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2017/2190(INI) Annual report on the control of the financial activities of the EIB for 2016

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RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead CONT VALLI Marco (icon: EFDD EFDD) NOVAKOV Andrey (icon: PPE PPE), PIRINSKI Georgi (icon: S&D S&D), FITTO Raffaele (icon: ECR ECR), ALI Nedzhmi (icon: ALDE ALDE), FLANAGAN Luke Ming (icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL), TARAND Indrek (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), KAPPEL Barbara (icon: ENF ENF)
Committee Opinion INTA LOONES Sander (icon: ECR ECR)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54

Events

2018/09/21
   Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2018/05/03
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2018/05/03
   EP - Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 539 votes to 39, with 78 abstentions, a resolution on the annual report on the control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank (EIB) for 2016.

Members noted that the EIB Group’s total financing of EUR 83.8 billion for 2016, mobilising EUR 280 billion of total investment that year. The EIB was invited to present a more comprehensive, detailed and harmonised annual activity report and to improve the presentation of information on approved investments.

Promoting financially sustainable activities : Parliament expressed its support for the EIB’s four public policy objectives and its two cross-cutting objectives - economic and social cohesion and the fight against climate change. Parliament expressed its support for the EIB’s four public policy goals and for the two horizontal objectives which cut across those goals, namely economic and social cohesion and climate action. It considered that approval of investment projects should be based on a sound, independent analysis assessing the financial sustainability and risks associated with the projects.

Members reiterated their concern with regard to defining a balanced strategy with a dynamic, fair and transparent geographical distribution of projects and investments among Member States, taking into account the special focus on the less developed countries and regions. 70 % of the EIB’s total lending for 2016 (EUR 46.8 billion) is concentrated in six Member States, which shows that not all Member States or regions are able to catch up and benefit equally from investment opportunities. In the case of large-scale infrastructure projects, the EIB shall finance as a priority those which have demonstrated real added value for the environment, the economy or the local population.

The United Kingdom subscribed 16.1 % of the EIB’s capital, accounting for EUR 3.5 billion of the paid-in capital and EUR 35.7 billion of the Bank’s callable capital. Members asked the EIB’s management to identify and swiftly inform Parliament of the impacts of Brexit on the EIB.

Additionality and added value : in 2016, the EIB’s portfolio of loans, guarantees and investments mobilised EUR 280 billion of total investment.

Members noted that EUR 67.7 billion of investment was related to EFSI approvals in 2016, which were dedicated primarily to smaller companies (31 %), the energy sector (22 %), and research, development and innovation (22 %). They regretted, however, that a large share of investments under the EFSI portfolio was earmarked for fossil fuel-related projects. They reiterated the need for an in-depth analysis and evaluation on the environmental impact of each project.

Parliament stressed that the EIB’s activity in the current period of sluggish recovery must be carefully directed towards high-quality projects ensuring strengthened additionality vis-à-vis other existing Union instruments and the EIB’s main operations. It called on the EIB to prove the added value of the EFSI as a financial instrument to stimulate private investment.

Achievement of the Union's general policy objectives : Parliament noted the EIB operations inside the EU in 2016, outlining the financing that it provided in four fundamental public policy areas, namely Innovation and Skills (19.6 % of EIB signatures in 2016 - EUR 13.1 billion), SMEs and midcaps finance (31.7 % - EUR 21.3 billion), infrastructure (27.1 % - EUR 18.1 billion), and environment (21.6 % - EUR 14.5 billion).

Members stressed the need to tailor investment programmes to small-scale projects in order to ensure the participation of SMEs . They considered that the EIB should contribute to bridging possible funding gaps for micro-enterprises, through an increased use of financial instruments and products such as microfinance facilities and guarantees.

The role of the EIB in helping to complete Europe’s digital network (e.g. fast broadband) and create a single digital market, including digital services was highlighted.

The EIB should pay particular attention to infrastructure projects in the most disadvantaged regions and promote the financing of projects in line with its climate action strategy and the Paris climate change agreement.

Responding to global challenges : Members recalled that 10 % of the EIB’s overall lending activity is dedicated to operations outside the Union and welcomed the fact that the overall amount offered by the EIB to project promoters outside the EU has gone up since 2015. They stressed, for this reason, the importance of the annual reporting by the EIB on its operations outside the Union with regard to compliance with the general principles guiding the external action of the Union.

The EIB is called on to develop a methodology, in cooperation with the EEAS and the Commission’s DG DEVCO, for measuring the impact of its lending operations outside the EU on EU development cooperation overall, specifically regarding Agenda 2030 and the impact on human rights.

