Stock-taking of 2014-2020 and looking forward – 7th annual EU conference on EAFRD financial instruments

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18 November 2021
About the event

 

The 7th annual EU conference on EAFRD financial instruments ‘Stock-taking of 2014-2020 and looking forward’, organised by the European Commission – Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB), focused on the results, challenges and achievements reached in the outgoing programming period 2014-2020, and took place online on Thursday, 18 November 2021.

The conference was opened by Janusz Wojciechowski, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, by Spilios Livanos, Minister of Rural Development and Food, Greece and by Christian Kettel Thomsen, Vice-President, European Investment Bank. The conference set the policy directions for the use of new financial instruments under the CAP Strategic Plans, or the continuation of current ones, in line with the recommendations issued by the European Commission and the novelties introduced in the new legal framework.

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The newest EAFRD-supported guarantee instrument put in implementation in Greece, alongside all innovations linked to its monitoring and reporting, were featured in a dedicated session during the conference. Additionally, representatives of EAFRD managing authorities from several European capitals shared their current experiences and intentions for using financial instruments for agriculture in the future. This was complemented by interventions from DG AGRI and the EIB outlining possibilities for further support to the EAFRD managing authorities.

Presentations

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The audio in the video files is in original language of the speakers. The English interpretation is available as audio files.


Title Speakers
Welcome introduction

Dave Keating, Event moderator

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Opening statement from the European Commission

Janusz Wojciechowski, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development

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Opening statement from the Ministry of Rural Development and Food in Greece

Spilios Livanos, Minister of Rural Development and Food, Greece

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Opening statement from the European Investment Bank

Christian Kettel Thomsen, Vice-President, European Investment Bank

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Video message from the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament

Norbert Lins, Chair, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament

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Video message from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Slovenia

Jože Podgoršek, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Slovenia

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EAFRD Guarantee Fund 2014-2020

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The view of the European Farmers and agri-cooperatives on the access to finance and its importance for EU agriculture

Leonardo Pofferi, Vice-President, COPA-COGECA

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Financial needs in Greek agriculture and the role of financial instruments

Costas Apostolopoulos, Head of Evaluation and Institutional Support Unit, Greek Managing Authority

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The implementation of the Greek EAFRD Guarantee Fund

Ioannis Chaniotakis, Senior Director, Agricultural Retail Banking, Piraeus Bank

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The implementation of the Greek EAFRD Guarantee Fund

Panagiotis Tournavitis, Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Karditsa

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Panel discussion and Q&A with the audience

Costas Apostolopoulos, Head of Evaluation and Institutional Support Unit, Greek Managing Authority

Anthi Katsirma, Evaluation Manager of Evaluation and Institutional Support Unit, Greek Managing Authority

Ioannis Chaniotakis, Senior Director, Agricultural Retail Banking, Piraeus Bank

Panagiotis Tournavitis, Chief Executive Officer, Cooperative Bank of Karditsa

 

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EAFRD financial instruments in 2014-2020 and their importance for the future CAP Strategic Plans

Silvia Michelini, Director, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission

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EAFRD managing authorities sharing their future with financial instruments

Carolina Gutierrez Ansotegui, Deputy Director of Rural Development, DGDRIFA, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Spain

Izabella Stańczak, Chief specialist of the Technical Assistance and Promotion Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Poland

Adela Stefan, Director of the Directorate – Methodology, Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation within the Managing Authority of the Rural Development Programme, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Romania

 

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EIF managed EAFRD financial instruments and the options for the future

Liliana Rodean, Mandate Manager, Northern and CEE, European Investment Fund

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Technical support for developing CAP Financial Instruments

Bruno Robino, Head of fi-compass, European Investment Bank

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Panel discussion and Q&A with the audience

Silvia Michelini, Director, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission

Liliana Rodean, Mandate Manager, Northern and CEE, European Investment Fund

Bruno Robino, Head of fi-compass, European Investment Bank

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Closing remarks

Michael Pielke, Head of Unit F3, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission

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