26 Amendments of Bas EICKHOUT related to 2018/2161(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the Paris Agreement and in particular Article 2 (c) thereof
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Congratulates the EIB on 60 years of successful operations, during which it has invested EUR 1.1 trillion and financed 11 800 projects in 160 countries as the world’s biggest multilateral borrower and lender; urges the EIB and its stakeholders to reflect on reforms necessary to ensure democratisation of its governance, increased transparency and sustainability of its operations;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the importance of the EIB in laying the foundations forcontributing to long- term growth, which is demonstrated by the fact; notes that, according to the EIB’s economist, EIB Group lending within the EU approved in the period 2015-2016 will support EUR 544 billion in investment, add 2.3 % to GDP and create 2.25 million jobs by 2020;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the EIB’s responsibiHighlights the opportunities for the EIB to shape markets in line with EU politcy objectives and to intervene when there are specific market failures, such as the financial crisis and difficulties in accessing finance for SMEs and innovators; applauds the successstresses that the eligibility and project criteria of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), under which 898 operations have been approved and which is expected to trigger EUR 335 billion in investment across the 28 EU Member Stat and the future InvestEU programme should be tightened to ensure EIB projects systematically contribute to EU policy objectives;.
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that 700 000 SMEs are set to benefit from improved access to finance, and notes that the EIB’s Economics Department and the Commission’s Joint Research Centre estimate that EFSI operations have alcready supported more than 750 000 jobs, with the figure set to rise to 1.4 million jobs by 2020, and that the Juncker Plan has already increased EU GDP by 0.6 % and is set to increase EU GDP by 1.3 % by 2020ted 115.000 permanent jobs and 500.000 temporary jobs and is expected to contribute 0.67% of GDP by 2020. Stresses however that the evaluation also points out that the recent acceleration of investment in the EU has not yet managed to bring investment rates up to historical averages and points to a lack of targeted policy focus;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the fact that in 2017, the EIB lent EUR 16.6 billion for projects supporting its environment policy goal in the area of environmental protection, renewable energy, energy efficiency, water and waste management, and sustainable transport; deplores however that the EIB continued to support fossil fuel projects thereby compromising its contribution to combatting climate change.
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the EIB to re-assess its support to gas infrastructure projects as new large-scale plans to build new pipelines and LNG terminals are emerging; expresses concern that the EIB investments in gas infrastructure could lock the EU into future fossil fuel dependency, lead to investments in stranded assets and compromise the EU’s climate objectives; criticises therefore the EIB and its shareholders for the decision to approve support to the Trans Adriatic Pipeline and the Trans Anatolian Pipeline;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the EIB to use the review of its energy lending policy to fully align its energy lending portfolio with the global average temperature increase target of 1.5° set in the Paris agreement i.e. by setting an minimum emission performance standard level at 200 g CO2/kWh; calls on the EIB to take stock of the support it gives to the fossil fuels sector and to publish related data; calls for a swift and complete phasing-out of the EIB support to fossil fuel projects including loans to companies for fossil economic activities.
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises the EIB’s status as the world’s largest issuer of green bonds and that these Climate Awareness Bonds offer investors a transparent link to renewable energy and energy efficiency projects; stresses the example-setting role EU institutions should play when it comes to making finance sustainable;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the EIB to work with small market participants and community cooperatives to undertake bundling of small scale renewable energy projects to enable them to be eligible for EIB funding;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the EIB to develop an Action Plan on Human Rights, to conduct ex-ante Human Rights Assessments at project level, and develop tools to mitigate negative human right impacts;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Calls on the EIB to develop a methodology, in cooperation with the EEAS and DG DEVCO, in measuring the impact of its lending operations outside the EU on the overall EU development cooperation, specifically regarding the UN Agenda 2030 and the impact on human rights;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. WelcomesTakes note of the ten standards set out in the EIB’s Environmental and Social Handbook, which serve as a prerequisite for participation inhould guide the EIB’s lending operations, including in the areas of pollution prevention and abatement, biodiversity and ecosystems, climate- related standards, cultural heritage, involuntary resettlement, rights and interests of vulnerable groups, labour standards, occupational and public health, safety and security and stakeholder engagement; calls on the EIB to make stringent use of these standards in all its activities throughout the project cycle and to increase environmental and social awareness of its staff;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls for increased human resources for the environment, climate and social office of the EIB which currently includes only one human rights specialist; regrets that the EIB did not produce any Human Rights risk assessment in 2017;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of developing economic resilience in host and transit countries by supporting the creation of jobs and construction of infrastructure needed for the local population, as well as the displaced population; welcomes the fact that refugee communities may also benefit from opportunities to develop their self-reliance and live in dignity; underlines that the investments in economic resilience willshould contribute to improving the preparedness of the regions for future external shocks, and ideally also to enhanced stability in fragile countries and to effectively preventing mass- immigration to Europe;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. "Democracy, accountability and transparency"
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Calls for improved democratic accountability of the EIB by agreeing an inter-institutional agreement to ensure the EIB’s participation in hearings upon request, answers to parliamentary questions and proper follow-up of Parliament’s recommendations; urges the conference of presidents to make a proposal for a single committee to be responsible for the scrutiny of the EIB.
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. Reiterates its demand of 8 February 2018 to publish all relevant documents regarding loans to the automotive industry for the development of diesel technology, including the respective European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) report and its recommendations on EIB loans to Volkswagen; calls on the EIB to swiftly act on this request
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15 d. Takes note of the review of the EIB Complaints Mechanism policy and procedures. Recalls its position on the EIB Complaint Mechanism as expressed by its Resolution of 3 May 2018 on the annual report on the control of the financial activities of the EIB for 2016; expresses its deep concerns by the fact that Parliament’s recommendations regarding the independence and admissibility of complaints have been ignored by the EIB. Urges the EIB group to adopt the review of its whistleblowing policy as soon as possible
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15 e. Recommends that the new European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) examine the possibility of covering EIB operations in the EU member states concerned as part of its activities;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 f (new)
Paragraph 15 f (new)
15 f. Calls on the EIB to publish detailed minutes of management committee meetings;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 g (new)
Paragraph 15 g (new)
15 g. Urges the EIB to ensure that its Transparency Policy is fully in line with the Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters (the Aarhus Convention), Regulation 1367/2006/EC on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention to Community institutions and bodies (the Aarhus Regulation) and Regulation 1049/2001/EC regarding public access to documents;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 h (new)
Paragraph 15 h (new)
15 h. Recalls paragraph 53 of its resolution on the EIB activities adopted on 30 April 2015 and calls for the EIB to follow up on Parliament’s demands;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 i (new)
Paragraph 15 i (new)
15 i. Welcomes the EIB group Strategy on Gender Equality and Women’s Economic Empowerment released in 2017; Believes that the Gender Perspective shall be applied to all EIB Group financial operations; Expects a Gender Action Plan to be implemented soon, to set ambitious targets and to be accompanied by concrete indicators;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 j (new)
Paragraph 15 j (new)
15 j. Asks for a country-by-country reporting without exemptions as a key part of the Corporate Social Responsibility strategy of the EIB regardless of future EU legislative initiatives in this field;