Financial instruments using the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) can support energy efficiency projects that are economically viable and provide positive environmental impacts.
Emilio Mulet from Spain explains what he learned during the fi-compass seminar on microfinance in Brussels on 3 February 2015.
This video presents a summary of some of the main points discussed during the fi-compass workshop ‘Microfinance under the European Social Fund (ESF) 2014–2020’ which took place in Brussels on 3 February 2016.
Financial instruments delivering ESI Funds were discussed at a fi-compass seminar on 14 April 2016 in Nicosia, Cyprus. The seminar in Nicosia concluded this fi-compass series of advisory national seminars that have been taking place in almost all EU Member States since autumn 2015.
This video presents a summary of some of the main points discussed during the fi-compass conference ‘Financial Instruments under the European Social Fund (ESF) 2014 – 2020’ which took place in Brussels on 2 February 2016. Please read the whole story of this event and download all the seminar materials related here.
Interview with Stefan De Keersmaecker, European Commission, recorded at the ‘Financial Instruments under the European Social Fund (ESF) 2014-2020’ event, on 2 February 2016, in Brussels.
The interviews were filmed during the fi-compass Member State seminar which took place in Madrid on 18 November 2015. Please read the whole story of this event and download all the seminar materials related here.
This video presents three interviews about financial instruments for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF). The interviews were filmed during the fi-compass Member State seminar which took place in Madrid on 18 November 2015.
A new European Commission Guidance note has been published to clarify how Member States should deal with interest or other gains generated from the investment of European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) contributions to financial instruments. In the context of ESIF, the term 'treasury management' is used in relation to Article 43 of the Common provisions regulation which provides for investing the ESIF contribution to a financial instrument following the principles of sound financial management, and regulates the use of interest and other gains generated thereto.
The Juncker Commission’s top priority is to get Europe growing again and to increase the number of jobs without creating new debt. The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) – the heart of the Investment Plan for Europe - and European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) both play a crucial role in creating jobs and growth. The Commission, in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB), has today published a new brochure that explains how to best combine EFSI and ESI Funds. This brochure is designed to help local authorities and project promoters make full use of the opportunities from these two instruments, which have been designed in a different but complementary way in terms of rationale, design, and legislative framework. They reinforce each other.
