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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: WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022
Speaker: Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Szanowni Państwo! Krótko mówiąc, działalność Europejskiego Banku Inwestycyjnego w 2021 r. zasługuje na wielkie uznanie. Po raz kolejny EBI pokazał, że jest niezbędnym finansowym ramieniem Unii Europejskiej, które potrafi efektywnie wspierać nasze gospodarki także podczas kryzysu. Mój kraj, Polska, bardzo docenia relacje z Europejskim Bankiem Inwestycyjnym. W 2019 r. zwiększyliśmy swój udział w kapitale subskrybowanym do poziomu 11,4, stając się siódmym krajem pod względem udziałów. W 2021 r. bank zaangażował w Polsce rekordowe 6,3 mld euro i na rok bieżący przewiduje podobne kwoty, które obejmą pożyczki dla sektora publicznego, a także dla prywatnego i samorządów lokalnych.  Warto podkreślić dwie sprawy. Po pierwsze, zaangażowanie w walkę ze skutkami kryzysu pandemii COVID-19, gdzie 50% wpłat w tych projektach wypłacono już w pierwszej połowie roku, co mocno wsparło płynność małych i średnich przedsiębiorców. Po drugie, zaangażowanie EBI w pomoc Ukrainie przede wszystkim poprzez wsparcie państw członkowskich przyjmujących uchodźców wojennych. Należy także podkreślić zaangażowanie finansowe EBI w program InvestEU, który pozwala przezwyciężyć lukę inwestycyjną w Unii Europejskiej. Do czerwca 2020 r. bank zatwierdził operacje na poziomie 500 mld euro. Ważne jest, aby wypełniając swoje statutowe zadanie, jakim jest polityka spójności, EBI stosował podejście indywidualne, które pozwoli tym krajom również na wyrównywanie szans.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022
Speaker: Luke Ming Flanagan
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, there are many positive elements here, but one in particular is the focus on human rights due diligence in the new EIB Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework, calling for the development of a specific human rights strategy; a commitment that a gender perspective be at the centre of EIB activities; a strong focus on anti-money laundering and combating financing terrorism, including the fight against organised crime; a request for the extension of the right of access to info by the ECA in relation to operations implementing EU policies; and deploring that the new tripartite agreement between the Commission, the EIB and ECA do not represent an improvement to the situation with no enhanced role of the ECA in terms of auditing powers regarding activities of the EIB.  Sadly, there was a lot of watering down from what was there originally. In particular, excuses are given for the lack of provisions in the Code of Conduct of the Management Committee and Board of Directors excluding Vice-Presidents from overseeing operations in the countries of origins. I hope this doesn’t make it into the final report. Overall, it’s good.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022
Speaker: Mislav Kolakušić
Political group: NI
Country: Greece
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjednice, poštovane kolege, poštovani građani, Europska investicijska banka raspoređuje desetine milijardi eura koje su prikupljene od građana Europske unije.  Tvrdi se da se podupiru zelene politike. Brojne građane Europske unije, kao i mene, zanima koja je to točno europska zelena politika. Prije deset godina sve ste nas natjerali da izvučemo one obične klasične žarulje, zabranili smo proizvodnju žarulja od 60W i uveli one štedljive, navodno, od 10-15W. Deset godina kasnije, dakle, mi sad više ne štedimo električnu energiju, sada potičemo kupnju električnih automobila i financiramo njihovu proizvodnju, koji troše 100kW električne energije dnevno.  Dakle, što je zelena politika? Žarulja od 10W ili električni automobil od 100 kW potrošnje?
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022
Speaker: Janusz Lewandowski
Political group: PPE
Country: Denmark
Language: PL