The report underlined that the EIB will also make EUR 500 million available under the ACP Investment Facility to target public sector projects with a migration focus.

Enhancing the EIB’s corporate governance, business practices, transparency and accountability standards : Members are deeply concerned that the Bank's management has so far provided no response whatsoever to the specific provisions of Parliament’s resolution on the control of the financial activities of the EIB for 2015.

The resolution stressed 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.

The EIB is called on to:

swiftly apply the relevant EU legislation and standards on tax avoidance , tax havens and other related issues; take all appropriate measures, including suspension of payments and loan disbursements, with a view to protecting the EIB´s and the EU´s financial interests whenever OLAF or criminal investigations so require; ensure a high quality of information regarding ultimate beneficiaries and to effectively prevent transactions with financial intermediaries having adverse consequences with regard to transparency, fraud, corruption, organised crime and money laundering or harmful social and environmental repercussions; disclose OLAF’s report on its Volkswagen loan given that the ‘Dieselgate’ cases raised a number of questions over the fact that Volkswagen had received EIB loans through fraud and deception.

Documents
2018/05/03
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2018/05/02
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2018/04/06
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Details

The Committee on Budgetary Control adopted the own-initiative report by Marco VALLI (EFDD, IT) on the annual report on the control of the financial activities of the EIB for 2016.

As a reminder, the EIB is the EU’s Bank. It is the largest multilateral bank and the biggest public lender in the world operating in international capital markets. It is treaty-bound to contribute to EU integration, economic and social cohesion and regional development, through dedicated investment instruments such as loans, equities, guarantees, risk-sharing facilities and advisory services.

Members noted that the EIB Group’s total financing of EUR 83.8 billion for 2016, mobilising EUR 280 billion of total investment that year. They took note of the set of EIB annual reports for 2016 presenting the various investing activities and their expected impacts. They reiterated their request that the EIB present a more comprehensive, detailed and harmonised annual activity report and significantly improve the presentation of the information.

The report reiterated Parliament’s concern with regard to defining a balanced strategy with a dynamic, fair and transparent geographical distribution of projects and investments among Member States, taking into account the special focus on the less developed countries and regions. 70 % of the EIB’s total lending for 2016 (EUR 46.8 billion) is concentrated in six Member States , which shows that not all Member States or regions are able to benefit equally from investment opportunities.

Brexit : it was noted that the United Kingdom subscribed 16.1 % of the EIB’s capital, accounting for EUR 3.5 billion of the paid-in capital and EUR 35.7 billion of the Bank’s callable capital. Members asked the EIB’s management to identify and swiftly inform Parliament of the impacts of Brexit on the EIB.

The EIB is also called on, given the most immediate challenge to it caused by the UK's decision to trigger Article 50 and recognising that the detailed terms of withdrawal cannot be pre-empted, to provide Parliament with a detailed breakdown of the projects and stage of implementation up to end 2017 , together with a preliminary assessment of the possible risks involved.

Breakdown of investments : Members noted that in 2016 the EIB’s portfolio of loans, guarantees and investments mobilised EUR 280 billion of total investment. EUR 67.7 billion of investment was related to EFSI approvals in 2016, which were dedicated primarily to smaller companies (31 %), the energy sector (22 %), and research, development and innovation (22 %). They regretted, however, that a large share of investments under the EFSI portfolio was earmarked for fossil fuel-related projects. They reiterated the need for an in-depth analysis and evaluation on the environmental impact of each project.

The report noted the EIB operations inside the EU in 2016, outlining the financing that it provided in four fundamental public policy areas, namely Innovation and Skills (19.6 % of EIB signatures in 2016 - EUR 13.1 billion), SMEs and midcaps finance (31.7 % - EUR 21.3 billion), infrastructure (27.1 % - EUR 18.1 billion), and environment (21.6 % - EUR 14.5 billion).

Members stressed the need to tailor investment programmes to small-scale projects in order to ensure the participation of SMEs . They considered that the EIB should contribute to bridging possible funding gaps for micro-enterprises, through an increased use of financial instruments and products such as microfinance facilities and guarantees.

The role of the EIB in helping to complete Europe’s digital network (e.g. fast broadband) and create a single digital market , including digital services was highlighted.

