3 Amendments of Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN related to 2013/2131(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets, however, that the level of signature remains below potential; regrets also the fact that in a number of countries there is a lack of sustainable and viable projects eligible for EIB financing; calls on the EIB, in this connection, to reassess its policy on the use of own funds in operations and to seek project opportunities in a more proactive manner, so that the EIB can increase its lending activities – especially in programme countries – as an anti-cyclical capital provider, having a catalytic impact on the real economy; calls on the EIB to develop its own trade facilitation programme; asks the EIB as a first step to establish measures to ensure the guarantees needed for companies to realise their full export potential;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the EIB to form partnerships with transparent and accountable financial intermediaries with established links to the local economy in each country of operation; calls on the EIB, in this connection, to ensure greater transparency, especially in the intermediated loans business, as well as to exercise enhanced due diligence in preventing the use of tax havens, transfer pricing and tax evasion and tax avoidance; calls on the EIB to strengthen its cooperation with national public credit institutions in order to maximise the positive impact of its funding programmes for SMEs;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the increased focus on the support of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); notes, however, that transparency and accountability as regards the real impact of these EIB operations could be improved, for example through better use of performance indicators; calls on the Council also, in this connection, to agree swiftly on the joint Commission-EIB initiatives and to blend EU budget resources intended for SMEs, as well as to take more resolute action in implementing cooperation with the ECB so as to reduce the financing constraints placed upon SMEs; points out that the main problem in several Member States is that the fragmentation of financial markets results in a lack of funding and in higher funding costs, especially for SMEs; calls for the EIB's efforts to be redirected towards defragmentation in order to promote funding for SMEs, entrepreneurship, exports and innovation, which are vital for economic recovery;