Pani Komisarz! Panie Prezesie! W działalności EBI istnieje nieusuwalne napięcie pomiędzy misją quasi-publiczną a normalnym dążeniem do maksymalizacji wyniku finansowego. I w obu sprawozdaniach, które omawiamy, w gruncie rzeczy uwzględniono te szczególne zobowiązania EBI jako naszego private bank, który w tej chwili mierzy się z nowymi zasadami, głosowanymi dzisiaj, jako bank w służbie digitalizacji małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw czy spójności. Oczywiście bank reaguje również na nadzwyczajne wydarzenia, nadzwyczajne wyzwania, czyli wojnę w Ukrainie czy wcześniej pandemię. I na pewno odegra istotną rolę w odbudowie Ukrainy.  Natomiast dla mnie ważniejsze niż rozmaite sprawozdania z działalności są dowody uznania dla banku ze strony biznesu. Znam takie świadectwo. W 2018 r. prezes Hoyer został wyróżniony przez największą polską organizację gospodarczą na gali w Warszawie, a wcześniej wyróżnionymi byli Margaret Thatcher, Jacques Chirac czy José Manuel Barroso. Wydaje mi się, że ten najważniejszy sprawdzian jest dopiero przed nami, mianowicie ta dualna rola publiczna i komercyjna w nadzwyczajnie istotnych czasach niezwykłego wyzwania geopolitycznego.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022
Speaker: Vlad Gheorghe
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: RO

Doamnă președintă, doamnă comisară, domnule președinte, salut activitatea Băncii Europene de Investiții în ultimii doi ani de criză și mulțumesc președintei Băncii Europene pentru asta. Apreciez deschiderea pentru colaborare. Avem nevoie de rezultate, nu doar în rapoarte și în birouri, ci în comunitățile locale, unde cetățenii simt direct îmbunătățirea propriei vieți și capătă încredere în Uniunea Europeană.  Apreciez procentul ridicat de investiții în mediu, biodiversitate și sustenabilitate. Schimbările climatice sunt deja aici. Nu mai este timp să nu investim în proiecte verzi. Subliniez că banii europeni trebuie să fie protejați de corupție și fraudă. Colaborarea totală cu Parchetul European, condus de Procuroarea-șefă Laura-Codruța Kövesi, este esențială.  O ultimă remarcă privind bunurile apropiaților lui Putin și Lukașenko. Nu finanțăm direct sau prin terți războaiele de la granița noastră. Ne așteptăm la o raportare completă, respectarea fără excepție a sancțiunilor și oprirea imediată a legăturilor cu aceste regimuri și cu partenerii lor.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022
Speaker: Tomislav Sokol
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjednice, povjerenice, kolegice i kolege, rasprava o godišnjem izvješću o Europskoj investicijskoj banci prilika je da u novim geopolitičkim okolnostima sagledamo njezinu ulogu u postizanju ciljeva Europske unije.  U tom kontekstu posebno pozdravljam činjenicu da su se u razdoblju od 2018. do 2021. povećala ulaganja EIB-a u energiji u Europi s 10 na 14 milijardi eura. Taj trend rasta ulaganja u energetiku mora se nastaviti jer je postizanje energetske sigurnosti Europske unije od ključne važnosti. Toga smo posebno svjesni u okolnostima u kojima visoke cijene energenata ugrožavaju životni standard građana. Projekti diverzifikacije energetskih pravaca, kao što je izgradnja ili povećanje kapaciteta LNG terminala, dio su odgovora na energetsku krizu i kao takvi moraju biti praćeni primjerenim financiranjem od strane Europske investicijske banke.  Sigurnost Europe i očuvanje našeg načina života izravno su povezani s postizanjem energetske neovisnosti EU-a i tome moraju biti podređeni svi izvori financiranja koji imamo na raspolaganju, uključujući kredite Europske investicijske banke.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022
Speaker: José Manuel Fernandes
Political group: PPE
Country: Ireland
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, Senhora Comissária, caras e caros colegas, o Banco Europeu de Investimento é uma mais—valia e precisamos que continue a ser forte, competente e que seja ativo. E a situação económica assim o exige.  Os meus parabéns pelo facto de ter mobilizado mais de 95 mil milhões de euros em empréstimos para apoiar a economia e, sobretudo, o apoio a 430 000 empresas. O que eu peço é que se faça ainda mais e que se acelere, por exemplo, o  Eu sei que a competitividade ou a análise dos projetos e a sua qualidade é essencial, mas registo com agrado que se dê também atenção à coesão territorial e às regiões menos desenvolvidas. Sublinho ainda que, através do
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Madam President, as a rapporteur in the last mandate for InvestEU, I want to thank Mr Hoyer and the EIB and the European Commission for rolling out this very important instrument for the European Union.  Now I am a rapporteur for the EPP for the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the renovation of the EU’s building stock is a key Green Deal priority. However, at present, there is a funding gap of EUR 214 billion a year for green financing for residential buildings, which will require a greater input from bank loans. Currently, 72% of renovations are self-funded, while only 18% of consumers are taking loans to renovate their homes, because they are too expensive.  The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, under Article 15, expands the toolbox for Member States. It includes energy efficiency loans and mortgages for building renovations.  So, a question, Mr Hoyer: does the European Investment Bank envisage the establishment of an EU-wide renovations guarantee fund, enabling credit institutions to reduce their risk exposure on green mortgage portfolios, and so improve access to renovation loans for vulnerable households?  Finally, I would like to thank the EIB also for their assistance for Ukraine – quick and positive.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022
Speaker: Věra Jourová
Language: EN

