8 Amendments of Yannick JADOT related to 2016/2099(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Looks forward toTakes note of the results of the Commission’s mid-term review of the external lending mandate for the European Investment Bank (EIB); underlines that the EIB is operating under a development mandate and therefore; strongly supports, therefore, the Commission's conclusion in the mid-term review that the EIB needs to work in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Takes note of the positive fact that in some regions the volumes of funds allocated at mid-term represent a high percentage of the regional ceiling; regards this as an indication that a more precise targeting on the Union priorities in order to improve the response to external policy objectives, for example in response to the migration crisis, is possible and desirable
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call on the Commission to establish a framework for annual reporting by the EIB on its operations outside the EU as regards compliance with the general principles guiding the Union’s external action; supports the conclusion of the mid-term review that the EIB's Regional Technical Operational Guidelines should, in close cooperation with the EEAS, be updated in order to better reflect the EIB's alignment with Union priorities; calls on the Commission to use this update for establishing the bases for EIB reporting on Art. 21 TEU compliance; considers that the optional additional amount of 3 Mrd Euro for the EIB should be released only if progress on such reporting is achieved;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the EIB to pay greater attention to the impact its operations have on human rights and labour rights, and to further develop its policy on social standards into a human rights policy in the area of banking; suggests, for this purpose, the inclusion of human rights benchmarks in its project evaluations
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. CWelcomes the fact that the EIB's quantitative targets for climate-related actions are well on track; suggests to introduce stricter qualitative criteria on what is counted as climate action, for example to lower emission thresholds to 350g CO2/kWh so that only the most efficient fossil fuel power plants are given support; calls on the EIB to design ambitious action plans under its new climate strategy, in order to strengthen its position as a leader in the climate field, especially an ambitious time-table in the phasing out of all support for fossil fuels;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recommends focusing lending operations on smaller-scale, off-grid decentralised renewable energy projects involving citizens and communities, and integrating the Energy Efficiency First principle in all EIB policies and operations;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Commends the EIB’s engagement in favour of SMEs, such as the new facilities for financing European and Latin American/Caribbean SME trade activities; suggests the establishment of more pro- active SME and micro-enterprise policy requirements for intermediary banks disbursing EIB funds; suggests further improvements in transparency with regard to the assessment of the local economic and social impact of the EIB's intermediated loans;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a political debate involving Parliament on the EIB´s envisaged cooperation with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. (AIIB); notes with concern that so far the AIIB governance structures do not foresee adequate involvement of shareholders in project financing decisions and that publically available project documentation lacks any detail on the fulfillment of the environmental and social measures that the AIIB requires from its lenders; regards it as important that the EIB advocates higher transparency and social and environmental performance standards in its cooperation with other development banks, as a condition for any capital involvement;