European Parliament decision of 14 October 2015 on the proposal for the appointment of the Managing Director of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (C8-0304/2015 — 2015/0901(NLE))
AI-assisted research summary: The European Parliament approves Wilhelm Molterer’s appointment as Managing Director of the EFSI and instructs its President to send the decision to the listed institutions and Member State governments.
17.10.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 349/115 ---|---|---|--- * * * P8_TA(2015)0357 Appointment of Managing Director of EFSI European Parliament decision of 14 October 2015 on the proposal for the appointment of the Managing Director of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (C8-0304/2015 — 2015/0901(NLE)) (Approval) (2017/C 349/34) The European Parliament, — | having regard to the proposal of the Steering Board of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) of 2 October 2015 for the appointment of its Managing Director (C8-0304/2015), ---|--- — | having regard to Article 7(6) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2015 on the European Fund for Strategic Investments, the European Investment Advisory Hub and the European Investment Project Portal and amending Regulations (EU) No 1291/2013 and (EU) No 1316/2013 — the European Fund for Strategic Investments (1), ---|--- — | having regard to its Rules of Procedure, ---|--- — | having regard to the joint deliberations of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs under Rule 55 of the Rules of Procedure, ---|--- — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A8-0292/2015), ---|--- A. | whereas Article 7(6) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 provides that the Managing Director and Deputy Managing Director of the EFSI are to be appointed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) after approval by the European Parliament following an open and transparent selection process in line with EIB procedures, during which the European Parliament shall be kept duly informed in a timely manner at all stages; ---|--- B. | whereas, on 2 October 2015, the Steering Board of the EFSI adopted a proposal for the appointment of the Managing Director and Deputy Managing Director of the EFSI and transmitted this proposal to the European Parliament; ---|--- C. | whereas, on 13 October 2015, the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs held a hearing with Wilhelm Molterer, the proposed candidate for the function of Managing Director of the EFSI, at which he made an opening statement and then responded to questions from the members of the Committees; ---|--- | 1. | Approves the appointment of Wilhelm Molterer for the position of Managing Director of the EFSI; ---|---|--- | 2. | Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council, the Commission, the European Investment Bank and the governments of the Member States. ---|---|--- * * * (1) OJ L 169, 1.7.2015, p. 1. * * *