Responding to global challenges : Members recalled that 10 % of the EIB’s overall lending activity is dedicated to operations outside the Union and welcomed the fact that the overall amount offered by the EIB to project promoters outside the EU has gone up since 2015. They stressed, for this reason, the importance of the annual reporting by the EIB on its operations outside the Union with regard to compliance with the general principles guiding the external action of the Union.

The EIB is called on to develop a methodology, in cooperation with the EEAS and the Commission’s DG DEVCO, for measuring the impact of its lending operations outside the EU on EU development cooperation overall, specifically regarding Agenda 2030 and the impact on human rights.

The report underlined that the EIB will also make EUR 500 million available under the ACP Investment Facility to target public sector projects with a migration focus.

Enhancing the EIB’s corporate governance, business practices, transparency and accountability standards : Members are deeply concerned that the Bank's management has so far provided no response whatsoever to the specific provisions of Parliament’s resolution on the control of the financial activities of the EIB for 2015, and recalled 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. Members called 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.

The report also called on the EIB to:

swiftly apply the relevant EU legislation and standards on tax avoidance, tax havens and other related issues; take all appropriate measures, including suspension of payments and loan disbursements, with a view to protecting the EIB´s and the EU´s financial interests whenever OLAF or criminal investigations so require; ensure a high quality of information regarding ultimate beneficiaries and to effectively prevent transactions with financial intermediaries having adverse consequences with regard to transparency, fraud, corruption, organised crime and money laundering or harmful social and environmental repercussions; report on the state of play and status of the previous recommendations issued by Parliament in its annual resolutions, especially as regards the impact of its lending activities.

Documents
2018/03/26
   EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
2018/02/21
   EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2018/02/07
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2018/01/17
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2017/11/30
   EP - Responsible Committee
2017/10/11
   EP - Committee Opinion
2017/09/14
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading

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2018/05/03 Outcome: -: 439, +: 84, 0: 30
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A8-0139/2018 - Marco Valli - am 13 03/05/2018 11:44:13.000 #

2018/05/03 Outcome: -: 319, 0: 131, +: 106
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A8-0139/2018 - Marco Valli - résolution 03/05/2018 11:45:27.000 #

