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Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Jonás Fernández
Political group: S-D
Country: Ireland
Language: ES

En cualquier caso, pensando en el futuro, el Banco Europeo de Inversiones ha dado un gran salto, convirtiéndose en el gran banco del clima de la Unión Europea, empujado también por este Parlamento. Y, sin duda, el Banco tiene que también ser capaz de dar un salto adicional en la cooperación para resolver algunos problemas que tenemos sobre el diseño de las ayudas de Estado y la cohesión del mercado único contribuyendo, y mucho más, a la creación de un instrumento soberano que nos ayude a enfrentar los grandes retos de la transición digital, de la transición verde, desde la soberanía europea y con una contribución del Banco Europeo de Inversiones que los Estados solos no pueden hacer, y con una contribución especial también al mecanismo de transición justa para algunas regiones como la mía, como Asturias, que necesita del respaldo del BEI.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Caroline Nagtegaal
Political group: Renew
Country: Czechia
Language: NL

En wat mij betreft ligt er een taak voor de Europese Investeringsbank om aan die veiligheid een bijdrage te leveren. En de eerste stappen zijn daar gelukkig ook toe gezet. En ik wil de EIB hier dan ook van harte aanmoedigen om naast de producten voor tweeënlei gebruik ook de deur voor de militaire projecten open te zetten. Want dit zou een extra wapenfeit zijn om ons continent veilig te houden. Voor nu, maar ook voor in de toekomst.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Ryszard Czarnecki
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: PL

Proszę Państwa, ja oczywiście mogę powiedzieć, że nie do końca podobają mi się pewne akcenty w funkcjonowaniu banku. Mam wrażenie, że jak na instytucję bankową – i wystąpieniu Pana Prezesa w tym roku, i w wystąpieniu sprzed roku – dość dużo jest elementów ideologii klimatycznej. Myślę, że raczej powinniśmy tego w twardej ekonomii unikać. Proszę zostawić to politykom. Oni to robią znakomicie, niestety także w tej Izbie.  Natomiast doceniam szczególnie to, co robił Europejski Bank Inwestycyjny dla małych i średnich firm. To była rzecz istotna. Także doceniam to, co robił w kontekście wspierania różnych krajów w obszarze postsowieckim.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: France Jamet
Political group: ID
Country: Poland
Language: FR

Et pourquoi la Banque d’investissement européenne ne jouerait-elle pas un rôle plus positif et performant dans notre économie, en se donnant, par exemple, les moyens d’entrer au capital d’entreprises innovantes? Cela éviterait que des groupes financiers étrangers et puissants ne finissent par en prendre le contrôle et nous dépossèdent de fleurons industriels ou nous privent d’entrepreneurs qui créent de l’emploi et de la richesse. Nos territoires ont des potentiels, des énergies, des compétences, des savoirs, de l’excellence et la BEI doit se donner pour objectif de les préserver et de les protéger. Protéger notre souveraineté économique, protéger notre souveraineté énergétique.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

