CAP Strategic Plans, the Recovery and the Green Deal
Mihail Dumitru, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Mihail Dumitru, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Christian Kettel Thomsen, Vice-President, European Investment Bank
Recorded at: 6th annual EU conference on EAFRD financial instruments
Janusz Wojciechowski, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
Recorded at: 6th annual EU conference on EAFRD financial instruments
Pekka Pesonen, Secretary General of COPA-COGECA
Financial instruments, in combination with grants, have been used by Lithuania’s Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Environment to fund loans to support investment in energy efficiency in apartment block buildings in Lithuania. The financial instruments have supported the development of a single product for homeowners known as the ‘Modernisation Loan’ which forms the centerpiece of the Lithuanian government’s programme to improve energy efficiency in residential properties.
The EU rules for the combination of grants and financial instruments in the 2021-2027 programming period have been simplified and make it easier for grant to be combined in a single financial instrument operation. This short video shows how grants can be used to expand the reach of shared management funds to open up new markets, remove barriers for final recipients and attract private investment.
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