2018/05/03 Outcome: +: 539, 0: 78, -: 39
DE IT FR ES GB RO PL BE AT BG HU CZ PT SE SK FI DK LT NL HR IE SI LU LV EE MT CY EL ??
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AmendmentsDossier
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2018/01/26 INTA 29 amendments...
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  • date: 2018-03-26T00:00:00 body: EP type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP shadows: group: EPP name: NOVAKOV Andrey group: S&D name: PIRINSKI Georgi group: ECR name: FITTO Raffaele group: ALDE name: ALI Nedzhmi group: GUE/NGL name: FLANAGAN Luke Ming group: Verts/ALE name: TARAND Indrek group: ENF name: KAPPEL Barbara responsible: True committee: CONT date: 2017-11-30T00:00:00 committee_full: Budgetary Control rapporteur: group: EFD name: VALLI Marco body: EP responsible: False committee: INTA date: 2017-10-11T00:00:00 committee_full: International Trade rapporteur: group: ECR name: LOONES Sander
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  • date: 2018-01-17T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE612.207 title: PE612.207 type: Committee draft report body: EP
  • date: 2018-02-07T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE618.090 title: PE618.090 type: Amendments tabled in committee body: EP
  • date: 2018-02-21T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE615.456&secondRef=02 title: PE615.456 committee: INTA type: Committee opinion body: EP
  • date: 2018-09-21T00:00:00 docs: url: /oeil/spdoc.do?i=30996&j=0&l=en title: SP(2018)482 type: Commission response to text adopted in plenary
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  • date: 2017-09-14T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
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  • date: 2018-04-06T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A8-2018-0139&language=EN title: A8-0139/2018 summary: The Committee on Budgetary Control adopted the own-initiative report by Marco VALLI (EFDD, IT) on the annual report on the control of the financial activities of the EIB for 2016. As a reminder, the EIB is the EU’s Bank. It is the largest multilateral bank and the biggest public lender in the world operating in international capital markets. It is treaty-bound to contribute to EU integration, economic and social cohesion and regional development, through dedicated investment instruments such as loans, equities, guarantees, risk-sharing facilities and advisory services. Members noted that the EIB Group’s total financing of EUR 83.8 billion for 2016, mobilising EUR 280 billion of total investment that year. They took note of the set of EIB annual reports for 2016 presenting the various investing activities and their expected impacts. They reiterated their request that the EIB present a more comprehensive, detailed and harmonised annual activity report and significantly improve the presentation of the information. The report reiterated Parliament’s concern with regard to defining a balanced strategy with a dynamic, fair and transparent geographical distribution of projects and investments among Member States, taking into account the special focus on the less developed countries and regions. 70 % of the EIB’s total lending for 2016 (EUR 46.8 billion) is concentrated in six Member States , which shows that not all Member States or regions are able to benefit equally from investment opportunities. Brexit : it was noted that the United Kingdom subscribed 16.1 % of the EIB’s capital, accounting for EUR 3.5 billion of the paid-in capital and EUR 35.7 billion of the Bank’s callable capital. Members asked the EIB’s management to identify and swiftly inform Parliament of the impacts of Brexit on the EIB. The EIB is also called on, given the most immediate challenge to it caused by the UK's decision to trigger Article 50 and recognising that the detailed terms of withdrawal cannot be pre-empted, to provide Parliament with a detailed breakdown of the projects and stage of implementation up to end 2017 , together with a preliminary assessment of the possible risks involved. Breakdown of investments : Members noted that in 2016 the EIB’s portfolio of loans, guarantees and investments mobilised EUR 280 billion of total investment. EUR 67.7 billion of investment was related to EFSI approvals in 2016, which were dedicated primarily to smaller companies (31 %), the energy sector (22 %), and research, development and innovation (22 %). They regretted, however, that a large share of investments under the EFSI portfolio was earmarked for fossil fuel-related projects. They reiterated the need for an in-depth analysis and evaluation on the environmental impact of each project. The report noted the EIB operations inside the EU in 2016, outlining the financing that it provided in four fundamental public policy areas, namely Innovation and Skills (19.6 % of EIB signatures in 2016 - EUR 13.1 billion), SMEs and midcaps finance (31.7 % - EUR 21.3 billion), infrastructure (27.1 % - EUR 18.1 billion), and environment (21.6 % - EUR 14.5 billion). Members stressed the need to tailor investment programmes to small-scale projects in order to ensure the participation of SMEs . They considered that the EIB should contribute to bridging possible funding gaps for micro-enterprises, through an increased use of financial instruments and products such as microfinance facilities and guarantees. The role of the EIB in helping to complete Europe’s digital network (e.g. fast broadband) and create a single digital market , including digital services was highlighted. Responding to global challenges : Members recalled that 10 % of the EIB’s overall lending activity is dedicated to operations outside the Union and welcomed the fact that the overall amount offered by the EIB to project promoters outside the EU has gone up since 2015. They stressed, for this reason, the importance of the annual reporting by the EIB on its operations outside the Union with regard to compliance with the general principles guiding the external action of the Union. The EIB is called on to develop a methodology, in cooperation with the EEAS and the Commission’s DG DEVCO, for measuring the impact of its lending operations outside the EU on EU development cooperation overall, specifically regarding Agenda 2030 and the impact on human rights. The report underlined that the EIB will also make EUR 500 million available under the ACP Investment Facility to target public sector projects with a migration focus. Enhancing the EIB’s corporate governance, business practices, transparency and accountability standards : Members are deeply concerned that the Bank's management has so far provided no response whatsoever to the specific provisions of Parliament’s resolution on the control of the financial activities of the EIB for 2015, and recalled 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. Members called 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. The report also called on the EIB to: swiftly apply the relevant EU legislation and standards on tax avoidance, tax havens and other related issues; take all appropriate measures, including suspension of payments and loan disbursements, with a view to protecting the EIB´s and the EU´s financial interests whenever OLAF or criminal investigations so require; ensure a high quality of information regarding ultimate beneficiaries and to effectively prevent transactions with financial intermediaries having adverse consequences with regard to transparency, fraud, corruption, organised crime and money laundering or harmful social and environmental repercussions; report on the state of play and status of the previous recommendations issued by Parliament in its annual resolutions, especially as regards the impact of its lending activities.
