UPDATED Guidance on State Aid in European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds Financial instruments in the 2014-2020 programming period

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The UPDATED Staff Working Document aims to facilitate the application of State aid rules in the field of financial instruments and to point to different possibilities of achieving State aid compliance. The updated guidance reflects the changes introduced by the Omnibus Regulation and includes a new Annex providing practical explanations and examples relating to common questions raised by stakeholders.

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Financing the Social Economy in Poland

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Financial instruments under ESF have long been supporting Social Economy Enterprises in Poland. This updated case study focuses on the National Fund for Social Entrepreneurship, showing its development over two programming periods, and its continuous importance in providing affordable finance and soft support to the Polish social economy. Furthermore, the updated case study reports on the fast adaptation of the financial instrument in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, and its consequent ability to respond to changed needs.

Crowdfunding and ESF opportunities - Future perspectives for managing authorities

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Crowdfunding increasingly represents an alternative and reliable source of finance for SMEs and micro enterprises, as well as a first sounding board for innovative business ideas and for social impact projects. Often aligned with ESF priorities and target groups, crowdfunding can benefit from financial instruments and improve the conditions of its financing offer. In the post COVID-19 scenario, crowdfunding could play a key role in underpinning the economic recovery and leaving no one behind.

Panel discussion and Q&A with the audience

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Silvia Michelini, Director, DG AGRI, European Commission 
Giuseppe Blasi, Head of Department, European and International Policies and Rural Development, National Ministry of Agriculture, Italy 
Paolo Ammassari, Head of Office, Rural Development Programming, National Ministry of Agriculture, Italy 

Recorded at: Financial needs in the agriculture and agri-food sectors in Italy

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