Financial instruments - Overview of changes in Title IV of the CPR following the Omnibus regulation

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This information document has been prepared by the European Commission to provide an overview of the modifications concerning financial instruments introduced in Title IV of Regulation (EU) 1303/2014 (CPR) with the Omnibus Regulation (Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046).

The aim of this document is to provide support to managing authorities and other stakeholders who want to understand the new rules better and make use of them.

ESIF equity financial instruments in Northern Ireland

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This video case study shows how ESIF equity financial instruments are used to support SMEs in Northern Ireland. The video features contributions from the managing authority, intermediate body, financial intermediaries and final recipients who each provide their own perspectives on the operation. For more information, please see the “What they say” section below that features additional videos.

William McCulla, Director of Corporate Finance and Property Solutions, Invest NI, Intermediate Body, Northern Ireland, UK

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ESIF equity financial instruments in Northern Ireland – interview with William McCulla, Director of Corporate Finance and Property Solutions, Invest NI, Intermediate Body, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Tracking progress in ESIF financial instruments

Tracking progress in ESIF financial instruments

The European Commission have published a new article featuring some of the key data recently published on the EC Open data platform. At the end of 2017, more than EUR 14 billion had been committed to financial instruments, with around 94% being under ERDF. The largest share of investment is in small and medium sized enterprises (TO3). The Member States with the largest volume of ESIF resources invested in financial instruments are Poland, Hungary and Italy.