Q&A panel – Crowdfunding and ESF opportunities

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Andrea Da Pozzo, Policy Officer, DG EMPL, European Commission 
Ieva Zālīte, Policy Officer, DG REGIO, European Commission 
Francesca Passeri, Director of Public Affairs, European Crowdfunding Network 
Lorenzo De Fabio, Venture Capital Fund Manager, Lazio Innova, Italy 
Inga Beiliūnienė, Deputy CEO, INVEGA, Lithuania 
Audrius Griskevicius, CEO, FinBee, Lithuania 
Daniele Calzolari, Impact Investment Manager, La Bolsa Social, Spain 
Johanna Kühner, Programme Manager, Social Entrepreneurship Netzwerk Deutschland, Germany 

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Factsheet – Responding to the COVID-19 crisis through financial instruments: SIH Anti-Corona Guarantee

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This mini case study focuses on the Financial Instrument ‘SIH Anti-Corona Guarantee’ recently launched in Slovakia to help alleviate economic hardships faced by SMEs as a result of the measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. It is one of the first products introduced by National Promotional Banks and Institutions (NPBIs) in the EU after the outbreak of COVID-19, which employs European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF).

La Financière Région Réunion - Financial instruments to support SMEs, France

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The ‘La Financière Région Réunion’ (FRR) fund of funds has been set up in the La Réunion region of France with resources from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) with a mandate to implement and manage two financial instruments to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), including micro-enterprises. The region has established under separate financial intermediaries a loan fund of EUR 62 million (including private co-financing) and an equity fund with EUR 10 million to co-invest alongside private investors.

Financial instruments in action: renewable energy transition

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This short video illustrates how an ERDF financial instrument is supporting the transition to renewable energy in The Hague. Green energy will be provided to more than 4 000 homes thanks to the HAL, the city’s first urban-based geothermal station, which was supported by an equity investment and to a loan by the city’s Energy Fund known as ED.

Financial instruments in action: green and efficient energy for Sportainment Centre

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