Activities of Bas EICKHOUT related to 2020/2245(INI)
Reports (1)
REPORT on control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2019
Amendments (6)
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Energy Lending Policy agreed by the EIB Board of Directors in November 2019 and in particular the decision to end financing for fossil fuel energy projects; notes however that gas infrastructure projects included in the 4th list of Projects of Common Interest and gas projects already under appraisal by 14 November 2019 are not excluded from EIB financing until the end of 2021; points to the Ombudsman Decision in case 1991/2019/KR including the observation that the sustainability of gas on the PCI List were not properly assessed; expresses its concern that in 2019 the EIB provided 60485 million euro of financing to oil and natural gas transmission and distribution; stresses that these projects are at risk of contributing to a lock-in of carbon intensive infrastructure and stranded assets; calls on the EIB to assess and address these risks;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that in 2019 the EIB supported several projects involving hydropower; expresses its concern about shortcomings in the environmental impact assessment of EIB-financed hydropower projects; welcomes the Environmental, Climate and Social Guidelines on Hydropower Development; calls on the EIB in its review of the Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework and in the guidelines for counterparties alignment to enhance transparency of EIB operations involving financial intermediaries to identify and avoid potential negative environmental or human rights’ impacts to hydropower operations both inside and outside the EU;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Expresses grave concern about allegations against the EIB of harassment and sexual harassment at the workplace, impunity for perpetrators of harassment, dissatisfaction of employees, deficiencies in recruitment procedures for senior staff and a lack of functioning employee participation in the management; calls on the EIB to ensure that all alleged cases of harassment are independently investigated and to ensure transparency on the outcomes of past and current investigations and the sanctions applied, so as to restore trust and create a culture of accountability; calls on the EIB to publish the results of staff satisfaction surveys of the period 2010-2021; calls for an independent assessment of the transparency and quality of recruitment procedures of senior, managerial, professional and administrative positions in the EIB; calls on the EIB to present an action plan to restore trust between management and staff and to strengthen employee participation in decision making;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Regrets the still persistent lack of diversity and gender balance at the senior management level and within the EIB Group’s governing bodies as well as a very high share of women in support functions; regrets that the target to increase the percentage of female managers to 33% by 2021 falls below the target of 40% women in managing positions in the Commission; urges the EIB to strengthen its efforts in promoting gender balance at all levels of staff; urges the EIB to encourage the Members States who put forward vice- president nominees to also consider diversity and gender balance targets;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38 a. Asks the EIB to explore together with the Commission ways to coordinate the Early Detection and Exclusion System (EDES) and the Exclusion Policy of the EIB in order to achieve synergies and to guarantee full coverage of critical situations affecting the EIB operations and the Union financial interests;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Notes that in 2019 out of the 220 cases completed, 40 were substantiated and resulted either in referrals to competent authorities or in recommendations to EIB Group services; notes also that 62% of such referrals (25 out of 40) were made to OLAF; asks EIB to report on the outcome of undertaken actions, including, where available, amounts that were recovered;