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| 17.03.2021 | fi-compass achievements in an exceptional year - short interview with Bruno Robino, Head of fi-compass at the European Investment Bank Looking back at 2020, what are your views on the work accomplished by fi-compass so far? Last year has been characterised by the COVID-19 ... Read the full story |
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| 03.03.2021 | Deadline extended: fi-compass survey 2021 The deadline to complete the fi-compass survey has been extended! Please complete your submission before the closing date of Monday 8 March ... Read the full story |
| 26.02.2021 | fi-compass Knowledge Hub - Two new notes of workshop on Selection and Combination Two new fi-compass notes of workshop have been published following ‘the fi-compass Knowledge Hub’ sessions on the selection of financial ... Read the full story |
| 27.01.2021 | Sixth annual EU conference on EAFRD financial instruments for agriculture and rural development in 2014-2020 Over 250 participants from managing authorities, financial intermediaries, EU institutions and stakeholders from the agricultural and agri- ... Read the full story |
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| 27.01.2021 | New video on combination of financial instruments and grant The EU rules for the combination of grants and financial instruments in the 2021-2027 programming period have been simplified and ... Read the full story |
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| 27.01.2021 | New video on Energy Efficiency in housing The estimated funding gap for energy efficiency investments in the EU over the next decade is EUR 185 billion per annum. This short ... Read the full story |
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| 27.01.2021 | The Alter'NA guarantee fund - financing sustainable agriculture in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Thanks to the Alter'NA guarantee fund, set up with EUR 36 million from Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional funds, the European Agricultural Fund ... Read the full story |
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| 27.01.2021 | Energy-saving renovation: good for the planet…and for the wallet Thanks to the Lithuanian Government’s ambitious Energy Efficiency (EE) renovation programme, which uses ERDF financial instruments, more ... Read the full story |
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| 27.01.2021 | New ESF video on Portugal Inovação Social Portugal Inovação Social is an ESF initiative that is contributing to build up a healthy social economy ecosystem in Portugal. Through ... Read the full story |
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| 27.01.2021 | fi-compass flagship conference on regional policy financial instruments Nearly 600 participants tuned in to the fi-compass flagship online conference ‘Regional policy financial instruments ready to meet the EU ... Read the full story |
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| 27.01.2021 | New podcast episode: financial needs in EU agriculture and agri-food sectors and possibilities offered by EAFRD financial instruments Tune in to our new podcast episode on how EAFRD financial instruments can support the agriculture and agri food sectors in Europe. A ... Read the full story |
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| 27.01.2021 | New podcast episode: equity financial instruments help technology-based SMEs grow and thrive Tune in to our new podcast episode on how ESIF Financial instruments support the development of the Venture Capital/Private Equity ... Read the full story |
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| 27.01.2021 | Poland’s National Fund for Social Entrepreneurship helps social economy enterprises in difficult times Building on the success of a 2007-2013 pilot financial instrument, the Polish National Fund for Social Entrepreneurship (NFSE), set up in ... Read the full story |
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| 27.01.2021 | New case studies feature financial instruments from France and Lithuania The successful Lithuanian Energy Efficiency financial instrument features in one of two case studies recently published by fi-compass. The ... Read the full story |
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| 21.01.2021 | #ficompass2021 Advancing financial instruments in the next programming period fi-compass launched a dedicated webpage, which provides easy access to the resources relating to the implementation of financial ... Read the full story |
| 18.11.2020 | Financial instruments to play key role in transition towards sustainable food systems Financial instruments, available under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), have a significant potential in contributing to the ... Read the full story |
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| 18.11.2020 | fi-compass EAFRD country specific webinars on financial needs in the agriculture and agri-food sectors On 16 September 2020, the European Commission – Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) in partnership with the ... Read the full story |
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| 10.11.2020 | IFRRU 2020: where there is a will, there is a way Casa dos Reclamos is a modern digital design and production business operating from state of the art premises in Vila das Aves, Santa Tirso ... Read the full story |
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| 10.11.2020 | State aid – Temporary Framework in response to COVID-19 extended until 30 June 2021 The European Commission published a Communication on 13 October 2020 (C(2020) 7127 final) that extends the duration of the State aid ... Read the full story |
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| 10.11.2020 | New podcast episode: financial instruments help The Hague meet ambitious sustainability goals Tune in to our new podcast episode on how ESIF Financial instruments help the city of The Hague to transition to renewable energy and to ... Read the full story |
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| 10.11.2020 | Four video stories from FOSTER TPE-PME The FOSTER TPE-PME fund of funds was set up by the Occitanie region of France with ERDF and EAFRD resources. Through four different ... Read the full story |
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| 10.11.2020 | New IFRRU 2020 video interviews The IFRRU 2020 fund of funds uses ESIF resources together with public and private sector co-investment to support energy efficiency and ... Read the full story |
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| 10.11.2020 | Energy efficiency, equity and urban development feature in new publications A major new study on the potential to use ERDF financial instruments to finance energy efficiency projects has been published on the fi- ... Read the full story |
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| 10.11.2020 | Early successes for EquiFund as three investments are realised The EquiFund financial instruments in Greece have recently demonstrated the potential of ESIF backed equity funds to support high growth ... Read the full story |
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| 10.11.2020 | Scaling up ERDF financial instruments to support the Energy Transition in The Hague, Netherlands “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 ... Read the full story |
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| 10.11.2020 | Financial instruments under European Regional Development and Cohesion Funds When: 1-2 December Where: digital event fi-compass host an online ERDF conference entitled, ‘Financial instruments under European ... Read the full story |
| 15.10.2020 | State aid – Temporary Framework in response to COVID-19 extended until 30 June 2021 The European Commission have published a Communication on 13 October 2020 (C(2020) 7127 final) that extends the duration of the State aid ... Read the full story |
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| 13.10.2020 | EquiFund – ESIF equity financing for SMEs in Greece A new fi-compass case study has been published that features the ESIF fund of funds EquiFund, set up in Greece by the managing authority of ... Read the full story |
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| 01.10.2020 | IFRRU 2020 – new interviews published on fi-compass website The IFRRU 2020 fund of funds, which was featured at FI Campus 2019, uses ESIF resources together with public and private sector co- ... Read the full story |
| 15.09.2020 | fi-compass Showcase submission - four video stories from France: FOSTER TPE-PME The FOSTER TPE-PME fund of funds was set up by the Occitanie region of France with ERDF and EAFRD resources. Through four different ... Read the full story |
| 02.07.2020 | ESF crowdfunding manual The fi-compass manual ‘Crowdfunding and ESF opportunities: future perspectives for managing authorities’ is now online and available for ... Read the full story |
| 29.06.2020 | Crowdfunding and ESF opportunities – fi-compass webinar and manual fi-compass is raising awareness on the possibilities offered by combining crowdfunding and European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF ... Read the full story |
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| 29.06.2020 | Three new studies for ERDF financial instruments Three new fi-compass studies have been published that are designed to support ERDF managing authorities and their partners preparing ... Read the full story |
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| 11.06.2020 | New fi-compass studies to support EAFRD managing authorities for the 2021-2027 period Based on the feedback of 7,600 farmers and 2,200 agri-food companies across the EU, 24 country-specific fi-compass reports, present the ... Read the full story |
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| 10.06.2020 | fi-compass Stocktaking Study on financial instruments by sector published Five sectors that have the potential for greater use of financial instruments in the future are the subject of the new fi-compass sectoral ... Read the full story |
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| 08.06.2020 | Greece: a EUR 750 million interest rate subsidy for businesses affected by COVID-19 outbreak In less than a month, Greece has put in place a EUR 750 million interest rate subsidy operation under the EU State aid Temporary ... Read the full story |
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| 08.06.2020 | Publication of event page – webinar on ESIF financial instruments under the CRII The event page for the recent webinar on ESIF financial instruments under the CRII has been published on the fi-compass website. All ... Read the full story |
| 28.05.2020 | European Structural and Investment Funds and Energy Performance Contracting – new fi-compass report published A new fi-compass report has been published highlighting the potential for European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) to support the ... Read the full story |
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| 25.05.2020 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – watch a video story from Italy: San Giorgio This ‘fi-compass Showcase 2019’ submission is a video story about the company San Giorgio, founded back in 1980 as a small pastry shop, ... Read the full story |
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| 06.05.2020 | fi-compass Jam Sessions. A new series of podcasts launched fi-compass has launched a new podcast series with a discussion with Axel Badrichani, Deputy Head, DG REGIO, on how ESIF financial ... Read the full story |
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| 05.05.2020 | Financial instruments for energy efficiency – Lithuania highlighted as best practice by European Court of Auditors Use of financial instruments or market mechanisms are highlighted in a new report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA) as key ... Read the full story |
