Activities of Indrek TARAND related to 2017/2190(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the annual report on the control of the financial activities of the EIB for 2016 PDF (545 KB) DOC (86 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53 a. Stresses the importance of the projects planned to be financed or co- financed by the EIB to be compatible with national climate targerts linked to the implementation of the COP 21;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 b (new)
Paragraph 53 b (new)
53 b. Welcome review of the EIB's energy lending criteria; calls on the EIB to include a definite timeline for phasing out of the support for the fossil fuels in the review; expects that the review gives a clear priority to investments in the energy efficiency;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 c (new)
Paragraph 53 c (new)
53 c. Calls on the EIB to further reinforce its support to the renewable energy sector, in particular to decentralised and small scale projects;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 a (new)
Paragraph 58 a (new)
58 a. Takes note that the EIB is planning to set up a development subsidiary within the EIB group with the aim of becoming the EU development bank; calls on the EIB and the Commission to to procede with the preparations in the most transparent and inclusive way including a public consultation process;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 a (new)
Paragraph 60 a (new)
60 a. Stresses the importance of the European Ombudsman exerting public scrutiny over the EIB;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Recalls the need to provide for more stringent rules on conflicts of interest and for clear, strict and transparent criteria to prevent any form of corruption; reiterates fact that the EIB must revise its Code of Conduct in order to make sure that its Vice-Presidents are not in charge of operations in their home countries, since this poses a risk to the independence of the institution; stresses the importance of the European Ombudsman exerting public scrutiny over the EIB; is deeply concerned at the shortcomings identified in the EIB’s existing mechanisms to prevent possible conflicts of interest within its governing bodies; calls on the EIB, in this regard, in order to better prevent conflicts of interest in its governing bodies and potential ‘revolving door’ issues, to take into consideration the Ombudsman’s recommendations and to revise its Code of Conduct as soon as possible;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
Paragraph 66
66. Positively notes the importance given by the EIB to its policy of zero tolerance of fraud, corruption and collusion; insists that the EIB revise its policy on preventing and deterring prohibited conduct in EIB activities, which should set in stone the need for the EIB to freeze financing or approving further loan disbursements for projects that are under ongoing national or OLAF investigation for corruption and fraud; underlines the need to disclose information on the contracting and subcontracting system in order to avoid any risk of fraud and corruption; stresses the fact that the EIB website should contain a dedicated and visible space where debarred entities are listed publicly, in order to ensure a deterrent effect; underlines the importance of the EIB entering into cross-debarment networks with other multilateral lenders; calls on the EIB to harmonise its debarment policy with other multilateral lenders, such as the World Bank, which lists more than 800 individuals and firms as ‘debarred’ despite its volume of funding being approximately one half of that of the EIBunderlines the need to disclose information on the contracting and subcontracting system in order to avoid any risk of fraud and corruption;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66 a (new)
Paragraph 66 a (new)
66 a. Insists that the EIB revise its policy on preventing and deterring prohibited conduct in EIB activities, which should set in stone the need for the EIB to freeze financing or approving further loan disbursements for projects that are under on-going national or OLAF investigation for corruption and fraud;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66 b (new)
Paragraph 66 b (new)
66 b. Stresses the fact that the EIB website should contain a dedicated and visible space where debarred entities are listed publicly, in order to ensure a deterrent effect; underlines the importance of the EIB entering into cross-debarment networks with other multilateral lenders; calls on the EIB to harmonise its debarment policy with other multilateral lenders, such as the World Bank, which lists more than 800 individuals and firms as ‘debarred’ despite its volume of funding being approximately one half of that of the EIB;