This case study describes the SELFIEmployment financial instrument in Italy which provides financial support through micro and small loans at zero interest rate for people Not (engaged) in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) to enhance their self-employment and entrepreneurship initiatives, thus increasing their chances of being included in the labour market.
This report offers a first look into the financial gap for agricultural enterprises for short-term and for medium and long-term loans. It is based on established European Commission methodology (Ex-ante assessment of the EU SME Initiative, 2013) and incorporates improved calculations. The input variables are based on updated data from Eurostat, the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) provided by DG AGRI and the SAFE survey. Wherever specific data for the agricultural sector was not available, approximations were used.
The fi-compass macro-regional conference on EAFRD financial instruments for agriculture and rural development in 2014-2020 took place in Warsaw on 24 October 2016.
The event:
The new fi-compass series of specific thematic workshops started with an event covering financial instruments supporting energy efficiency in Vienna on 20 October 2016. Peer-to-peer learning and sharing experience were central.
Participants could:
The European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) policy framework emphasises the need for more use of financial instruments in 2014-2020: the overall aim is therefore to deliver more ESIF funding through financial instruments in the future. To help achieve this, the European Commission, in partnership with the EIB, has set up a single advisory platform on ESIF financial instruments for the programming period 2014-2020. This advisory platform is called fi-compass.
Latteria Sociale Valtellina is a cooperative of more than 100 members producing cow’s and goat’s milk in the Lombardy region of Italy. With the support of a loan financed by an EAFRD financial instrument, the cooperative could renovate its main production hall, purchase new machines for pasteurising and bottling milk, build a new laboratory and install photovoltaic panels, making considerable savings on production costs, water, and energy.
The EAFRD Credit Fund supported agri-food companies in Lombardy, Italy, to increase value added along the entire food production chain.
This publication of the European Commission includes the summaries of data on the progress made in financing and implementing financial instruments supported by European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) as of 31 December 2022. The summaries are based on data reported by the managing authorities in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Watch the full recording of the webinar 'Audit of Financial Instruments in the 2021-2027 Programming Period', jointly organised by the EC (DG REGIO) and the EIB. Held on Thursday, 21 March 2024, this online event focused on the updated audit methodology, system audits, audit and control of financial instruments design and setup, verification of expenditure for eligible purposes, payments, and sampling techniques.
