8 Amendments of Paulo CASACA related to 2008/0067(CNS)
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Given the political risk and credit risk situations in the respective countries that are crucial for the Community exposure to guarantee payment as envisaged in Article 5 of Decision 2006/1016/EC, the EIB’s operations in each of the Central Asia countries should be conditional upon progress on human rights and freedom of speech and association issues and on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals as specified in EU Partnership and Cooperation Agreements.
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Regarding energy supply and transport projects, EIB financing operations in Central Asia should be consistent with and support the EU policy objectives of diversification of energy sources and the Kyoto requirements, and of enhancement of environmental protection.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 c (new)
Recital 3 c (new)
(3c) The EIB should ensure that individual projects are subject to a Sustainability Impact Assessment carried out independently of the project sponsors and the EIB, and made available to the public at least 60 days prior to any loan decision by the Bank, and that residents in the area concerned receive adequate and timely information so that they have the possibility of playing a full part in the decision making process, before framework agreements are concluded between the Bank and the countries concerned.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The macro-economic conditions prevailing in the Central Asian countries, and in particular the situation of external finances and debt sustainability, have improved in the recent years as a result of strong economic growth and prudent macroeconomic policies, and they should therefore be allowed access to financing from the EIB, under the condition that they are not subject to EU sanctions for human rights violations, which shall exclude access to financing from the EIB.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1
Article 1
1. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikist an,d Turkmenistan and Uzbeajikistan are eligible for EIB financing under Community guarantee in accordance with Council Decision 2006/1016/EC. Uzbekistan will be eligible as soon as the EU sanctions against the country are lifted. The further eligibility of Turkmenistan shall be assessed by the Commission on an annual basis, subject to a sustainable improvement of the human rights situation in the country and consultation of the European Parliament.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a On the basis of the information received from the EIB, the Commission shall produces an assessment and a report, on an annual basis, to be forwarded to the European Parliament and the Council, on the EIB financing operations carried out under this Decision. The report should include an assessment of the contribution of the EIB financing operations to the achievement of the external policy objectives of the EU and especially the contribution to the general objective of developing and consolidating democracy and the rule of law, the objective of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the observance of international environmental agreements to which the European Community or its Member States are parties.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 b (new)
Article 1 b (new)
Article 1b The EIB shall ensure that framework agreements between the Bank and the countries concerned are made available to the public at least 60 days prior to Board approval, and that adequate and timely objective information is made available to enable them to play a full part in the decision making process.