Regional policy financial instruments ready to meet the EU challenges
Webinar
Programme
Tuesday, 1 December 2020
The European Commission – Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB) is pleased to invite you to participate to this online conference, structured in a modular format to allow participants to join the sessions that reflect their specific interests.
The ‘plenary’ session on day one, 1 December, will consider several key horizontal topics relating to the implementation of financial instruments in the 2021-2027 programming period.
On day two, 2 December, we will present a session on InvestEU and two parallel sessions on key sectors in the new Multiannual Financial Framework: SME financing and Energy Efficiency.
Programme
Day 1 – Tuesday, 1 December 2020
15.45 – 16.00
Break
15.45 – 16.00
Break
16.10 – 17.15
Financing the EU Renovation wave through financial instruments in combination with grants
Parallel sessions on SME support
11.00 – 11.30
SME financial instruments in the response to the COVID-19 crisis
11.30 – 12.00
fi-compass report – Gap analysis for SME financing
12.00 – 12.45
Panel discussion – Financial instruments to support SMEs
Parallel sessions on Energy Efficiency
11.00 – 11.30
Energy Efficiency financial instruments contribution to the EU climate targets
11.30 – 12.00
Financial instruments to support Energy Efficiency in housing
12.00 – 12.45
Panel discussion – Scaling up investment in Energy Efficiency in Housing
Detailed information about the sessions
Day 1 – Tuesday, 1 December 2020
Shirin Wheeler
Principal Advisor International Media, European Investment Bank
Event moderator
Welcome and opening
14.00 – 14.05
The ‘plenary’ session on day one considers several key horizontal topics relating to the implementation of financial instruments in the 2021-2027 programming period.
Keynote address
14.25 – 14.40
Listen to an inspirational keynote by a fund manager of EquiFund, an ERDF co-financed fund of funds in Greece, about the positive impact of ERDF co-financed financial instruments on the Greek venture capital (VC) ecosystem and how such instruments can meet the EU challenges in the future.
Cohesion policy and the EU recovery plan
14.40 – 15.10
The Commission has unveiled its proposal for a major recovery plan following the coronavirus pandemic. Cohesion policy will play a key role in ensuring a balanced recovery. In this session, speakers will present the Cohesion policy priorities and key target sectors for financial instruments under the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework.
Ieva Zālīte
Policy Officer, DG REGIO, European Commission
Legislation update – The new CPR and other key regulations
15.10 – 15.45
For the next EU budget, covering the 2021-2027 period, the European Commission proposes to update EU cohesion policy with a new set of rules. The proposed CPR introduces a number of innovations aiming, amongst other things, to simplify and improve synergies between the different EU policy tools. The session will focus on the presentation of the new legislative framework of the CPR for financial instruments and timetable for implementation.
The EIB as the EU's Climate Bank
16.00 – 16.10
The Climate Bank Roadmap, recently approved by the EU Members States, sets out in detail how the EIB Group aims to support the objectives of the European Green Deal and sustainable development outside the European Union.
Financing the EU Renovation wave through financial instruments in combination with grants
16.10 – 17.15
A refurbished and improved building stock in the EU will help pave the way for a decarbonised and clean energy system. Renovation of both public and private buildings is an essential measure in this context, and has been singled out in the European Green Deal as a key initiative to drive energy efficiency in the sector. How can financial instruments, in combination with grants, play a vital role in mobilising the finance needed in Member States?
Carlos Sanchez Rivero
Team Leader, Energy Efficiency Finance, DG ENER, European Commission
Götz von Thadden
Head of Unit for Financial Instruments in the Baltic Sea & Northern Europe, European Investment Bank
‘Financial instrument friendly’ programmes
17.15 – 17.35
Programmes are detailed plans in which the Member States set out how money from regional policy financial instruments will be spent during the programming period. This session aims to guide Member States to prepare a programme that supports the use of financial instruments as a financing tool.
Registration
Registration to the online conference is required. Online registration for the conference will be open until Friday, 27 November 2020, 17.00.
