Building on the success of a 2007-2013 pilot financial instrument, the Polish National Fund for Social Entrepreneurship (NFSE), set up in the 2014-2020 period with EUR 37 million is helping protect hundreds of social economy enterprises (SEEs) all over the country.

Honorata Szatanik and Piotr Stachulak who are managing the cheese producing social cooperative Serowa Kraina in Rajcza, a village close to the border with Slovakia, tell us how the EUR 22 000 National Fund for Social Entrepreneurship loan supported their activities in difficult times.

The successful Lithuanian Energy Efficiency financial instrument features in one of two case studies recently published by fi-compass.

The new publication highlights how the combination of grant with the financial instrument has played an important part in the implementation of the Modernisation Loan programme.

fi-compass launched a dedicated webpage, which provides easy access to the resources relating to the implementation of financial instruments in the 2021-2027 programming period.

The #ficompass2021 webpage has been designed to be a one stop shop for 2021-2027 resources, including links to relevant regulations and fi-compass publications, including several important market studies in sectors including SMEs, energy efficiency, agriculture and agri-food and crowdfunding.