The Committee’s reports testify that the EIB is overall on a very good path, in particular as a frontrunner in the area of climate action and as a role model for other international financial institutions in their quest to become Paris—aligned. I also thank Parliament for its support to the discussions on the EIB’s role as the Union’s major partner implementing EU funds. I very much look forward to continuing this discussion and our close cooperation.  As Corina Crețu said as a former Commissioner for Regional Development, and I am the former Minister for Regional Development in my country, I want to thank the EIB for the very good cooperation. Because what we also hear at this place is that without the action and availability of the EIB, the focal funding of the structural funds, the structural policy and the cohesion policy would not be so successful as it is.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022
Speaker: David Cormand
Country: Ireland
Language: FR

La cohérence, la Banque européenne d’investissement en fait preuve avec la question des investissements sur les problèmes écologiques. La cohérence, c’est de le faire jusqu’au bout et de ne pas, en même temps, financer des projets qui seraient encore de l’ordre du carbone. Mais nous allons sur le chemin de la cohérence. La constance, c’est de persister dans l’effort, y compris quand il y a des situations d’urgence – j’y faisais allusion tout à l’heure par rapport à l’Ukraine. Même quand les choses sont à reconstruire après un drame comme celui que vit l’Ukraine, il faudra faire preuve de constance dans le fait de continuer à respecter ces critères qui nous sont chers. Et puis le courage – vous en avez parlé à la fin –, c’est celui de faire des choix difficiles. C’est aussi de faire en sorte de toujours aller dans le sens de plus de transparence, de se  Donc, de la cohérence, de la constance, du courage, c’est ce que je vous souhaite et ce que je nous souhaite pour continuer à évoluer positivement avec la Banque européenne d’investissement.
Debate: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report  - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022
Speaker: Corina Crețu
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

As we can see, the war in Ukraine, this tragedy is dominating our life and also our debates. As President Hoyer put it, what we are doing today is our testament for the future, and of course, it is our duty to do our part as a Member of the European Parliament, as a member of the Commission or as members of the EIB, as the main investment arm of European Union. I very much appreciated the emphasis in the report, Madam Commissioner, on the word ‘coordination’, and I think it is very crucial for our success in the future. And also thank you for defending cohesion policy, because now everybody is taking from that. I would like to thank you all for the contribution. I know that despite all the challenges you took this duty to be an important pillar for the reconstruction in Ukraine. And I really think that it will be a very hard and important task. I wish you success on focusing on the main priorities such as climate change, environment and innovation, skills, infrastructure, small and medium—sized enterprises, cohesion, of course, and development.
Debate: The relations of the Russian government and diplomatic network with parties of extremist, populist, anti-European and certain other European political parties in the context of the war
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022
Speaker: Katarina Barley
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Als nächster Punkt der Tagesordnung folgen die Erklärungen des Rates und der Kommission zu den Beziehungen der russischen Regierung und von russischen Diplomatennetzwerken zu extremistischen, populistischen, antieuropäischen und bestimmten anderen europäischen Parteien im Zusammenhang mit dem Krieg (
Debate: The relations of the Russian government and diplomatic network with parties of extremist, populist, anti-European and certain other European political parties in the context of the war
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022
Speaker: Frances Fitzgerald
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