  • date: 2018-05-02T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20180502&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2018-05-03T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=30996&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2018-05-03T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2018-0198 title: T8-0198/2018 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 539 votes to 39, with 78 abstentions, a resolution on the annual report on the control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank (EIB) for 2016. Members noted that the EIB Group’s total financing of EUR 83.8 billion for 2016, mobilising EUR 280 billion of total investment that year. The EIB was invited to present a more comprehensive, detailed and harmonised annual activity report and to improve the presentation of information on approved investments. Promoting financially sustainable activities : Parliament expressed its support for the EIB’s four public policy objectives and its two cross-cutting objectives - economic and social cohesion and the fight against climate change. Parliament expressed its support for the EIB’s four public policy goals and for the two horizontal objectives which cut across those goals, namely economic and social cohesion and climate action. It considered that approval of investment projects should be based on a sound, independent analysis assessing the financial sustainability and risks associated with the projects. Members reiterated their concern with regard to defining a balanced strategy with a dynamic, fair and transparent geographical distribution of projects and investments among Member States, taking into account the special focus on the less developed countries and regions. 70 % of the EIB’s total lending for 2016 (EUR 46.8 billion) is concentrated in six Member States, which shows that not all Member States or regions are able to catch up and benefit equally from investment opportunities. In the case of large-scale infrastructure projects, the EIB shall finance as a priority those which have demonstrated real added value for the environment, the economy or the local population. The United Kingdom subscribed 16.1 % of the EIB’s capital, accounting for EUR 3.5 billion of the paid-in capital and EUR 35.7 billion of the Bank’s callable capital. Members asked the EIB’s management to identify and swiftly inform Parliament of the impacts of Brexit on the EIB. Additionality and added value : in 2016, the EIB’s portfolio of loans, guarantees and investments mobilised EUR 280 billion of total investment. Members noted that EUR 67.7 billion of investment was related to EFSI approvals in 2016, which were dedicated primarily to smaller companies (31 %), the energy sector (22 %), and research, development and innovation (22 %). They regretted, however, that a large share of investments under the EFSI portfolio was earmarked for fossil fuel-related projects. They reiterated the need for an in-depth analysis and evaluation on the environmental impact of each project. Parliament stressed that the EIB’s activity in the current period of sluggish recovery must be carefully directed towards high-quality projects ensuring strengthened additionality vis-à-vis other existing Union instruments and the EIB’s main operations. It called on the EIB to prove the added value of the EFSI as a financial instrument to stimulate private investment. Achievement of the Union's general policy objectives : Parliament noted the EIB operations inside the EU in 2016, outlining the financing that it provided in four fundamental public policy areas, namely Innovation and Skills (19.6 % of EIB signatures in 2016 - EUR 13.1 billion), SMEs and midcaps finance (31.7 % - EUR 21.3 billion), infrastructure (27.1 % - EUR 18.1 billion), and environment (21.6 % - EUR 14.5 billion). Members stressed the need to tailor investment programmes to small-scale projects in order to ensure the participation of SMEs . They considered that the EIB should contribute to bridging possible funding gaps for micro-enterprises, through an increased use of financial instruments and products such as microfinance facilities and guarantees. The role of the EIB in helping to complete Europe’s digital network (e.g. fast broadband) and create a single digital market, including digital services was highlighted. The EIB should pay particular attention to infrastructure projects in the most disadvantaged regions and promote the financing of projects in line with its climate action strategy and the Paris climate change agreement. Responding to global challenges : Members recalled that 10 % of the EIB’s overall lending activity is dedicated to operations outside the Union and welcomed the fact that the overall amount offered by the EIB to project promoters outside the EU has gone up since 2015. They stressed, for this reason, the importance of the annual reporting by the EIB on its operations outside the Union with regard to compliance with the general principles guiding the external action of the Union. The EIB is called on to develop a methodology, in cooperation with the EEAS and the Commission’s DG DEVCO, for measuring the impact of its lending operations outside the EU on EU development cooperation overall, specifically regarding Agenda 2030 and the impact on human rights. The report underlined that the EIB will also make EUR 500 million available under the ACP Investment Facility to target public sector projects with a migration focus. Enhancing the EIB’s corporate governance, business practices, transparency and accountability standards : Members are deeply concerned that the Bank's management has so far provided no response whatsoever to the specific provisions of Parliament’s resolution on the control of the financial activities of the EIB for 2015. The resolution stressed 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. The EIB is called on to: swiftly apply the relevant EU legislation and standards on tax avoidance , tax havens and other related issues; take all appropriate measures, including suspension of payments and loan disbursements, with a view to protecting the EIB´s and the EU´s financial interests whenever OLAF or criminal investigations so require; ensure a high quality of information regarding ultimate beneficiaries and to effectively prevent transactions with financial intermediaries having adverse consequences with regard to transparency, fraud, corruption, organised crime and money laundering or harmful social and environmental repercussions; disclose OLAF’s report on its Volkswagen loan given that the ‘Dieselgate’ cases raised a number of questions over the fact that Volkswagen had received EIB loans through fraud and deception.
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