5
Jul
2021
Watch
Financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2020 - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2019 (debate)
Mr. President, please. I was pleased to hear that Commissioner Dombrovskis has also urged the European Investment Bank to act fairly when it comes to financing the technological transition and ensuring geographical balance in its lending policy. I would like to make three further requests to the bank: Firstly, to work more closely with national promotional banks to coordinate EU, national and regional development programmes. The bank should therefore be receptive to requests from Member States. Secondly, to measure progress uniformly everywhere, i.e. who is on track to meet the economic and climate targets set. Please share your measurement methodology and sustainability indicator numbers with national development and partner banks. Transparency helps to achieve the objectives, so there can be no accusation of double standards. Finally, to ensure that as many small and medium-sized enterprises as possible receive support quickly, not only in principle, but also in practice, so that viable projects are realised, competitiveness is improved and the crisis is finally behind us.