The European Parliament is now complicit in the relentless attempts by the Council, the Commission, the European Defence Agency, as well as the arms industry, to undermine the restrictions that prevent the EIB from investing in arms and core defence projects. In its 2022 roadmap on critical technologies for security and defence, the Commission lamented the fact that the EIB’s lending policies still had restrictions that prevent it from lending to the defence sector.  The EIB should have nothing to do with the arms industry and this is a serious indicator of where it’s going, and it’s not good.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Mr President, like so many other critical raw materials that we rely on for our green and digital transition, China is the world’s leading producer of natural graphite and the EU’s top supplier.  The EIB recently backed a EUR 150 million loan for a graphite mine in northern Sweden, and projects like this will be key to ensuring our autonomy, building our value chains and greening production. This project is also fully in line with the aims of the new Critical Raw Materials Act, which looks to encourage more mining in the European Union.  One of the biggest hurdles, however, is access to finance, and the Commission sees a key role for the EIB. In the Climate Bank Roadmap for 2020—2025, the EIB sets a clear path for greening its investments, but it’s disappointingly vague when it comes to the mining sector. We need to see a more prominent role for mining and a willingness from the EIB to finance mining projects.  Dear colleagues, the Commission has set out a clear strategy for de—risking from China, and the EIB through its financing decisions can help to make this a reality.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Pedro Silva Pereira
Political group: S-D
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, Senhor Comissário, cumprimentos especiais ao Senhor Presidente do Banco Europeu de Investimento nesta sua última presença neste Parlamento. Muitos parabéns pelo seu excelente trabalho ao longo destes anos. Neste escrutínio democrático da atividade do Banco Europeu de Investimento, não podemos deixar de reconhecer que o BEI se confirmou, no difícil ano de 2022, como uma instituição financeira fundamental no apoio à economia europeia e, em especial, às pequenas e médias empresas.  Fundamental também no apoio à transição digital, energética e climática, consolidando a sua condição de Banco Europeu do Clima, alinhado com as metas do Acordo de Paris e os desafios do Desenvolvimento Sustentável.  O Parlamento Europeu tem apelado à distribuição justa, geográfica, dos investimentos e é com satisfação que verifico o progresso feito. Portugal, por exemplo, é hoje já o sexto país europeu beneficiário dos investimentos do BEI em percentagem do PIB.  Mas os desafios continuam aí. O défice de investimento permanece na Europa e precisamos de um BEI mais forte, com capital reforçado, porque só um BEI mais forte pode fazer tudo aquilo que precisamos que faça.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Charles Goerens
Political group: Renew
Country: Czechia
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, je voudrais d’abord rendre un hommage appuyé à l’action qu’a menée Werner Hoyer au cours de sa présidence de la Banque européenne d’investissement. Aujourd’hui, le poids de la BEI est deux fois plus important que celui de la Banque mondiale. Elle est devenue la première banque climatique. Elle mène la danse dans nombre de chantiers, aussi bien dans la périphérie de l’Union européenne que dans le grand large. C’est grâce à son savoir-faire et à son talent de diplomate et d’expert en relations extérieures que Werner Hoyer a pu contribuer à faire de la Banque européenne d’investissement ce qu’elle est aujourd’hui. Cette banque joue aussi un rôle très important dans la mobilisation de capitaux privés, qui constitue la réponse qu’attendent tous ceux qui soutiennent la réalisation des objectifs pour le développement durable. Dès lors que l’aide publique globale au développement atteint à peine 250 milliards d’euros, la Banque européenne d’investissement et ses pairs doivent mobiliser au moins 20 fois plus que ce qui est mobilisé au titre de l’aide publique au développement. Et je compte sur la Banque européenne d’investissement et sur ceux qui s’inspirent de son expérience pour arriver à mobiliser autant de capitaux.  Je crois que ceux qui espèrent la réalisation des objectifs pour le développement durable savent que cela ne pourra se faire sans l’expérience et le savoir-faire de la Banque européenne d’investissement. Félicitations pour ce que vous avez fait.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Roman Haider
Political group: ID
Country: France
Language: DE

Herr Präsident! Die Aufgabe der Europäischen Investitionsbank ist es, „zu einer ausgewogenen und reibungslosen Entwicklung des Binnenmarktes im Interesse der Union beizutragen“. Genauso steht es nämlich im Artikel 309 des Vertrags über die Arbeitsweise der Europäischen Union. Die Investitionsbank soll europäische Unternehmen und nationale Gebietskörperschaften mit Krediten unterstützen. Aufgabe der Europäischen Investitionsbank ist es nicht, die völlig verquere und bürger- und wirtschaftsfeindliche Klimapolitik dieser EU-Kommission zu finanzieren. Ebenso wenig ist es Aufgabe der EIB, die Kriege von Nicht-EU-Staaten zu finanzieren. Für diese Kernaufgaben stehen der EIB auch genügend Mittel zur Verfügung. Eine Aufstockung der Mittel, um damit die größenwahnsinnigen Pläne einer völlig außer Rand und Band geratenen Kommission zu finanzieren, ist strikt abzulehnen. Und die EIB – das können Sie mir glauben – wird in den kommenden Jahren und Jahrzehnten genügend Investitionsbedarf in der EU selbst haben, um die Folgen der selbstzerstörerischen Politik dieser Kommission zu beseitigen.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Angelika Winzig
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: DE

Herr Präsident! Die Europäische Investitionsbank ist die einzige internationale Finanzinstitution, die im Eigentum unserer Mitgliedstaaten steht, und mithilfe unserer Gesetzgebung tragen wir dazu bei, dass die Ziele erreicht werden. Zwei Punkte möchte ich herausstreichen, die mir besonders am Herzen liegen: zum einen die wichtige Rolle des Europäischen Investitionsfonds bei der Verbesserung des Zugangs zu Finanzmitteln für kleinere Unternehmen, Unternehmen mit mittlerer Kapitalisierung und für Jungunternehmen. Damit werden Wachstum und Innovation und Beschäftigung in der EU gefördert. Zweitens begrüße ich den Beitrag der EIB, zur Unterstützung des REPowerEU-Plans in den kommenden fünf Jahren weitere 30 Milliarden Euro an Darlehen für Projekte in den Bereichen erneuerbare Energiequellen und Energieeffizienz zur Verfügung zu stellen. Die Europäische Investitionsbank hat sich schon lange dem Grünen Deal verpflichtet, denn Nachhaltigkeit bedeutet auch, dass der Transformationsprozess gelingt, sodass die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der europäischen Betriebe auch in diesem Wandel gesichert ist. Vielen Dank, Herr Präsident, und alles Gute!
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Victor Negrescu
Political group: S-D
Country: Finland
Language: EN

