The European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund
The European Maritime, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) supports the EU common fisheries policy (CFP), the EU maritime policy and the EU agenda for international ocean governance
The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) is the funding instrument of the second pillar of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
The European Regional Development Fund / Cohesion Fund
The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) aims to strengthen economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU by correcting imbalances between its regions
The European Social Fund Plus
The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) is the European Union’s main instrument for investing in people
Ex-ante assessment summaries
Ex ante assessments for financial instruments promote the use of sound evidence based decision making by managing authorities when designing and implementing financial instruments. Read some examples of these summary findings provided by Member States in this dedicated page.
Introduction
Ex‑ante assessments for financial instruments promote the use of sound evidence‑based decision making by managing authorities when designing and implementing financial instruments. The successful completion of an ex‑ante assessment should allow managing authorities to tackle market gaps and to define the priorities for the allocation of public resources in accordance with Programmes and priority axis.
Seven steps to effective ex-ante assessments for ESIF financial instruments
Stocktaking study of ex-ante assessments
This fi-compass report summarises a review of the ex-ante assessments that were undertaken for 131 European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)/ Cohesion Fund (CF) Operational Programmes. The report highlights key trends and common findings that were identified. It also summarises outcomes from the ERDF/CF ex-ante assessments.
European Social Fund financial instruments in Sardinia, Italy
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The European Social Fund managing authority in Italy’s Sardinia region has gained useful experience from working with a number of different financial instruments.
Capacity Building Services for the European Social Fund financial instruments
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Capacity Building Services (CBS) offered by fi-compass support European Social Fund (ESF) managing authorities who are interested in advancing with the design and set-up of financial instruments under the ESF. CBS address the specific needs of ESF managing authorities related to the preparation and implementation of financial instruments and strengthen their skills via specific initial and advanced capacity building learning modules.
Financial Instruments within the European Social Fund (ESF) in Italy - SELFIEmployment
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In Italy, young entrepreneurs are benefiting from a financial instrument using the European Social Fund (ESF). This case study shows how the financial instrument makes public money go further and investing more affordable for businesses supporting youth who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs).
Financial instruments success stories: Experiences from Malta
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Malta held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from January until June 2017. fi-compass spoke to Maltese stakeholders about their experiences with using EU-funded financial instruments.
Loans for rural development 2014-2020, Estonia
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Learn how a financial instrument uses the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in Estonia. Representatives from the EAFRD managing authority, the financial intermediary and young farmers who received support are featured talking about their positive experiences.