As politicians, the only people we should be answerable to is the voters and not regimes that seek to undermine our European values. We have seen high profile European politicians funded by loans from banks with close links to Putin’s regime. We have heard accusations of Pegasus spyware improperly used on public figures. We’ve also read about Members in this Parliament whose international footprints extend across some of the least democratic areas in the world. Their speeches are used as anti-Western propaganda in places like China, Syria, Iran and Russia. They praise Iranian State militias as freedom fighters or fraternise with convicted Russian spies.  This is shameful, I believe, to see Members supporting regimes that are capable of launching a missile at a shopping centre and whose troops rob from the homes of innocent civilians. I think this is a betrayal of human rights, values and self-determination, which we in this Parliament always want to uphold.  We need to protect our democracies. There is so much to do in all our countries. We have unfinished democracies everywhere. Last March, for example, the Parliament’s Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation produced its wide-ranging report. It is time to put these recommendations into action.
Debate: The relations of the Russian government and diplomatic network with parties of extremist, populist, anti-European and certain other European political parties in the context of the war
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022
Speaker: Pierfrancesco Majorino
Political group: S-D
Country: Ireland
Language: IT

Questo è quanto è emerso alcune settimane fa e fa seguito alle vicende ancora tutte da chiarire, perfino in sede giudiziaria, che hanno visto, pochissimi anni fa, la Lega e altri partiti politici, nel caso della Lega attraverso il signor Savoini, intrattenere a più riprese rapporti con l'entourage di Vladimir Putin. Parlarne qui e denunciare la gravità di tutto ciò è importante perché si tratta di chiarissimi episodi di interferenza, ingerenza nelle nostre democrazie. La Russia costruisce infatti, proprio nelle settimane dell'aggressione all'Ucraina, un canale di comunicazione, una diplomazia parallela, che infiltra le nostre istituzioni attraverso la stupida e grave complicità di settori della destra. Un'opera di infiltrazione che, chiariamolo, non serve minimamente a costruire la pace che in tanti desideriamo e invochiamo, e che invece consolida una relazione torbida tra alcuni settori della nostra politica e i regimi autoritari.  L'Unione europea deve condannare tutto ciò e deve farlo il Parlamento, perché interferenze, ingerenza e disinformazione sono nemiche della democrazia e su questi terreni nessuno può permettersi ambiguità.  Servono interventi chiari, ad esempio sui flussi di denaro verso la politica, come ripetiamo dalla commissione speciale sulle ingerenze straniere. Serve molta attenzione a snidare quelli tra noi che, attraverso operazioni lobbistiche, coltivano interessi opachi, interessi che non hanno nulla a che fare con il valore irrinunciabile del dialogo tra i popoli, ma che invece aiutano i dittatori.
Debate: The relations of the Russian government and diplomatic network with parties of extremist, populist, anti-European and certain other European political parties in the context of the war
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022
Speaker: Nathalie Loiseau
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: FR