| 29.04.2020 | COVID-19 in Slovakia: a first ESIF instrument to help SMEs hit by the crisis In as little as a month, Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) has launched the SIH Anti-Corona Guarantee, a new financial instrument to help ... Read the full story |
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| 29.04.2020 | Update – Amendments to the Common Provisions Regulation - new flexibilities for financial instruments to respond to COVID-19 outbreak As part of the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative (CRII), the Common Provisions Regulation 1303/2013 (CPR) has been amended to ... Read the full story |
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| 16.04.2020 | Upcoming fi-compass activities and resources for the EAFRD community The fi-compass ‘Sixth annual EU conference on EAFRD financial instruments for agriculture and rural development in 2014-2020’ initially ... Read the full story |
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| 16.04.2020 | ESF financial instruments for student loans to leave no one behind A skilled and qualified workforce is the cornerstone of a competitive economy and an inclusive society. In light of the funding gap in ... Read the full story |
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| 16.04.2020 | Zotcar: the leading private car rental in La Réunion Michel Thiers is the CEO of Zotcar (zot meaning 'your' or 'yours' in Creole), a digital and collaborative car rental solution created ... Read the full story |
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| 16.04.2020 | ERDF financial instruments help Italian social cooperative cut bills Support from an ERDF financial instrument has helped an Italian social cooperative in Emilia-Romagna cut its heating bills by 25% in a ... Read the full story |
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| 16.04.2020 | Accessible geothermal energy thanks to ESIF financing How do we replace fossil fuels? That is the big question. While intermittent renewables like solar and wind, when paired with batteries ... Read the full story |
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| 16.04.2020 | fi-compass supporting the European Commission’s Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative The COVID-19 pandemic is clearly already having a significant impact on everybody’s daily life. We send our best wishes to all our ... Read the full story |
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| 08.04.2020 | State aid: Commission extends Temporary Framework to enable Member States fight Coronavirus and protect jobs The State aid Temporary Framework adopted by the European Commission on 19 March in response to the COVID-19 outbreak has been extended to ... Read the full story |
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| 08.04.2020 | Amendments to the Common Provisions Regulation – new flexibilities for financial instruments to respond to COVID-19 outbreak As part of the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative (CRII), the Common Provisions Regulation 1303/2013 (CPR) has been amended to ... Read the full story |
| 31.03.2020 | State aid Temporary Framework adopted The European Commission has adopted legislation to introduce a temporary framework to enable Member States to use the full flexibility ... Read the full story |
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| 30.03.2020 | Gap analysis of SME financing – new fi-compass report published A new report has been published on the fi-compass website, which presents an analysis of the financing gaps and market failures relating to ... Read the full story |
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| 19.03.2020 | European Commission’s updated annotated reporting template for financial instruments published on fi-compass All managing authorities using European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are required by Article 46 of the Common Provisions ... Read the full story |
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| 11.03.2020 | RegioStars Awards 2020 launched: submit your successful ESIF financial instrument projects to the competition The RegioStars Awards 2020 have been launched by the European Commission. Applications are invited from EU funded projects which ... Read the full story |
| 21.02.2020 | EC audit methodology for financial instruments 2014-2020 The European Commission’s ‘Audit methodology for auditing financial instruments 2014-2020’ is available here on the fi-compass website. ... Read the full story |
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| 11.02.2020 | Annual summary of data on the use of ESIF financial instruments as at 2018 published by the European Commission The European Commission has published its annual report summarising data on the use of ESIF financial instruments for the period ending ... Read the full story |
| 20.01.2020 | Supporting the development of Social Finance Ecosystems in Member States under ESF The fi-compass factsheet ‘Supporting the development of Social Finance Ecosystems in Member States under ESF – Lessons learned from ... Read the full story |
| 18.12.2019 | New fi-compass case study – IFRRU 2020 The IFRRU 2020 ESIF financial instrument for urban development and energy efficiency features in the latest fi-compass case study. ... Read the full story |
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| 18.12.2019 | New ESPON report published on financial instruments and territorial cohesion The ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme has recently finalised an applied research project on financial instruments. The ESPON European ... Read the full story |
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| 18.12.2019 | New financial instruments for ESF - Crowdfunding The European Commission's Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion (DG EMPL) and the European Investment Bank ... Read the full story |
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| 18.12.2019 | Equity financial instruments supporting innovation in La Réunion, France The ESSOR PME financial instrument featured at FI Campus 2019, has helped support the innovative local business, Datarocks. Set up in 2014 ... Read the full story |
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| 18.12.2019 | Growing interest in EAFRD financial instruments Financial instruments have become an integral part of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) tool box over the last ... Read the full story |
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| 18.12.2019 | FI Campus 2019 – Looking ahead to 2021 and beyond FI Campus 2019, the flagship event of fi-compass, took place on 4 and 5 December 2019 in Brussels. The event which took place for the third ... Read the full story |
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| 18.12.2019 | The fi-compass Showcase Award 2019: celebrating the impact of financial instruments For the first time this year, to celebrate the success of all practitioners working with ESIF financial instruments, ten stories that had ... Read the full story |
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| 18.12.2019 | Matooma: a European success story backed by an ERDF financial instrument Frédéric Salles, a 43-year-old Montpellier entrepreneur, is at the head of Matooma, a M2M service company that provides multi-operator ... Read the full story |
| 28.11.2019 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – watch a video story from Bulgaria: three urban development projects This fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission is a video story ... Read the full story |
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| 28.11.2019 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – watch a video story from West Pomerania, Poland: Old Slaughterhouse This fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission is a video story about the Old Slaughterhouse – a historical building situated in the Łasztownia ... Read the full story |
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| 28.11.2019 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – watch a video story from Romania: Smart Bill This fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission is a video story about Smart Bill, an invoicing and inventory management software company from ... Read the full story |
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| 22.11.2019 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – watch a video story from the Slovak Investment Holding This ‘fi-compass Showcase 2019’ submission is a video story how four innovative Slovak companies were able to grow and expand thanks to ... Read the full story |
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| 15.11.2019 | Survey on financial instruments under the European Social Fund (ESF): Final report is online Published on 15 November 2019. The results of the fi-compass Survey on financial instruments under the European Social Fund (ESF ... Read the full story |
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| 07.11.2019 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – watch a video story from the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy: Metalcontrol This ‘fi-compass Showcase 2019’ submission is a video story about Metalcontrol, a small mechanic company from Poviglio, Reggio Emilia in ... Read the full story |
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| 07.11.2019 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – watch a video story from the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy: CIDAS This ‘fi-compass Showcase 2019’ submission is a video story about CIDAS, a social cooperative operative in four regions in Italy. The ... Read the full story |
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| 06.11.2019 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – watch a video story from Italy: Gomedia Satcom This ‘fi-compass Showcase 2019’ submission is a video story about Gomedia Satcom, an innovative start-up company founded in 2016 ... Read the full story |
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| 06.11.2019 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – watch a video story from Croatia: Termostroj This ‘fi-compass Showcase 2019’ submission is a video story from Croatia about the family-owned company Termostroj, founded 30 years ago ... Read the full story |
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| 06.11.2019 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – watch a video story from Croatia: Denona This ‘fi-compass Showcase 2019’ submission is a video story from Croatia about the family-owned printing house Denona, which is ... Read the full story |
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| 06.11.2019 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – read about how 5 SMEs in Croatia benefitted from HAMAG-BICRO’s ESIF co-financed small loans and micro loans This ‘fi-compass Showcase 2019’ submission consists of stories about 5 small businesses in Croatia that benefited from small loans and ... Read the full story |
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| 04.11.2019 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – watch a video story from Spain: ‘Pukas Surf’ This ‘fi-compass Showcase 2019’ submission is a video story about Pukas Surf, a small ... Read the full story |
| 25.10.2019 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – watch a video story from the Czech Republic: ‘SWN Moravia supported by ČMZRB’s Energy Savings programme’ This ‘fi-compass Showcase 2019’ submission is a video story about SWN Moravia, a company producing staircases and railings from the Czech ... Read the full story |
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| 25.10.2019 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – Watch a video story from Greece: ‘EquiFund’ This ‘fi-compass Showcase 2019’ submission includes a video story and a brochure about EquiFund. EquiFund is a fund of funds programme ... Read the full story |
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| 22.10.2019 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – watch a video story from the Czech Republic: ‘Vranov Beach Holiday Park’ This ‘fi-compass Showcase 2019’ submission is a video story about Vranov Beach Holiday Park, a final recipient of a loan from the Expansion ... Read the full story |
