Activities of Barbara MATERA related to 2010/0101(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU guarantee to the EIB against losses under loans and guarantees for projects outside the EU (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Moreover, EIB financing operations should contribute to the general principles guiding the EU's external action, as referred to in Article 21 of the Treaty on the European Union, of promoting and consolidating democracy and the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, and to the implementation of international environmental agreements to which the EU is a party. In relation to developing countries9 in particular, EIB financing operations should foster: sustainable economic, social and environmental development of these countries, particularly in the most disadvantaged amongst them; their smooth and gradual integration into the world economy; the campaign against poverty; as well as compliance with objectives approved by the EU in the context of the United Nations and other competent international organisations. The EIB should gradually build up appropriate means to adequately meet these requirementsIn order to adequately meet these requirements the EIB governing bodies shall gradually guarantee an increase in EIB resources and staff.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Commission should studyuncil, the Commission, the European Parliament and the EIB, as the EU Bank, should study, by the end 2011, the development of an ’‘EU platform for cooperation and development’ with a view to optimising the functioning of mechanisms for the blending of grants and loans in the external regions. In its reflections the Commission should consult the EIB asFor this purpose the Council and the Commission will create a working group composed of Member States representatives, Members of the European Parliament and the EIB. The working group weill as theconsult other European multilateral and bilateral finance institutions. Such a platform would continue to promote mutual reliance arrangements, based on the comparative advantage of the different institutions while respecting the role and prerogatives of the EU institutions in the implementation of the EU budget and of EIB loans.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Council, the Commission and the EIB, based on the experience accumulated, shall establish an appropriate platform to maximise the effectiveness of EU financing, in support of EU development and cooperation objectives in the countries eligible for EIB financing.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a The EIB, in its financing operations, shall ensure that its policies towards weakly regulated or uncooperative jurisdictions, including tax havens, contribute to the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10 b (new)
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point D – paragraph 1
Annex I – point D – paragraph 1
Within the regional ceilings of the General Mandate, the governing bodies of the EIB may decide to reallocate an amount of up to 120 % of the regional ceilings between the indicative sub-regional ceilingregions.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex II – point B – point 2 – paragraph 1
Annex II – point B – point 2 – paragraph 1
Eastern Europe: Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus (*);
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex II – point C – point 2 – paragraph 1
Annex II – point C – point 2 – paragraph 1
Asia (excluding Central Asia): Afghanistan (*), Bangladesh, Bhutan (*), Brunei, Cambodia (*), China (including Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions), India, Indonesia, Iraq (*), South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan (*), Thailand, Vietnam, Yemen.