Multi-region assistance (MRA)
Projects
Three projects were supported under MRA:
MRA RICE - MRA IFISE - MRA Capacity Building for LT/HR authorities
Multi-Region Assistance
Projects
Three projects were supported under MRA:
MRA RICE - MRA IFISE - MRA Capacity Building for LT/HR authorities
Provisions on combination of financial instruments with grants and other forms of support from the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are part of the 2014-2020 legal framework. Using financial instruments together with grants or other forms of support can have several advantages. It can allow financial support to be better tailored to the final recipients’ needs. What’s more, businesses could find combinations of ESIF support more attractive and more accessible...
The first Call for proposals on the Multi-region assistance for the assessment of the potential use of financial instruments supported by the ERDF, CF, ESF and EAFRD in accordance with Title IV of Regulation (EU) 1303/2013 was launched on 28 April 2015: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/newsroom/funding-opportunities/calls-for-proposal/.
An information session took place in Brussels on 26 May to inform potential beneficiaries of multi-region assistance and stimulate their application. All the information concerning the session as well as the various supporting documents, including presentations, are availabe here on the InfoRegio website...
fi-compass multi-region assistance will provide EU funding to projects of at least two managing authorities from different EU Member States which aim at assessing possible use of ESIF financial instruments in specific thematic areas, such as Roma inclusion or in the context of Macro-Regional Strategies. The multi-region assistance will give a unique opportunity to managing authorities from different EU Member States to cooperate with each other as well as to benefit from the expertise of international and national financial institutions while exploring new ways of using financial instruments. The first call for proposals has been launched on 28 April 2015.
The new fi-compass webportal is NOW LIVE! The platform is offering a wide range of resources for Member States, managing authorities, financial institutions, project leaders and all stakeholders. There is a wealth of useful tools accessible on the website, including a short illustrative video on the benefits of financial instruments and an explanatory factsheet on how they work...