| 30.09.2019 | A new DG AGRI-EIB initiative in support of rural infrastructure investment and smart villages development A new initiative of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) and the European ... Read the full story |
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| 30.09.2019 | The fi-compass MRA-IFISE project: creating social impact through ESIF financial instruments IFISE is the short title of the ‘Innovative Financial Instruments in support of the Social Economy’, a fi-compass Multi-region assistance ( ... Read the full story |
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| 30.09.2019 | FI Campus 2019 – Looking ahead to 2021 and beyond FI Campus 2019, which will be held in Brussels on 4-5 December 2019, has been announced. This year’s theme for the flagship event of fi- ... Read the full story |
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| 30.09.2019 | Follow fi-compass and stay up to date with the newest content on ESIF financial instruments There is a new way to stay up to date with fi-compass content. Registered fi-compass users can now choose to follow content relating to one ... Read the full story |
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| 30.09.2019 | The fi-compass Knowledge Hub – State aid The first of a new type of fi-compass event, ‘the fi-compass Knowledge Hub’, took place on 19 June 2019. This initial pilot event ... Read the full story |
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| 30.09.2019 | fi-compass Showcase to feature at FI Campus 2019 This year’s FI Campus 2019 will feature a new award to celebrate the success of the promoters of financial instruments featured in the ... Read the full story |
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| 30.09.2019 | Social innovation workshop held in Lisbon Almost 100 participants took part in the fi-compass Thematic Workshop on social innovation and social entrepreneurship, which took ... Read the full story |
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| 30.09.2019 | Financial instruments: a smarter use of EU resources Jonathan Denness, who became the Head of the Financial Instruments and International Financial Institutions Relations Unit at the ... Read the full story |
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| 27.09.2019 | MIUR – Investing in innovative companies in Southern Italy A new video case study has been published on the fi-compass website that features the financial instrument to support Research, ... Read the full story |
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| 24.09.2019 | fi-compass MRA RICE project on the potential for urban development financial instruments featured in DG REGIO’s Panorama Magazine The fi-compass Multi-region assistance (MRA) project Revolving Instruments for Cities in Europe (RICE) is in the focus of an article in the ... Read the full story |
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| 17.09.2019 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – read the English language summary of the Report on ESIF financial instruments from Italy This ‘fi-compass Showcase 2019’ submission is an English language summary of the second edition of the ‘Report on Financial ... Read the full story |
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| 09.09.2019 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – watch a video story from Northern Ireland: ‘Neurovalens’ This ‘fi-compass Showcase 2019’ submission is a video story about Neurovalens, a small company from Northern Ireland producing ... Read the full story |
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| 02.09.2019 | fi-compass Showcase 2019 submission – watch a video story from Portugal: ‘IFRRU 2020’ This ‘fi-compass Showcase 2019’ submission is a video story about IFRRU 2020, a financial instrument aimed to support investments ... Read the full story |
| 26.08.2019 | Have your say: State aid consultation on GBER and InvestEU The European Commission (DG COMP) is currently consulting on its proposals to amend GBER to extend it to national funds, including EU ... Read the full story |
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| 07.08.2019 | Fifth annual EU conference on EAFRD financial instruments for agriculture and rural development |
| 16.07.2019 | Registrations open for the ESF thematic workshop on Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Lisbon, 10 September 2019 Registrations are now open for the ‘Thematic workshop on Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship’. The workshop, which is the next event of ... Read the full story |
| 25.06.2019 | ‘fi-compass Showcase 2019’ launched – share your story with fi-compass We are very pleased to launch the ‘fi-compass Showcase 2019’. This campaign was announced for the first time in the headline Beacon ... Read the full story |
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| 14.06.2019 | fi-compass DG MARE Survey featured in DG MARE Farnet newsletter The fi-compass DG MARE survey is highlighted in the current edition of the Farnet newsletter. The survey seeks feedback from EMFF managing ... Read the full story |
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| 07.06.2019 | Save the date – FI Campus 2019: 4-5 December 2019 We are pleased to announce the date of FI Campus 2019, the flagship event of fi-compass. The event, in its third edition, will ... Read the full story |
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| 06.06.2019 | Extended deadline: 21 June 2019 - Survey on financial instruments under European Social Fund (ESF). Reflections at present and ideas for future fi-compass, European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion together with the European ... Read the full story |
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| 04.06.2019 | ‘fi-compass points the way’ – interview with Jonathan Denness from DG REGIO about the importance of financial instruments and support available Jonathan Denness, Head of the Financial Instruments and International Financial Institutions Relations Unit at the Commission’s ... Read the full story |
| 28.05.2019 | Interview with Phil Hogan, European Commission and Andrew McDowell, European Investment Bank | |
| 28.05.2019 | Final conference announced for MRA-IFISE project on ESIF financial instruments in support of the social economy The IFISE (Innovative Financial Instruments in support of the Social Economy) project, has announced its final conference to be held on 11 ... Read the full story |
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| 27.05.2019 | fi-compass workshop supports financial instruments in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia The fi-compass workshop ‘Implementation of financial instruments in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia’ was held on 21 and 22 May 2019 in ... Read the full story |
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| 20.05.2019 | New fi-compass case study features Energy Efficiency in Greece The new fi-compass case study features the financial instrument developed to support the Energy Savings in Existing Housing Programme in ... Read the full story |
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| 10.05.2019 | EUR 1 billion for Europe’s next generation of farmers The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission have launched a EUR 1 billion loans package for agriculture and the ... Read the full story |
| 29.04.2019 | Have your say: State aid consultation launched The European Commission (DG COMP) have recently launched two new public consultations on the State aid rules. The consultation is part of a ... Read the full story |
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| 09.04.2019 | ESF update – New survey planned for ESF practitioners The ESF work stream of fi-compass features a number of new activities in 2019. To help develop future fi-compass actions, both in the short ... Read the full story |
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| 09.04.2019 | New fi-compass resources on ERDF financial instruments The start of 2019 has seen a number of new resources for ERDF practitioners published on the fi-compass website. The event page for FI ... Read the full story |
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| 09.04.2019 | AL VIA – an ESIF guarantee instrument for smart SMEs in Lombardy Founded in 2017, the Italian region of Lombardy’s AL VIA programme has taken important steps to help revive the regional economy in the ... Read the full story |
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| 09.04.2019 | FI Campus 2018 videos are now online Video testimony from speakers at the FI Campus 2018 event is now available on the fi-compass website. The interviews, which are ... Read the full story |
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| 09.04.2019 | The fi-compass Country Data Pages – Showcasing your ESIF financial instruments fi-compass stakeholders now have a new tool to share and explore information about ESIF financial instruments in each Member State, the fi- ... Read the full story |
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| 09.04.2019 | Looking for inspirational fi-compass video case studies? The fi-compass website showcases an increasing library of video case studies and interviews highlighting multiple ways that managing ... Read the full story |
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| 09.04.2019 | Encouraging investments in rural Europe Financial instruments for young farmers, rural infrastructure and other agri-food investments are among some of the hot topics being ... Read the full story |
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| 09.04.2019 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Cheaper and easier loans to help farmers transition to sustainable agriculture Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a new ESIF financial instrument that was launched in November 2018 named Alter’NA (Alternative en Nouvelle-Aquitaine ... Read the full story |
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| 09.04.2019 | DG MARE launches a new survey to explore the potential use of EMFF financial instruments post-2020 The European Commission, Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) with the support of fi-compass are conducting a ... Read the full story |
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| 03.04.2019 | The Multi-region assistance programme (MRA) Discover the newly launched microsite dedicated to the Multi-region assistance (MRA) programme under fi-compass. The aim? To facilitate a ... Read the full story |
| 11.03.2019 | ESIF equity financial instruments for Invest Northern Ireland – new video case study published A new fi-compass video case study has been published that shows how ESIF equity financial instruments are used to support SMEs in Northern ... Read the full story |
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| 06.03.2019 | EC overview published about financial instruments related CPR changes following Omnibus An information document has been prepared by the European Commission to provide an overview of the modifications concerning financial ... Read the full story |
| 26.02.2019 | Tracking progress in ESIF financial instruments The European Commission have published a new article featuring some of the key data recently published on the EC Open data platform. At the ... Read the full story |
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| 20.02.2019 | The FIRECE project - fi-compass support for energy efficiency and renewable energy financial instruments On 17-18th January 2019, fi-compass delivered a workshop for managing authorities and other stakeholders from the FIRECE project. This ... Read the full story |
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| 20.02.2019 | ESIF financial instruments in Malta featured in Euronews The SME Initiative which is implemented by the Bank of Valetta in Malta was the subject of a 2017 Business Planet report on the Euronews ... Read the full story |