Mr President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, the European Investment Bank is a key institution for the European Union that allows us to boost investment and trigger the implementation of new projects that create jobs and have a positive impact on our economy. According to a recent report, the EIB Group will create almost 1 million jobs by 2026 and add more than 1% to the European economy. Nevertheless, more work needs to be done to expand the impact of the EIB. In 2022, three countries – Italy, France and Spain – have used the majority of the funds available, which shows the need for EU widening. For example, my country – Romania – got, in 2022, only EUR 1 billion, in comparison to Italy that got EUR 10 billion, namely almost twice more in percentage of the GDP. At the same time, we need more transparency on project selection, human resources management and impact assessment. The EIB should be an inclusive bank, allowing access to funding for SMEs and start-ups, applicants from rural areas and small towns, or beneficiaries from vulnerable groups and disadvantaged regions. Last and not least, the EIB should finance the frontline countries in developing their infrastructure and dealing with the challenges faced by the war in Ukraine.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Stéphanie Yon-Courtin
Political group: Renew
Country: Latvia
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Président Hoyer, chers collègues, dans ce rapport annuel, nous saluons l’action de la BEI et de son président, Monsieur Hoyer, qui ont été au rendez-vous des transitions auxquelles notre société et notre économie doivent faire face. La BEI a répondu efficacement à la pandémie. Elle a intensifié ses efforts pour soutenir la transition verte, numérique, et s’est véritablement engagée dans le cadre de la guerre en Ukraine. Nous devons poursuivre et intensifier ses ambitions. La BEI est le véritable bras financier de l’Union européenne pour soutenir tous ces objectifs politiques. Cela passe par le nécessaire soutien à l’industrie de la défense européenne, alors que la guerre frappe à nouveau aux portes de l’Union, mais aussi par le soutien à l’innovation, à nos PME, à l’industrie et à la numérisation. Nous devons faire encore davantage pour mobiliser l’investissement privé dans la transition verte. Mais la BEI, c’est aussi l’Europe concrète. Et l’action de la BEI au sein de nos territoires, de nos régions, permet de rendre les financements européens très accessibles. La BEI, c’est relancer les projets d’investissements durables au cœur des territoires via la rénovation urbaine, l’éducation, le développement des mobilités douces et des transports publics propres. En tant qu’élue régionale, j’en ai été témoin avec, en Normandie, le prêt de 80 millions de la BEI consacré à la rénovation de 20 collèges en Seine-Maritime. L’Europe investit, l’Europe agit grâce à la BEI.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Marek Belka
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Mr President, I would first like to thank Mr Hoyer for all his years at the helm of the Bank. Let me use this time to ask him some questions. Number one: what role do you see for the Bank in the future reconstruction of Ukraine, with all the experience that the Bank has with this country? Second, looking back at the two terms at the helm of the Bank, what were your biggest achievements and the biggest challenges?  This is what we are waiting for in your concluding statement.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Billy Kelleher
Political group: Renew
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

