Netherlands

Koninkrijk der Nederlanden

Netherlands facts & figures

ERDF ESF EAFRD EMFF CF
Total active financial instruments (2014-2020) 15 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total contributions to financial instruments (€ million) 184.54 n/a n/a n/a n/a

Data from before 01.01.2022

Source: Cohesion Policy Open Data Platform

Netherlands financial instruments

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Showcase 2025 : Netherlands

Constructive collaboration with Social Impact Fund in the Netherlands, a case study from Rotterdam

31 October 2025

The Social Impact Fund Rotterdam is very successful. Following this example, new place-based impact funds are now created in the Dutch cities of The Hague, Amsterdam, Utrecht and Haarlem. Total envisaged combined fund volume in these cities is € 55 M within a few years (of which about € 8,4 M ERDF money). At fund level, these funds will raise over € 40 M of private money.

Monica Melton

A helping hand to a passionate entrepreneur

13 December 2023

Thanks to the project ‘Entrepreneurial Training Programme for migrants’ Jeffrey Msamala, a 34-year-old man originally from Zimbabwe, could build a valuable network and move forward his water sanitation company in the Netherlands. 

Financial instruments in action - renewable energy transition, Hague, The Netherlands

Scaling up ERDF financial instruments to support the Energy Transition in The Hague, Netherlands

10 November 2020

“Just do it”, is Ton Overmeire of The City of The Hague’s response when asked if he has any advice to cities and managing authorities thinking about using financial instruments to invest Eu