| 12.12.2018 | Equity investments for the European Structural and Investment Funds Using European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) to stimulate business start-ups and growth was the focus of the fi-compass event ‘ ... Read the full story |
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| 11.12.2018 | State aid survey findings The results of the fi-compass State aid survey have been published on the fi-compass website. The survey aimed to gather ... Read the full story |
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| 11.12.2018 | FI Campus 2018 ‘What next for ESIF financial instruments? Creating new opportunities under the Omnibus Regulation The second annual FI Campus conference was successfully held in Brussels earlier this month (December 3-5). Over 360 practitioners from 24 ... Read the full story |
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| 11.12.2018 | Festive footnote The fi-compass team wishes all of our subscribers to the Beacon newsletter a very happy festive season and a successful 2019. We will ... Read the full story |
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| 11.12.2018 | Flexible financial products for the agricultural sector in the EU A recently completed fi-compass study about financial instruments for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD ... Read the full story |
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| 11.12.2018 | Multi-region assistance programme perspectives The European Commission’s Multi-region assistance (MRA) programme was introduced to help Member States’ managing authorities to assess the ... Read the full story |
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| 11.12.2018 | Business benefits from financial instruments The newest videos published on the fi-compass website include testimonials about the use of ESIF equity financial instruments from ... Read the full story |
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| 11.12.2018 | Advances with European Social Fund financial instruments Three new fi-compass publications covering European Social Fund (ESF) topics are now available in our website’s library. These ... Read the full story |
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| 11.12.2018 | New publications about ESIF financial instruments available The use of financial instruments in Cohesion Policy reaches record high. Halfway through the 2014-2020 EU budget period, the amount of ... Read the full story |
| 02.10.2018 | New look for the fi-compass website www.fi-compass.eu was updated during the summer with a new look and new content. Our website’s revised design provides users with easier ... Read the full story |
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| 02.10.2018 | Supporting venture capital investments in Sweden The latest European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) case study from fi-compass describes the process involved with preparing an ex-ante ... Read the full story |
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| 02.10.2018 | Advancing with fi-compass advisory services Feedback from nearly 400 users of the fi-compass advisory services has helped the European Commission and European Investment Bank to focus ... Read the full story |
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| 02.10.2018 | Supporting social investment: venture philanthropy perspectives Opportunities exist for financial instruments to support social investment by working alongside venture philanthropy. This topic was ... Read the full story |
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| 02.10.2018 | Omnibus regulation: simpler rules for use of EU funds adopted The so-called Omnibus regulation is now in force as of 2 August. The Omnibus regulation will amend the existing Financial Regulation which ... Read the full story |
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| 02.10.2018 | Public procurement guidance for financial instruments Updated guidance by the European Commission about public procurement procedures applies to financial instruments that use the European ... Read the full story |
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| 02.10.2018 | Showcasing financial instruments for the European Social Fund Our advisory services for European Social Fund (ESF) stakeholders have already involved a number of events this year as well as the release ... Read the full story |
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| 02.10.2018 | New knowledge sharing events from fi-compass New knowledge sharing events are being organised by fi-compass for managing authorities of European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF ... Read the full story |
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| 02.10.2018 | Financial instruments for rural Europe The fi-compass toolkit of advisory services for agricultural and rural development stakeholders continues to expand during 2018. ... Read the full story |
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| 01.10.2018 | Subscribe to our Newsletters! We’d like to keep in touch, make sure you are subscribed to our newsletters! In order to strengthen our links with you, we are taking the ... Read the full story |
| 28.06.2018 | New opportunities for rural development financial instruments in Europe Simplified rules and a broader remit for financial instruments were among the key topics presented during our ‘Fourth annual EU conference ... Read the full story |
| 21.12.2017 | Microfinance support for Portugal from fi-compass Our fi-compass EaSI TA advisory services organised three workshops in Portugal during the Ethical and Solidarity Finance Forum ( ... Read the full story |
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| 18.12.2017 | 'FI Campus' attracts more than 300 participants Our three day event entitled FI Campus was held in Brussels from Wednesday, 29 November to Friday, 1 December 2017. Its focus was on ... Read the full story |
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| 18.12.2017 | Exploring the scope of European Social Fund financial instruments October saw the fi-compass advisory services for European Social Fund (ESF) financial instruments focus on opportunities for ' ... Read the full story |
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| 18.12.2017 | European Commission guidance published on implementation options for financial instruments In the 2014-2020 legal framework, the managing authority of a financial instrument has the possibility to choose between several ... Read the full story |
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| 18.12.2017 | Financial instrument opportunities for Finland Finland was the location of the fi-compass event ‘ESIF financial instruments in the 2014-2020 programming period – Opportunities ... Read the full story |
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| 18.12.2017 | Technical assistance for the EU's microfinance sector Outcomes from the EaSI TA component of fi-compass have recently included capacity building workshops and the release of a new ... Read the full story |
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| 18.12.2017 | Financial instruments as a delivery mechanism for European Structural and Investment Funds post 2020 A workshop about financial instruments was organised by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy - DG ... Read the full story |
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| 12.12.2017 | Estonian success stories with financial instruments Estonia holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union from July to December during 2017 and fi-compass has been ... Read the full story |
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| 08.12.2017 | New video advice about financial instrument products A new fi-compass video has just been released to help raise awareness about the main types of financial instruments (e.g. loans, ... Read the full story |
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| 08.12.2017 | Lithuanian financial instrument invests in energy efficiency for buildings Lithuania's financial instrument promoting energy efficiency in apartment buildings has been featured as an interesting case study at ... Read the full story |
| 23.11.2017 | Financing investment guarantees for the agri‑food sector in southern France A new agricultural case study has been published by fi-compass that describes a French financial instrument from the Occitanie/ ... Read the full story |
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| 23.11.2017 | Advancing with financial instruments for agriculture and rural development Over 200 delegates from 25 Member States gathered in Paris on 10 October for the third high-level annual fi‑compass conference on ... Read the full story |
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| 17.11.2017 | New loans and equity investments for France’s La Réunion island As part of our information sharing activity at fi-compass, we raise awareness about how different Member States and regions are ... Read the full story |
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| 13.11.2017 | Closure performance data on the 2007-2013 financial engineering instruments The European Commission has recently published its final 'Summary of data on the progress made in financing and implementing financial ... Read the full story |
| 09.08.2017 | Dutch financial instrument promotes high-tech business innovation A new fi-compass case study shows how a financial instrument from the Eastern Netherlands has used European Regional Development ... Read the full story |
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| 09.08.2017 | Financial instruments workshop at 'The European Week of Regions and Cities' In the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities the European Commission's Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy is ... Read the full story |
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| 09.08.2017 | Online advice about reporting requirements for financial instruments Practical advice for managing authorities about financial instrument reporting requirements have been provided recently through a new type ... Read the full story |
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| 09.08.2017 | Financial instruments for fisheries and aquaculture Fisheries financial instruments will be given prominence during an EU conference in October that is considering the future of the European ... Read the full story |
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| 09.08.2017 | Advance notice: 'FI Campus' flagship event from fi-compass New learning opportunities about financial instruments using the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are being planned by ... Read the full story |
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| 09.08.2017 | Microcredit providers meet in Venice Capacity building workshops for EU microcredit providers (MCPs) were organised in June by fi-compass using the European Commission ... Read the full story |
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| 09.08.2017 | Agricultural Multi-Regional Guarantee Platform launched for Italian farmers Italy is establishing an innovative 'Agricultural Multi-Regional Guarantee Platform (AMGP)' as a ground-breaking new financial instrument ... Read the full story |
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| 09.08.2017 | Raising awareness about Europe's venture capital landscape Venture capital can be defined as a subset of private equity that is co-invested with an entrepreneur to fund a business venture, normally ... Read the full story |
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| 09.08.2017 | Investing in low carbon economies: Lessons from the London Green Fund Our fi-compass publications library includes a case study from the London Green Fund (LGF). It explains how this financial ... Read the full story |