Mr President, I’d like to welcome Mr Hoyer here and acknowledge the work that he’s done as a lead in the European Investment Bank and just say that some years ago I did meet him in Frankfurt at a Renew discussion group, when he spoke about the bundling of schools in Ireland with the Minister for Finance at the time, Michael Noonan.  Mr Hoyer, I see that again today you recently announced, along with Limerick City and County Council, that the EIB has launched a partnership to accelerate retrofitting and in turn reduce the cost of energy in social housing in Limerick as well. I think that signifies the importance of the European Investment Bank to ensure not only is it seen as the Bank of Sustainable Development Goals, not only is it seen as the Bank of climate change, but equally it is seen as a Bank that funds real tangible benefits to citizens in a very evidenced way in their lives.  That is something that I think the Bank should never lose sight of. It is owned by the Member States; it is owned by the citizens, effectively. So therefore the obligation is on the Bank to ensure that it invests primarily in the citizens of Europe. I know that in the meantime there will be significant challenges around the issue of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Climate Bank and also on the issue of Ukraine and how we fund its reconstruction in the years ahead. But never lose sight of the fact that the EIB is also for local development as much as international development.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Maria Grapini
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, încep prin a vă mulțumi și a vă felicita pentru activitatea pe care o aveți de atâția ani ca președinte. Trebuie să spun însă, în calitatea mea de vicepreședinte pentru piața internă și în numele Intergrupului pentru IMM-uri, că mi-aș dori ca anul viitor, față de raportul pe care îl analizăm acum, să alocați mai mulți bani IMM-urilor. Aveți o importanță deosebită în InvestEU. Am scris recent comisarului Breton și da, v-a nominalizat că Banca de Investiții, sigur, are un rol important în finanțarea IMM-urilor. De asemenea, sigur, vă salut pentru că v-ați angajat și ați sprijinit Republica Moldova și vă angajați și în Balcanii de Vest să-i sprijiniți. Ceea ce mi-aș dori, însă este să fie mai multă transparență. E foarte important să vedem cum se selecționează proiectele și ați spus un cuvânt magic aici, să facem investiții țintite și cred că este nevoie de acest lucru pentru a nu se concentra banii în aceleași zone și de fapt, în loc să creștem coeziunea, să creștem diferențele regionale. De aceea eu îmi pun speranță. Sunteți cel mai mare creditor, avem nevoie de Banca de Investiții, sunteți important pentru piața internă și nu numai. Și vă doresc sănătate și mulți ani înainte în BEI.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Margarida Marques
Political group: S-D
Country: Cyprus
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, Senhor Comissário, Senhor Presidente, o Banco Europeu de Investimento tem sido um dos mecanismos mais eficazes na política de investimento da União Europeia, como Banco Verde ou na transição digital, no apoio às PME ou na inclusão e na coesão social dentro e fora da União Europeia.  As necessidades acrescidas de investimento ˗ só para o clima é preciso 1 bilião de euros por ano, ou seja, um quadro financeiro plurianual de sete anos para um ano ˗ e um quadro económico geopolítico instável mostram que o BEI precisa de uma capacidade mais alargada, incluindo outros meios financeiros com capital reforçado.  Mas o BEI não poderá sozinho desempenhar este papel. Precisamos também de rever o orçamento da União Europeia com ambição e avançar com a criação de uma capacidade permanente de investimento ao nível europeu.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Leszek Miller
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! Panie Komisarzu! Panie Prezesie! Koleżanki i Koledzy! Europejski Bank Inwestycyjny odegrał ważną rolę we wzmacnianiu potencjału Europy w zakresie zatrudniania i wzrostu gospodarczego. Równocześnie EBI konsekwentnie zapewniał finansowanie projektom związanym ze zrównoważonym rozwojem, odnawialnymi źródłami energii oraz efektywnością energetyczną. Jego działania przyczyniają się do redukcji emisji gazów cieplarnianych i budowania zrównoważonej przyszłości, co jest zgodne z celami politycznymi i gospodarczymi Unii Europejskiej.  Europejski Bank Inwestycyjny jest również silnie zaangażowany w pomoc Ukrainie. Środki przeznaczone dla Ukrainy w obliczu trudności wynikających z wojny z Rosją są bardzo istotne. Poprzez udzielenie wsparcia finansowego EBI przyczynia się do stabilizacji sytuacji w kraju i pomaga w procesie odbudowy. Jest to wyraz praktycznej solidarności Unii Europejskiej i naszego dążenia do wspierania krajów partnerskich w trudnych chwilach. Miejmy nadzieję, że po zakończeniu wojny te właśnie działania będą jeszcze ważniejsze. W takim razie wszystko, co czyni Europejski Bank Inwestycyjny, znajduje się w centrum naszych priorytetów, zyskuje nasze uznanie i poparcie.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Mr President, thank you, President Hoyer, for coming here and giving us the benefit of your experience and expertise. I must ask you one question. In the last mandate, the Juncker Fund was key and the EIB played a big part in that –in turning around the European economy, creating jobs, improving the quality of life. Then I was a rapporteur for its successor, InvestEU, but I haven’t heard much about InvestEU, which seemed to be full of promise and was the way of the future. So I would like to ask you your opinion of InvestEU, what it has achieved in this mandate and what it can achieve into the future, particularly over the next year or two. Because it was a wonderful scheme succeeding the Juncker Fund, but we’re not hearing enough about it.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, since the start of the war in Ukraine, the EIB has mobilised and disbursed about EUR 1.7 billion in emergency relief to Ukraine. And I think it’s appropriate that the report considers the very difficult situation that Ukraine is in now – with very limited resources to properly audit those monies – and calls instead on the EIB to do more to monitor the implementation of where that money is going. And that’s particularly important in the context of the report that our own European Court of Auditors did prior to the war about the systemic and deep levels of corruption in Ukrainian society. It’s particularly important when we look at the reports about sanctions being used to oust rivals in that society and military equipment appearing for sale on the dark web. Now, of course, militarism is exceptionally dangerous – which is why it was always excluded from the EIB’s portfolio – but now we’re using dual use to circumvent that and send across EUR 6 billion to the military industrial complex. The report calls for more partnership with NATO. This is lunacy. The bank should go back to the job it was supposed to do.