The workshop, an initiative of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen, was designed to communicate the latest efforts of the Commission and its partners to promote the set-up of investment platforms, which under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), are geographic or sector-focussed initiatives designed to mobilise public and private funds for smaller or riskier projects that address EU policy objectives. 35 investment platforms have so far been approved under the EFSI, and the Commission and EIB see potential for more. The workshop also aimed to reinforce relationships and cooperation between institutions with an important role in realising the Investment Plan for Europe.
- financing policy | Economic and Monetary Union | economic policy | euro
- Monday 20 November 2017, 09:00 (CET)
- Brussels, Belgium
- Live streaming available
Practical information
- When
- Monday 20 November 2017, 09:00 (CET)
- Where
- Brussels, Belgium
Report
The organisation of the workshop follows the recent publication by the Commission of a short guide to setting up investment platforms that was a response to demand from public authorities and other stakeholders.
The event was a joint effort involving many of the Commission directorates general (ECFIN, REGIO, AGRI, GROW, FISMA, MOVE, ENER, RTD, MARE), as well as Eurostat, the European Investment Bank Group and the European Investment Fund.