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| 09.08.2017 | Rural development loans, guarantees and equity under the spotlight in Estonia Estonia, currently holding the Presidency of the Council of the EU, hosted our sixth EAFRD fi-compass macro-regional conference on ... Read the full story |
| 01.06.2017 | European Social Fund financial instruments supporting self-employment and entrepreneurship Vienna saw the first thematic fi-compass workshop on European Social Fund (ESF) financial instruments supporting self-employment ... Read the full story |
| 30.05.2017 | European Commission reporting template for financial instruments – online learning for managing authorities All managing authorities using European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are required by Article 46 of the Common Provisions ... Read the full story |
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| 16.05.2017 | The EaSI Helpdesk on microfinance is live The European Commission in the frame of its Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) Programme has launched a fully renovated Helpdesk, ... Read the full story |
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| 12.05.2017 | Second Call for EaSI Technical Assistance to the European microcredit sector The EaSI Technical Assistance (EaSI TA) is launching a second Call for Expression of Interest with the goal of identifying and selecting ... Read the full story |
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| 03.05.2017 | Latest microfinance advisory news from EaSI TA See the latest microfinance advisory news from EaSI TA, including success stories about the European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit ... Read the full story |
| 06.04.2017 | Action planning for financial instrument life cycles: new fi-compass advisory video A newly released fi-compass video explains how to successfully plan financial instruments that use the European Structural and ... Read the full story |
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| 06.04.2017 | New ex-ante assessments featured on fi-compass website Member States and regions continue to advance with the set-up and implementation of financial instruments co-funded by the European ... Read the full story |
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| 06.04.2017 | Perspectives from France’s CAP 3RI investment platform Member States and regions can make use of financial instruments within 'investment platforms' that combine the European Regional ... Read the full story |
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| 06.04.2017 | Support from Interreg Europe for projects related to financial instruments Interreg Europe funding is available for local, regional and national public authorities throughout Europe to develop and deliver better ... Read the full story |
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| 06.04.2017 | Presidency points of view from Malta Malta currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union and fi-compass spoke to Maltese stakeholders about their ... Read the full story |
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| 06.04.2017 | EAFRD managing authorities and rural development policy benefits from fi-compass Implementing financial instruments requires specific knowledge. With the support of fi-compass, managing authorities of ... Read the full story |
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| 06.04.2017 | fi-compass seminar showcases financial instruments supporting urban and rural business investments On 14 March a fi-compass seminar took place in Brussels focused on financial instruments under Thematic Objective 3 (TO3) ‘ ... Read the full story |
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| 06.04.2017 | New advisory services for European Social Fund financial instruments The fi-compass European Social Fund (ESF) work stream has recently published new language versions of the handbook on using ESF ... Read the full story |
| 22.03.2017 | Slovenian financial instrument offers integrated package of business support sources Slovenia's experiences with a financial instrument that offered investment support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and ... Read the full story |
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| 10.03.2017 | First fi-compass microfinance workshop in Serbia Our first fi-compass EaSI TA workshop in Serbia will be held next week on 14 March 2017 in Belgrade. Organised with close ... Read the full story |
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| 06.03.2017 | European microfinance institutions start to be certified under the European Code of Good Conduct Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have started to receive certification for compliance with the European Code of Good Conduct for ... Read the full story |
| 21.12.2016 | Outreach services from fi-compass: Social Platform and European Microfinance Network seminars Outreach services from fi-compass include our experts participating at external events to present information about financial ... Read the full story |
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| 21.12.2016 | Towards a low carbon economy – support for Member States and regions Learning resources provided by fi-compass are designed to help managing authorities and other stakeholders involved in ... Read the full story |
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| 21.12.2016 | Helping Member States and regions to enhance the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises In the 2014-2020 programming period, the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are supporting 11 thematic objectives and ... Read the full story |
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| 21.12.2016 | First data on implementation of 2014-2020 financial instruments published The European Commission has published the first summaries of data on financial instruments in the 2014-2020 period. They provide first ... Read the full story |
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| 21.12.2016 | New fi-compass case studies published A collection of 13 new fi-compass publications have been released recently featuring case study information about loans, ... Read the full story |
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| 21.12.2016 | Participant perspectives from the fi-compass ESF seminar in Rome fi-compass organised a special advisory seminar for European Social Fund (ESF) managing authorities in Italy on 1 December 2016 ... Read the full story |
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| 09.12.2016 | New EU investment initiative to boost financing for the rural economy A new EU financing initiative for Europe's rural economy was launched in November at the 'Second EU fi-compass conference on EAFRD ... Read the full story |
| 19.10.2016 | Targeted coaching services for Rural Development Programmes by fi-compass Financial instruments using the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) represent useful opportunities to enhance the ... Read the full story |
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| 19.10.2016 | EC annual summary of data reinforces the potential of financial instruments in implementing Cohesion Policy By the end of 2015, a total of almost EUR 16.9 billion of 2007-2013 Operational Programme (OP) resources was paid to more than 1000 ... Read the full story |
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| 19.10.2016 | Selection of bodies implementing financial instruments: fi-compass event series continues A new round of knowledge sharing events is underway through fi-compass to help Member States and regions implement financial ... Read the full story |
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| 19.10.2016 | New advisory services from fi-compass The new 2016-2018 work programme has been launched by fi-compass. The new advisory services build on the achievements of the ... Read the full story |
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| 11.10.2016 | Microfinance in action: a practitioner's perspective from France Helping Member States and their regions to advance with microfinance is an important part of fi-compass activity. This includes ... Read the full story |
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| 10.10.2016 | New factsheet on Personal Loans published by fi-compass A new fi-compass advisory publication explains how financial instruments can support Member State objectives for inclusion and ... Read the full story |
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| 07.10.2016 | Two EaSI TA Workshops during the 3rd European Microfinance Forum, 19-21 October 2016, Rome The 3rd European Microfinance Forum (3rd EMF) will provide public institutions, private sector operators and non-profit organisations with ... Read the full story |
| 08.09.2016 | Nine new microcredit providers to benefit from fi-compass EaSI TA Under the second Call for Technical Assistance from the Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI TA) Programme, which opened several months ... Read the full story |
| 31.08.2016 | 'Microfinance in the Cloud’ conference More than 380 participants attended the Microfinance in the Cloud conference from over 40 countries in Europe and Central Asia. This ... Read the full story |
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| 25.08.2016 | European microfinance in the spotlight Microfinance expertise from fi-compass was involved in five knowledge sharing sessions at the European Microfinance Network (EMN ... Read the full story |
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| 02.08.2016 | New EC guidance on selecting bodies to implement financial instruments A new guidance note has been published by the European Commission about financial instruments using the European Structural & ... Read the full story |
| 19.07.2016 | Success factors for agricultural guarantee funds: lessons from Lithuania Member States’ real-life experiences of using financial instruments for rural development were explained as part of the fi-compass ... Read the full story |
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| 12.07.2016 | New off-the-shelf financial instruments for business and urban development The European Commission has adopted two new 'off-the-shelf' financial instruments for investments using the European Structural and ... Read the full story |
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| 04.07.2016 | Social innovation perspectives from Portugal Financial instruments can be used by Member States to support social policy objectives. Experience from Portugal highlights how such ... Read the full story |
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| 04.07.2016 | Dutch experiences with revolving funds for fisheries Financial instruments can be used to implement the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) including supporting sustainable ... Read the full story |
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| 04.07.2016 | Rural development financial instruments showcased by fi-compass Two macro-regional seminars were organised by fi-compass to raise awareness about opportunities for using financial instruments ... Read the full story |
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| 04.07.2016 | New fi-compass handbook on ex-ante assessment for rural development financial instruments A new fi-compass publication has been launched featuring advice about developing financial instruments for the European ... Read the full story |
| 28.06.2016 | New factsheet on Social Entrepreneurship published by fi-compass A new advisory publication has been released by fi-compass which explains the role that financial instruments for social ... Read the full story |
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| 21.06.2016 | Entrepreneurship for disadvantaged groups fostered by fi-compass microfinance workshop On 31 May 2016, the European Parliament together with the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) Technical Assistance (TA ... Read the full story |
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| 21.06.2016 | Placing farmers at the crossroad of investment decisions Picture: Aldo Longo, Director, DG Agriculture and Rural Development The advantages of financial instruments as a means for future ... Read the full story |
