point C – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Annex II – point C – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Asia (excluding Central Asia): Afghanistan (*), Bangladesh, Bhutan (*), Brunei, Cambodia (*), China (including Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions), India, Indonesia, Iraq, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan (*), Thailand, Vietnam, Yemen (*).