On peine à le croire, mais il y a ici des députés qui n’ont pas voulu condamner les atrocités commises par le groupe Wagner, qui n’ont pas voulu sanctionner la Russie, qui n’ont pas voulu aider l’Ukraine ou lui donner le statut de candidat à l’Union européenne et qui n’ont voulu dénoncer ni l’empoisonnement d’Alexeï Navalny, ni la fermeture de Memorial. Certains de ces élus sont aujourd’hui députés à l’Assemblée nationale en France, d’autres siègent toujours sur nos bancs. On aimerait que Jean-Luc Mélenchon n’ait jamais dit que Vladimir Poutine allait régler le problème en Syrie, qu’il n’ait jamais parlé – je cite – du «gouvernement néo-nazi de Kiev», qu’il n’ait jamais appelé – je cite – à «la patience, l’écroulement de l’économie ukrainienne, la désagrégation de ce pays qui a tant de mal à en être un: tout vient à point à qui sait attendre», comme il l’écrivait alors qu’il était député européen en 2015. On voudrait que Thierry Mariani n’ait jamais mis en doute les crimes de l’armée russe à Marioupol ou à Boutcha. On voudrait qu’aucun député n’ait voyagé en Crimée aux frais de l’État russe pour des opérations d’observation électorale bidon. On souhaiterait que le Rassemblement national ne soit pas débiteur d’une entreprise russe du secteur de l’armement qui commerce avec Bachar el-Assad. On peine à croire que tout cela soit possible. Et pourtant, ce sont des faits et c’est une honte.
Debate: The relations of the Russian government and diplomatic network with parties of extremist, populist, anti-European and certain other European political parties in the context of the war
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022
Speaker: Sergey Lagodinsky
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: EN

This is not the first time that the extreme right is cooperating and doing business with Russia. The name is Konstantin Malofeev. He is a Russian billionaire who has been investing in both the criminals of Donbas, but also in consolidating right—wing networks in the European Union.  But to be fair, this is not just a right—wing problem. We have left—wing politicians who have been apologising about Putin’s behaviour, and it doesn’t bring much to forbid foreign influence and foreign financing if Hungarian banks are now financing the right wing in France. How are we going to deal with that?  So we have to start de—Putinising ourselves and our parties and it should be an aim and a task for the extreme parties just as much as for the mainstream. Let’s question ourselves. Let’s do it better.
Debate: The relations of the Russian government and diplomatic network with parties of extremist, populist, anti-European and certain other European political parties in the context of the war
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022
Speaker: Marco Dreosto
Political group: ID
Country: Bulgaria
Language: IT

Ecco allora non parole, ma dati inconfutabili. Secondo VoteWatch, in un'analisi sui voti al Parlamento europeo, risulta che siano stati proprio il Partito Democratico e il Movimento 5 Stelle ad avere tra gli italiani le posizioni più filorusse. Mentre, sempre secondo questa ricerca, come delegazione Lega abbiamo votato nell'83 per cento dei casi per posizioni di condanna nei confronti della Russia. Fatti, questi sono fatti e non parole. Poi, vorrei sommessamente ricordare a quest'Aula come sia stato proprio l'attuale segretario del Partito Democratico, Enrico Letta, allora Presidente del Consiglio, a siglare tutti gli accordi energetici più importanti tra l'Italia e la Russia, legando di fatto il nostro paese a Mosca per la fornitura del gas. Personalmente, proprio con una delegazione di quest'Aula mi trovavo a Washington, alla Casa Bianca, quel 24 febbraio, quando le truppe russe aggredirono l'Ucraina. Il mondo cambiò da quel giorno maledetto e sia in Italia che in Europa la Lega ha votato tutti, dico tutti i provvedimenti e supportato il popolo ucraino in favore dell'unità anche dell'Occidente. Volete accusarci di qualcosa? Mi sa tanto che le vostre accuse servono a voler dimenticare, a dimenticare che voi siete gli eredi di quel Partito Comunista Italiano che esaltava il Cremlino, e quando al Cremlino c'era Stalin. E ancora oggi qualcuno di voi si presenta nelle piazze con la stella rossa sovietica. Perché voi non volete parlarci invece dei veri problemi che ci sono oggi, delle bollette, dell'inflazione e del caro benzina, di come abbassare le tasse. Ecco, cari colleghi, cari amici del PD, levatevi dalla testa questa vostra ossessione per Salvini e per la Lega e dite qualcosa di sinistra, finalmente, i vostri elettori ve ne saranno grati.