Stories
Discover the impact of financial instruments and how they meet the financing needs of businesses around Europe.
New ESF+ study investigates potential for Worker Buyouts
The EU Commission and the EIB have been working towards supporting worker buyouts through advanced talks on the topic as well as a new ESF+ fi-compass study with a special focus on four European countries: France, Italy, Spain and Slovenia. Initiated in cooperation with DG EMPL, the study is set to explore innovative models of financial instruments for preserving jobs and skills in the EU workforce.
Everybody deserves a healthy, affordable and sustainable home
Over the last two decades, Lithuania accomplished a major transformation in the financing of energy efficiency measures in multi-apartment residential buildings. Thanks to ERDF-powered financial instruments, the country was able to address multiple national priorities, including energy poverty.
PLOUTOS: the transformative impact of education
Thanks to a business training carried out by microStart in Belgium, in partnership with the European consortium for the PLOUTOS project, funded by AMIF, Marceline Uwineza— a Rwandan national now residing in Brussels with her family—gained confidence in her business project and embarked on a fresh start.