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| 21.06.2016 | Recent developments with ESIF financial instruments Financial instruments continue to be at the forefront of European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) policy developments. A new ... Read the full story |
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| 14.06.2016 | First ESI Fund financial instruments combined with EFSI Previous news stories from fi-compass have highlighted the use of financial instruments from the European Structural and ... Read the full story |
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| 08.06.2016 | fi-compass regional seminar promotes financial instruments for agriculture and rural development Picture: Mihail Dumitru, Deputy Director-General, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission The potential for ... Read the full story |
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| 06.06.2016 | Microfinance Centre Conference: ‘Microfinance in the Cloud’ - Tirana The annual Microfinance Centre (MFC) Conference is a key international event for microfinance stakeholders and this year the MFC Conference ... Read the full story |
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| 03.06.2016 | European Microfinance Network Annual Conference: ‘Shaping European Microfinance: Who, What, and For Whom?’ The European Microfinance Network (EMN) will hold its 13th Annual Conference in Warsaw (Poland) on the 16th and 17th June 2016. It is the ... Read the full story |
| 04.05.2016 | Microcredit and guarantee instruments in Italy’s Marche region Sharing knowledge and experience about financial instruments in action is a central part of the fi-compass remit. Such ... Read the full story |
| 26.04.2016 | Financial instruments' potential for promoting energy efficiency Financial instruments using the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) can support energy efficiency projects that are ... Read the full story |
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| 22.04.2016 | Microcredit insights from Hungary Small and micro-sized businesses form important parts of the Member States’ economies and fi-compass provides advice about ... Read the full story |
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| 20.04.2016 | Member States seminar series: Cyprus Picture: Georgia Christofidou, Directorate General for European Programmes, Coordination and Development, Cyprus Financial instruments ... Read the full story |
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| 15.04.2016 | Financial instruments for agriculture and rural development Financial instruments for agriculture and rural development will be the focus of two new macro-regional fi-compass seminars that ... Read the full story |
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| 14.04.2016 | Financial instruments under the European Social Fund promoting Social Impact Investment Member States can use the European Social Fund (ESF) to support financial instruments such as loans, guarantees or equity products. These ... Read the full story |
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| 12.04.2016 | Local advice about financial instruments from the Enterprise Europe Network Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) are among the most common group of final recipients for financial instruments using the European ... Read the full story |
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| 06.04.2016 | New summary (in 23 languages) of guidelines on combining European Structural and Investment Funds with the European Fund for Strategic Investments The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) – the heart of the Investment Plan for Europe - and European Structural and Investment ... Read the full story |
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| 05.04.2016 | Member States seminar series: France Picture: Florence Clermont-Brouillet, Department of European Affairs, CGET, France Financial instruments delivering ESI Funds were ... Read the full story |
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| 05.04.2016 | New fi-compass case study focuses on business loans in Malta The latest case study published by fi-compass presents a First Loss Portfolio Guarantee (FLPG) fund implemented in Malta from 2011 ... Read the full story |
| 29.03.2016 | EU-wide research study sheds light on SME financing patterns Fi-compass provides advisory services on financial instruments funded by European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF). A key ... Read the full story |
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| 24.03.2016 | Member States seminar series: Lithuania Picture: Sigitas Mitkus, Ministry of Finance, Lithuania Financial instruments delivering ESI Funds were discussed at a seminar ... Read the full story |
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| 18.03.2016 | Member States seminar series: Estonia Picture: Kerstin Liiva, Ministry of Finance, Estonia On 15 March 2016, financial instruments delivering ESI Funds were discussed at a ... Read the full story |
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| 17.03.2016 | fi-compass workshop supports the development of Greek microfinance Microfinance and the social economy were discussed at a fi-compass EaSI TA workshop on 2 March in Athens. The workshop built on ... Read the full story |
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| 17.03.2016 | Estonia launches new rural development loan funds Europe's first EAFRD financial instrument in 2014-2020 has now been launched by Estonia's Ministry of Rural Affairs. Estonia, ... Read the full story |
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| 17.03.2016 | fi-compass events help to build knowhow in using financial instruments The fi-compass seminar series is continuing to attract a wide range of participants who are interested in learning about financial ... Read the full story |
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| 17.03.2016 | Promoting economically viable financial instruments for public infrastructure European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) programmes can use financial instruments to develop public infrastructure projects that ... Read the full story |
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| 17.03.2016 | Expanding the outreach of fi-compass online advisory services A number of channels are used to raise awareness about the fi-compass advisory services and online communication continues to ... Read the full story |
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| 17.03.2016 | Assessing the value added of loan funds in the agricultural sector - Interview with Szilvia Bencze on Hungary’s programming in 2014-2020 Szilvia Bencze works at the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture and she presented her managing authority’s experience with financial ... Read the full story |
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| 17.03.2016 | Financial instruments for SMEs are a top priority for fi-compass stakeholders As part of the ongoing actions to ensure that fi-compass remains aligned with stakeholders’ needs, a user survey was carried out ... Read the full story |
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| 17.03.2016 | Fisheries support through financial instruments: latest fi-compass video focuses on the EMFF Financial instruments for Europe’s fisheries sector are the focus of a new video released by fi-compass. It features perspectives ... Read the full story |
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| 17.03.2016 | New Guidance note about interest and other gains generated by European Structural & Investment Funds support paid to financial instrument (Article 43 Common Provisions Regulation) A new European Commission Guidance note has been published to clarify how Member States should deal with interest or other gains ... Read the full story |
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| 17.03.2016 | Improving understanding about EU finance for business Business support for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) remains a common focus for the Member States’ financial instruments. ... Read the full story |
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| 17.03.2016 | Flagship fi-compass events spotlight opportunities for financial instruments in the European Social Fund Two high level events were organised by fi-compass earlier this month to raise awareness about opportunities for financial ... Read the full story |
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| 17.03.2016 | Targeted coaching on rural development financial instruments gets under way Targeted coaching for the relevant Member State managing authorities on how best to use financial instrument possibilities available ... Read the full story |
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| 16.03.2016 | Member States seminar series: Hungary Picture: Tamás Karsai, Ministry of National Economy, Hungary On 10 March 2016, financial instruments delivering ESI Funds were ... Read the full story |
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| 15.03.2016 | Member States seminar series: Poland Picture: Marta Leśniak, Regional Operational Programmes Department, Ministry of Economic Development, Poland; Agata Matusiak, European ... Read the full story |
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| 01.03.2016 | Member States seminar series: Germany Picture: Ulrike Schreckenberger, Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany Financial instruments delivering ESI Funds ... Read the full story |
| 24.02.2016 | Member States seminar series: United Kingdom Picture: Roger Evans, Deputy Mayor of London Financial instruments delivering ESI Funds were discussed at a seminar on 18 February in ... Read the full story |
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| 23.02.2016 | Hungary and UK host fi-compass workshops for microcredit providers Hungary and UK host fi-compass workshops for microcredit providers Two new workshops are being organised under the Employment and ... Read the full story |
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| 22.02.2016 | New guidelines on combining European Structural and Investment Funds with the EFSI The Juncker Commission’s top priority is to get Europe growing again and to increase the number of jobs without creating new debt. The ... Read the full story |
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| 19.02.2016 | Promoting financial instruments to final recipients: Lithuania’s Entrepreneurship Promotion Fund Capacity building through knowledge exchange is an important part of the fi-compass mandate. This includes identifying and ... Read the full story |
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| 12.02.2016 | New fi-compass advice on microfinance instruments Microfinance instruments can be useful for supporting microenterprises, unemployed workers, and citizens suffering from disadvantages. By ... Read the full story |
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| 12.02.2016 | Microfinance under the European Social Fund (ESF) Picture: Stefan De Keersmaecker, DG EMPL, European Commission On 3 February 2016, fi-compass organised a workshop on ... Read the full story |
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| 12.02.2016 | Financial Instruments under the European Social Fund (ESF) Picture: Andriana Sukova-Tosheva, Director, DG EMPL, European Commission On 2 February 2016, fi-compass organised a high ... Read the full story |
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| 11.02.2016 | New fi-compass case study: developing the social economy in Poland fi-compass has released a new case study about a financial instrument co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) that provides ... Read the full story |
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| 04.02.2016 | Member States seminar series: The Netherlands Picture: Norbert van den Hove, Deputy Director Entrepreneurship, Directorate-General for Enterprise and Innovation, Enterprise ... Read the full story |
