Stories

Articles on how financial instruments are being implemented on the ground

Romania
14 June 2024
Morphosis Capital: Shaping up wellness in Romania

Stay Fit Gym – an enterprise promoting physical training, mental health and sustainability in Romania, received support and funding from Morphosis Capital, under an ERDF financial instrument.

ERDF/CF
Romania
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29 May 2024
SIH: Fostering integration through affordable housing

SIH joined forces with Slovenská sporiteľňa to address the lack of affordable and social housing in Slovakia, leveraging public resources to make more than 350 rental apartments available for over 600 people across the country.

ERDF/CF
Slovakia
Italy
4 June 2024
Smart & Start Italia: Bolstering innovation through tech

ERDF financial instruments boost the competitiveness of Italian enterprises, bolstering their resilience and growth.

ERDF/CF
Italy
Malta image map
31 May 2024
EERE Malta: Propelling the green transition

Thanks to the EERE Malta financial instrument powered by ERDF resources, Fonicom has successfully managed to reduce its energy consumption, thereby minimising its environmental footprint.

ERDF/CF
Malta
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31 May 2024
ALTUM: Powering Latvia’s innovators

With the support of ERDF equity financial instruments, Development Finance Institution ALTUM, is supporting some of the country’s highest growth start-ups to foster investments in innovation

ERDF/CF
Latvia
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29 May 2024
HAMAG BICRO: Empowering small businesses to grow

Through ESIF financial instruments, HAMAG-BICRO, the Croatian Agency for SMEs, Innovation and Investments facilitates access to finance for entrepreneurs through all development stages of their business.

ERDF/CF
Croatia
Bulgaria South
28 May 2024
Sustainable Cities Fund: Putting people at the heart of urban regeneration

Thanks to ERDF financial instruments, the Bulgarian Sustainable Cities Fund has invested to revitalise urban landscapes and restore heritage sites across the country, creating greener, safer and more inclusive spaces for citizens.

ERDF/CF
Bulgaria
Žaliųjų ežerų district in northern Vilnius_02
25 April 2024
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.

ERDF/CF
Lithuania
Nuventura product - HERO
14 December 2023
A leap towards sustainability

Thanks to the venture capital (VC) support from IBB Ventures, backed by European Regional Development Fund resources, Nuventura, a Berlin-based start-up is spearheading a green revolution.

ERDF/CF
Germany