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About fi-compass

fi-compass is designed to support EU shared management managing authorities and other interested parties, by providing practical know-how and learning tools on financial instruments.

These include ‘how-to’ manuals, factsheets and case study publications, as well as face-to-face training seminars, networking events, and video information.

EU shared management financial instruments

Financial instruments co-funded by EU shared management funds can be an efficient way to invest in growth and development across the European Union. They can be set up by Member States and regions to invest EU shared management resources through financial products such as loans, guarantees, equity and other risk-bearing mechanisms that support projects on the ground.

fi-compass offers general information, practical tools and learning opportunities that guide you step-by-step through the life cycle of EU shared management financial instruments. Specific advice is offered also on the use of financial instruments under each of the EU shared management funds.

So, if you are a managing authority, a financial intermediary or any other party interested in learning more about the practical features of EU shared management financial instruments you can find the information you are searching for here.

Publications

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Audit of financial instruments in the 2021-2027 programming period
Audit of financial instruments in the 2021-2027 programming period
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Audit methodology for auditing financial instruments, programming period 2021-2027
Audit methodology for auditing financial instruments, programming period 2021-2027
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Fuelling Berlin’s innovative start-ups with ERDF VC funds
Fuelling Berlin’s innovative start-ups with ERDF VC funds

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Events

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March
2024
Audit of financial instruments in the 2021-2027 programming period
Webinar
Online
23
April
2024
New generation financial instruments in support of Italian agriculture and rural development
Event
Rome
25
June
2024
FI Campus 2024
Conference
Brussels

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In focus

Showcase 2024 mailing

Showcase 2024

11 March 2024

The fi-compass Showcase is a unique opportunity to share and promote your financial instrument triumphs within the fi‑compass community.

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Scale-Up: a new fi‑compass initiative for energy efficiency financial instruments

1 March 2024

To meet EU climate action targets, we need to increase the pace and scale of green investments, particularly in the field of energy efficiency.

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A berry successful business venture

15 December 2023

Thanks to the financial backing of the Micro and small loans for rural development 2014-2020, Ivica Babojelić, a young farmer growing organic berries in Samobor, West of Zagreb, could kickstart his project and transform his mother’s plot of land into a flourishing family farm.

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New Audit Methodology for financial instruments in the 2021-2027 programming period
Ep.17: New Audit Methodology for financial instruments in the 2021-2027 programming period

Discover the implications of the European Commission's New Audit Methodology for financial instrument through insightful discussions with experts Dana Greceanu and Iva Međugorac.

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