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| 03.02.2016 | Member States seminar series: Malta Picture: Hon. Ian Borg, Parliamentary Secretary, EU Funds and the EU Presidency 2017, Malta On 25 January 2016, financial instruments ... Read the full story |
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| 03.02.2016 | Member States seminar series: Slovenia On 21 January 2016, financial instruments delivering ESI Funds were discussed at a seminar in Ljubljana, Slovenia. This seminar is part of ... Read the full story |
| 28.01.2016 | Member States seminar series: Portugal On the 18th of January 2016, financial instruments delivering ESI Funds were discussed at a seminar in Lisbon, Portugal. More than 130 ... Read the full story |
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| 26.01.2016 | New advisory publications for the European Social Fund to be released next week Financial instruments co-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) can be used to invest in the growth and development of EU citizens and ... Read the full story |
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| 13.01.2016 | Our ESIF factsheets are now available in selected EU languages Our factsheets introducing financial instruments for the different European Structural and Investment Funds are now available in Bulgarian ... Read the full story |
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| 12.01.2016 | Flagship fi-compass events will focus on the European Social Fund One of the year’s biggest gatherings of people involved in using financial instruments for the European Social Fund (ESF) will take place ... Read the full story |
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| 05.01.2016 | Financial instruments can help many types of businesses in the maritime and fisheries sectors A new fi-compass video snapshot features Miguel Peña Castellot from the European Commission’s DG MARE explaining that financial ... Read the full story |
| 10.12.2015 | New European Commission guidance note on management costs and fees for financial instruments implemented according to Article 38(4)(b) Financial instruments are a form of support whose success hinges on the performance of bodies implementing them. One of the decisive ... Read the full story |
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| 10.12.2015 | European microcredit providers gain from practical fi-compass support Known in the previous programming period as Joint Action to Support Microfinance Institutions in Europe (JASMINE), EaSI Technical ... Read the full story |
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| 10.12.2015 | fi-compass stakeholders confirm the added value of financial instrument advisory services A recently completed needs assessment of fi-compass users has clarified the benefits from our practical advice about ESIF ... Read the full story |
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| 10.12.2015 | fi-compass seminars underway and warmly welcomed Since September we have run 14 successful fi-compass seminars in 12 different Member States and our seminar series continues in ... Read the full story |
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| 10.12.2015 | The European Committee of the Regions’ opinion on financial instruments in support of territorial development The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has recently published a draft opinion about improving the implementation of financial ... Read the full story |
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| 10.12.2015 | Personal perspectives from the fi-compass community of practice Our collection of video 'snapshot' interviews featuring personal perspectives from people involved in ESIF financial instruments is growing ... Read the full story |
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| 10.12.2015 | Second meeting of the fi-compass expert group A second meeting of the fi-compass expert group composed of experts in personal capacity and representatives of International ... Read the full story |
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| 10.12.2015 | Guarantees for Europe’s agriculture and rural development sector Member States are being encouraged to more than double the amount of financial instruments that use the European Agricultural Fund for ... Read the full story |
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| 10.12.2015 | Promoting financial instruments with social and employment purposes The fi-compass European Social Fund (ESF) work stream offers a range of advisory services and support to managing authorities, ... Read the full story |
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| 10.12.2015 | Fishery sector support through ESIF financial instruments A new scoping study has recently been released by fi-compass which examines the potential for financial instruments under the ... Read the full story |
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| 10.12.2015 | Follow fi-compass on social media fi-compass provides upstream advice on financial instruments through a number of channels, including our online hub and Twitter. ... Read the full story |
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| 10.12.2015 | Sharing the risk of business investments: lessons from the fi-compass case study library EU Member States are being encouraged to make an efficient use of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) through the use of ... Read the full story |
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| 09.12.2015 | Member States seminar series: Greece Picture: Zoe Georgopoulou, Head of NSRF and State Aid Service, National Coordination Authority, Ministry of Finance, Greece On the 3rd ... Read the full story |
| 30.11.2015 | Member States seminar series: Croatia Picture: Jakša Puljiz, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds On the 24th of November 2015, financial ... Read the full story |
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| 23.11.2015 | Member States seminar series: Spain Picture: Guadalupe de la Mata, EIF; Pilar Duran Solano, Ministry of Finance and Public Administration, Spain On the 18th of November ... Read the full story |
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| 19.11.2015 | Video feedback from fi-compass events Delegates at the fi-compass events continue to appreciate the advice about financial instruments that is provided by experts and ... Read the full story |
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| 13.11.2015 | Supporting financial instruments through European Social Fund (ESF) Picture: Event participants On the 4th of November 2015 financial instruments under the ESF were discussed at a seminar in Warsaw. ... Read the full story |
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| 13.11.2015 | Member States seminar series: Czech Republic Picture: Olga Letáčková, Deputy Minister for Section Management, National Coordination Authority Section, Czech Republic On the 10th ... Read the full story |
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| 12.11.2015 | Member State events, December 2015 to February 2016, financial instruments delivering ESI Funds Register now to attend a fi-compass seminar near you. Registrations are now open for the following seminars on financial ... Read the full story |
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| 12.11.2015 | Ex-ante assessment for SME-related financial instruments: market analysis Ex-ante assessments are mandatory for managing authorities setting up or continuing a financial instrument in the 2014-2020 programming ... Read the full story |
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| 09.11.2015 | Promoting financial instruments for agriculture and rural development Picture: Jānis Dūklavs, Minister for Agriculture of the Republicof Latvia and Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for Agricultureand Rural ... Read the full story |
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| 08.11.2015 | Member States seminar series: Latvia Picture: Event participants asking question On the 30th of October 2015, financial instruments delivering ESI Funds were discussed at ... Read the full story |
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| 05.11.2015 | Financial instruments for efficiency in buildings As part of our dialogue with financial instrument stakeholders, fi-compass asked Oliver Rapf, Executive Director of the Buildings ... Read the full story |
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| 04.11.2015 | Supporting financial instruments through European Social Fund (ESF) Picture: Audrius Zabotka, INVEGA, Lithuania On the 21st of October 2015 financial instruments delivering the ESF were discussed at a ... Read the full story |
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| 04.11.2015 | Member States seminar series: Italy Picture: Salvatore Vescina, Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic On the 22nd of October 2015 financial ... Read the full story |
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| 04.11.2015 | Microfinance Center Conference: “Employment, Youth and Investment: What can Microfinance do?” Prague, 4-6 November 2015 EaSI TA: Dissemination of Microfinance Best Practice within European Pre-established Events The annual ... Read the full story |
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| 04.11.2015 | European Microfinance Week 2015: “Financial Inclusion for Sustainable Development” Luxembourg, 18-20 November 2015 EaSI TA: Dissemination of Microfinance Best Practice within European Pre-established Events The European ... Read the full story |
| 19.10.2015 | Microfinance rules, regulations and advice: Bordeaux, 28 October 2015 Microfinance matters will be the focus of a conference in France later this month. Conference sessions include a set of plenary ... Read the full story |
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| 15.10.2015 | Member States seminar series: Bulgaria On the 6th of October 2015 financial instruments delivering ESI Funds were discussed at a seminar in Sofia. This event was part of a ... Read the full story |
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| 14.10.2015 | 1st European Microfinance Day - 20 October The European Microfinance Day will be opened by Commissioner Thyssen on 19 October. Read more |
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| 14.10.2015 | European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development Riga will be the venue for a fi-compass regional seminar about EAFRD financial instruments for agriculture and rural development ... Read the full story |
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| 14.10.2015 | European Social Fund fi-compass seminars on ESF financial instruments will take place in Rome on 21 October and Warsaw on 4 November. A fi-compass ... Read the full story |
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| 14.10.2015 | Member State seminars Don’t miss the fi-compass seminars on financial instruments delivering ESI Funds in Rome, Riga, Prague, Madrid, Zagreb and Athens ... Read the full story |
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| 14.10.2015 | Annual Summary on Financial Engineering Instruments 2014 available This report describes how financial engineering instruments under the 2007-2013 ERDF and ESF programmes are delivered across many policy ... Read the full story |
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| 14.10.2015 | Case study The Campania region launched the Microcredit Fund at the end of 2011, with € 100 million of resources committed from the European Social ... Read the full story |
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| 14.10.2015 | Latest Regulatory Guidance Guidance note: European Structural and Investment Funds Guidance for Member States and Programme Authorities CPR_37_7_8_9 Combination of ... Read the full story |
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| 12.10.2015 | Grants and financial instruments working together Provisions on combination of financial instruments with grants and other forms of support from the European Structural and Investment Funds ... Read the full story |
