The estimated funding gap for energy efficiency investments in the EU over the next decade is EUR 185 billion per annum. This short video illustrates how ERDF financial instruments can use Cohesion policy resources to mobilise private investment to finance energy efficiency projects in the EU.
The ‘FOSTER TPE-PME-AGRI’ (‘Fonds Occitanie de Soutien Territorial aux Entreprises Régionales’) fund-of-funds (FOSTER) has been set up in the Occitanie/Pyrénées-Méditerranée region (the Region) of France. It is the largest fund of funds in France, with contributions of EUR 156.1 million from the Region, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), and the European Investment Fund (EIF).
Introduction by: Bruno Robino, Head of fi-compass, European Investment Bank
Michael Pielke, Head of Unit, DG AGRI, European Commission
Mario Guido, Financial Instruments Advisor, European Investment Bank
Recorded at: Financial needs in the agriculture and agri-food sectors in Austria and the Czech Republic
Hans Kordik, Research Expert, Ecorys
Recorded at: Financial needs in the agriculture and agri-food sectors in Austria and the Czech Republic
Manfred Watzinger, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism, Austria
Recorded at: Financial needs in the agriculture and agri-food sectors in Austria and the Czech Republic
Bernd Schuh, Executive Director, Austrian Institute for Regional Studies
Recorded at: Financial needs in the agriculture and agri-food sectors in Austria and the Czech Republic
Kurt Leutgeb, Head of Guarantees, Equity, Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft
Recorded at: Financial needs in the agriculture and agri-food sectors in Austria and the Czech Republic
Manfred Watzinger, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism, Austria
Hans Kordik, Research Expert, Ecorys
Bernd Schuh, Executive Director, Austrian Institute for Regional Studies
Kurt Leutgeb, Head of Guarantees, Equity, Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft
Michael Pielke, Head of Unit, DG AGRI, European Commission
Mario Guido, Financial Instruments Advisor, European Investment Bank
Recorded at: Financial needs in the agriculture and agri-food sectors in Austria and the Czech Republic
Alena Kubu, Ministry of Agriculture, Czech Republic
Recorded at: Financial needs in the agriculture and agri-food sectors in Austria and the Czech Republic
Mr Mario Guido, Financial Instruments Advisor, European Investment Bank
Recorded at: Financial needs in the agriculture and agri-food sectors in Austria and the Czech Republic
