This fi-compass practical guide aims to assist Asylum, Migration, and Integration Fund (AMIF) Managing Authorities and other stakeholders as they begin exploring the use of financial instruments to support third-country nationals' integration in the EU. It explains how shared management financial instruments work and who can benefit from their support.
In the case of deep renovation of buildings, energy savings are usually not sufficient to repay the investment and operational cost in a time that is acceptable to Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) providers (e.g. Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)) and third-party financers. Therefore, such projects often need some grant support to make operations financially viable. Cohesion Policy funding can combine grants and financial instruments to support EPC.
Discover insights from the 9th annual EU conference on EAFRD financial instruments, where European Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski and EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti inaugurated discussions. COPA-COGECA highlighted EU farmers' perspectives, while experts from the European Commission and EIB Group unveiled recent survey findings and showcased financial support for green and digital transitions in agriculture. Representatives from Croatia, Ireland, Greece, and Spain shared successful examples of EAFRD and national financial instruments supporting agriculture.