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| 12.10.2015 | Innovation support and ESIF financial instruments Support through financial instruments for Research, Technological Development and Innovation (RTDI) is an area that may be of interest to ... Read the full story |
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| 12.10.2015 | Call open for Financial Intermediaries under the EaSI Guarantee Financial Instrument. On 22 June 2015, the European Commission entrusted the EIF with the implementation of the EaSI Guarantee under the European Programme for ... Read the full story |
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| 12.10.2015 | EFSI and ESIF: Complementarity, not overlap The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) can exploit synergies with the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF). EFSI is ... Read the full story |
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| 08.10.2015 | Financial Instruments delivering ESI Funds Bratislava was the stage for the first national fi-compass event, where participants from Slovakia and a few neighbouring ... Read the full story |
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| 06.10.2015 | Promoting financial instruments for agriculture and rural development The importance of knowledge about using ex-ante assessments properly was one of the main conclusions from the recent fi-compass ... Read the full story |
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| 01.10.2015 | Seven steps to effective ex-ante assessments for ESIF financial instruments An ex-ante assessment is a crucial, and therefore mandatory, step in the overall lifecycle of ESIF financial instruments. Ex-ante ... Read the full story |
| 28.09.2015 | Microfinance for universities Microfinance instruments can be useful sources of support for Microcredit Institutions pursuing 'Responsible Inclusive Finance and ... Read the full story |
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| 25.09.2015 | Supporting financial instruments through European Social Fund (ESF) Financial instruments and the ESF were under the spotlight in Paris this week at a regional seminar organised by fi-compass. ... Read the full story |
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| 25.09.2015 | Rural Development Programme financial instruments A new article about financial instruments for Rural Development Programmes has been produced by the European Network for Rural Development ... Read the full story |
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| 23.09.2015 | Guide to financial instrument products A new short reference guide about different financial instrument products is now available from fi-compass. The guide illustrates the key ... Read the full story |
| 16.07.2015 | ECA report on Financial Instruments in Rural Development 2007-2013 In May 2015, a report was published by the European Court of Auditors analysing the performance of the Financial Instruments supported by ... Read the full story |
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| 16.07.2015 | Ann Phelan T.D., Irish Minister of State at the Departments of Agriculture, Food and Marine and Transport, Tourism and Sport, with Special Responsibility for Rural Economic Development, on learning about FIs under EAFRD at the Dublin Conference We asked Ann Phelan, who was attending the first fi-compass conference on FIs under the EAFRD, what she thought of the ... Read the full story |
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| 16.07.2015 | Three regional events further increase awareness of FIs under ERDF and CF A series of three fi-compass seminars with the same agenda took place on 27 May in Brussels, 2 June in Vienna and 9 June in Warsaw ... Read the full story |
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| 16.07.2015 | Ex-ante assessment for SME-related financial instruments: market analysis Ex-ante assessments are mandatory for managing authorities setting up or continuing a financial instrument in the 2014-2020 programming ... Read the full story |
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| 16.07.2015 | The difference between off-the-shelf & tailor-made instruments Amongst the new opportunities to ease the delivery of ESI Funds to the final recipients, there are the so-called off-the-shelf instruments ... Read the full story |
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| 16.07.2015 | The fi-compass expert group met for the first time on 30 April A fi-compass expert group has been established to provide advice to European Commission services so as to ensure the overall ... Read the full story |
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| 16.07.2015 | Developing common standards: European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit Provision The European microcredit market is a young and growing sector which is quite heterogeneous due to the disparity of the legal and ... Read the full story |
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| 16.07.2015 | First European conference on FIs under EAFRD a success – Tailor-made Financial Instruments are needed for boosting EU agriculture The first European conference on Financial Instruments under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) took place on 23 ... Read the full story |
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| 09.07.2015 | Contribution from Monika Czerwińska, Social Economy Financing Specialist at TISE SA (Warsaw conference participant) As I am representing a financial intermediary from Poland, I was particularly interested to hear what Financial Instruments are envisaged ... Read the full story |
| 12.06.2015 | Anna Muterko from the Conference on Financial Instruments for delivery of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, Vienna Anna Muterko, MA, Austrian Conference on Spatial Planning (ÖROK) Office at the Federal Chancellery, Austria fi-compass organised a ... Read the full story |
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| 04.06.2015 | Jan Novak, Financial Instruments Unit, Directorate of EU Funds, Financial and Voluntary Instruments, Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic Mr Jan Novak, Financial Instruments Unit, Directorate of EU Funds, Financial and Voluntary Instruments, Ministry of the Environment of ... Read the full story |
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| 04.06.2015 | fi-compass seminars share lessons learned from regional initiatives on using financial instruments The first two in a series of three identical fi-compass seminars took place on 27 May in Brussels and 2 June in Vienna. The aim of ... Read the full story |
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| 03.06.2015 | Information Session on Multi Region Assistance An information session took place in Brussels on 26 May to inform potential beneficiaries of multi-region assistance and stimulate their ... Read the full story |
| 04.05.2015 | Register for Dublin EAFRD Conference Registration is now open for first European fi-compass Conference on Financial Instruments under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural ... Read the full story |
| 29.04.2015 | Multi-region assistance fi-compass multi-region assistance will provide EU funding to projects of at least two managing authorities from different EU ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | The new advisory hub online The new fi-compass webportal is NOW LIVE! The platform is offering a wide range of resources for Member States, managing ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | Share your expertise and get involved Sharing best practices will be a great way to improve the performance of financial instruments under the new Investment Plan. If you have ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | A push for ESIF Financial Instruments Having established the need to make Europe more attractive for investment and channel these investments where they are most needed, the ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | The Investment Plan explained This article explains the role of ESIF financial instruments in reaching the objectives of the Investment Plan for Europe, as well as the ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | AGRI conference Dublin June The first European fi-compass conference on financial instruments under the EAFRD will take place in Dublin, 23-24th June, 2015. ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | EaSI workshop The first EaSI workshop took place on 1 December in Brussels and focused on the European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit Provision and ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | The SME initiative, a tangible support programme The SME Initiative is a concrete tool available for Member States to stimulate additional lending to SMEs by the banking sector. It offers ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | EaSI microfinance advice - Call for identification of beneficiaries Under fi-compass, selected European microfinance providers can benefit from an institutional assessment or rating, to be followed by ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | DG AGRI – EIB Memorandum of Understanding Last month, the European Commission (DG AGRI) and the EIB organised a joint high-level conference on the co-operation between the two ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | New report: Boosting finance in energy efficiency investments in buildings, industry and SMEs The report by the Energy Efficiency Financial Institution Group (EEFIG), which was published on 26 February 2015, contains recommendations ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | CSI Europe - Points of view CSI Europe is an URBACT network that focuses on the involvement of cities in Urban Development Fund (UDF) structures and the way these ESIF ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | Research: Lessons learnt from the 2007-2013 programming period DG REGIO, the Latvian Presidency, the Regional Studies Association and the University of Latvia co-organised the conference “Challenges for ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | Launch of fi-compass fi-compass was launched by the European Commission and the European Investment Bank at a conference on 19-20 January in Brussels, as the ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | ERDF/CF regional seminars will take place in May and June 2015 Three fi-compass seminars on financial instruments under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) are being ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | Other events Information regarding new events will be published as they are announced, so please make sure you check the calendar on the fi-compass ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | Peer-to-Peer Initiative The Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy has recently launched a new tool for peer-to-peer exchanges among managing, ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | SME workshop INFO | The Commission organised in Brussels (in the premises of the Committee of the Regions) on 23 April 2015 – in cooperation with the ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | EU Investment Offensive: Commission and EIB launch new advisory service on financial instruments On 19 January, the European Commission, in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB), is launching fi-compass, a new ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | Event on Financial instruments applied to ERDF and the Cohesion Fund An event on “Financial instruments applied to ERDF and the Cohesion Fund” will take place in Brussels (27.05.2015), Vienna (02.06.2015) and ... Read the full story |
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| 21.04.2015 | EaSI Call for Expression of Interest The EIB has issued a call for expression of interest to identify and select European microcredit providers which benefit from EaSI ... Read the full story |
