Activities of Kay SWINBURNE related to 2016/2099(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Annual Report on the Financial Activities of the European Investment Bank PDF (400 KB) DOC (91 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EIB should continue to strengthen its efforts to expand its loan activities in a prudent manner;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the EIB should help address regional inequalities on the basis of financing sound and prudent investment projects; whereas, in particular, the EIB should devise additional ways of sustaining the economic development of countries that have had to apply a stabilisation programme;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the fact that the strengthening of EU competitiveness depends among other things on an increase in public and private investment, especially in research, innovation and digitalisation;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that an increase in EIB lending activity could be achieved through better diversification of its product range, including greater use of public- private partnerships (PPP) and other innovative instruments in order to better address market needs; while recognizing that new products often require additional governance tools to ensure their suitability for public investment vehicles;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the EIB to increase its support to EU countries under adjustment programmes in order to contribute to jump- starting their economies whilst ensuring they still adhere to EIB criteria for sound investment returns;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Invites the EIB to present an comprehensive assessment of the potential effect that Brexit might have on its financial status and activities; the withdrawal of the UK as a shareholder may have on its financial status and activities, including considering whether any future arrangements should be made to its own governance structure that might allow non-EU member states to become shareholders of the EIB;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Strongly supports the emphasis placed by the EIB on the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with 37 % of the new lending granted in 2015 (EUR 28.4 billion); welcomes in particular the fact that the EIB operations helped to create and sustain 4.1 million jobs in Europe’s SMEs and midcaps (+13 % as compared to 2014); recalls that SMEs are the backbone of Europe’s economy, providing 85 % of all new jobs, and that supporting them must remain a fundamental objective of the bank;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Asks the EIB to continue its action to tackle the refugee crisis by financing emergency projects in countries of destination and prioritizing making long- term investments in the refugees’ countries of origin;