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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I, too, for my part, would like to welcome Mr Hoyer. It is the first time that he has been here and I hope we will have a fruitful cooperation. I want to focus on four matters: first of all, the call on the European Investment Bank to report regularly on its results, including notification of specific data on final beneficiaries. Mr Hoyer, what is your response to this specific request?
Secondly, the external mandate of the European Investment Bank – that is, operations outside the EU in the context of development cooperation – must be in full compliance with Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which stipulates that the reduction and eradication of poverty in developing countries are the main objectives of the development cooperation policy of the European Union. Focusing on this is, therefore, extremely important.
Thirdly, the European Investment Bank should ensure that compliance with all EU standards, but also with all international standards in the field of environmental protection, and in the fields of social and human rights, is a systematic condition for the provision of funding by the EIB. This means, therefore, that companies which violate these standards, or companies which are registered in tax havens, should not actually be eligible for EIB support. Mr Hoyer, what is your response to this demand by the European Parliament?
Finally, the fourth point, and a positive one, is that the EIB is focusing on combating climate change and that it is committed to renewable energy. In this regard, we say very loudly and clearly: EIB, concentrate on decentralised, small-scale and off-grid projects and, in this way, ensure that rural areas gain proper access to energy."@en1
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