Addressing price volatility and financing needs of young farmers and agriculture
During the event, the EC and the EIB announced the launch of EUR 1 billion EIB loans package for agriculture and the bioeconomy, with specific targets to support younger farmers. This new loan programme is part of a joint ‘Young Farmers' initiative' between the European Commission and the EIB
EAFRD financial instruments: adequate products for financing rural infrastructures
Michael Pielke, DG AGRI, European Commission, opened the event by highlighting the importance to further raise awareness and facilitate exchange of experiences and ideas on the potential for financial instruments in supporting agricultural and rural infrastructures under the EAFRD
Energy efficiency and renewable energy financial instruments for managing authorities – FIRECE project
The FIRECE project aims at improving the capacities of the public sector and related entities to plan territorially based low-carbon strategies in the framework of Regional Energy plans, supporting the low-carbon energy transition of traditional industrial sector to meet the regional energy saving targets defined according to EU and national legislation.
FI Campus 2018 was jointly opened by Eric von Breska, Director of the Policy Directorate at the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) of the European Commission, and Simon Barnes, Head of Advisory Services at the European Investment Bank.
Financial intermediaries and equity financial instruments – Working with managing authorities on ESIF equity instruments
This event aimed to create a platform for representatives from managing authorities, national promotional banks and institutions (NPBIs), private sector financial institutions as well as other involved stakeholders to exchange know-how and practical experiences.