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Mr President, it is evident that there is considerable consensus about this subject, and so I would, first of all, like to thank the rapporteur for a sterling report that is supported from all quarters. We are right behind the European Investment Bank in the positive course that it has been steering for some years now.
Various Members have already commented that the EIB is policy-driven and contributes to achieving the EU’s objectives as enshrined in Lisbon and Gothenburg and elsewhere. This is something we wholeheartedly endorse. I should like to emphasise, though, that the EIB’s independence must be maintained and that the EIB must focus on areas where it has added value. It must, above all, help boost developments.
I should also like to draw your attention to a few minor points. Needless to say, the EIB’s activities must be consistent and not undermine each other. Accordingly, it is on the one hand to be welcomed that ever more resources are being set aside for environmental projects, for example involving renewable energy sources – that is excellent – but we should make sure that other projects which have a detrimental effect on the environment are not funded at the same time, for one action would cancel out the other.
Various Members have already underlined the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises as Europe’s job generators. I could not agree more, and in that connection, I would like to urge the EIB to concentrate its attention on innovation. A minor detail, and one on which I myself am satisfied, is the Year of Microcredit being mentioned, and on World Women’s Day, it may also be worth adding that investments in small enterprises run by women have proven particularly profitable in other parts of the world. This is something we should make a point of mentioning.
Finally, as some Members have already pointed out, good progress has been made in the areas of transparency and governance. There are, however, still a few points of criticism, including the criticism levelled by Bank Watch and, in fact, by the rapporteur. I can only advise the EIB to take this criticism seriously and continue on this positive course. If that is the case, then we will undoubtedly have even more reason to praise the EIB next year."@en1
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