fi-compass publications

Financing rural, agricultural and forestry infrastructure

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03.06.2019
Financing rural, agricultural and forestry infrastructure

During the 2014-2020 period, the scope of financial instruments under EAFRD has widened to all eligible sectors, including investment in infrastructure. EAFRD grant support for infrastructure currently accounts for around 10% of total investment volume, though no financial instruments dedicated to infrastructure have yet been implemented.

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Supporting rural infrastructure and Smart Villages development

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31.05.2019
Supporting rural infrastructure and Smart Villages development

This publication describes a pilot technical assistance initiative promoted by the European Commission Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) in collaboration with the European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) for supporting rural infrastructure and Smart Villages development.

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Energy Savings in Existing Housing Programme, Greece

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14.05.2019
Case study (Energy Savings in Existing Housing Programme, Greece)

The Energy Savings in Existing Housing Programme in Greece (the Programme) was established in 2010 as a holding fund to achieve the objectives of four regional Operational Programmes (OPs) and two sectoral OPs. The Programme, co-funded by ERDF, provided partially subsidised loans combined with non-repayable grants to support household energy saving investments.

At the end of the period of investment, 51,152 households had been assisted in reducing their energy consumption. 

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Survey on financial needs and access to finance of EU agricultural enterprises

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18.04.2019
Survey on financial needs and access to finance of EU agricultural enterprises

This study has investigated EU agricultural financial needs from the point of view of farmers using in-depth data from a Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing survey (CATI) based on a questionnaire developed by the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) in the context of the fi-compass technical assistance platform.

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Joint initiative for improving access to funding for European Union Young Farmers

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18.04.2019
Joint initiative for improving access to funding for European Union Young Farmers

This publication describes a new joint European Commission Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) – European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) Initiative for young farmers in the EU.

It builds on the possibilities for achieving high impact of using both the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and EIB Group funding, fund management and advisory support with a single major objective – to support the generational renewal of EU farming.

The DG AGRI - EIB Group’s young farmers’ initiative explains and aims to bring these different funding mechanisms together.

 

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Using financial instruments to reduce the impact of price volatility in agriculture

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10.04.2019
Using financial instruments to reduce the impact of price volatility in agriculture

The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) allows managing authorities to set-up a wide range of potential financial instrument structures to support EU farmers.

This publication describes the possibilities of flexible financial support for EU farmers under the EAFRD and aims to equip EAFRD managing authorities with ideas on how to strengthen the support they give to farmers through EAFRD financial instruments when market conditions cause uncertainties or price fluctuations. It is based on evidence from real practices applied across the EU combined with the possibilities offered by the EAFRD rules.

 

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