The Innovative Financial Instruments Working Group (WG) met in Paris on 20th June 2014 for an update on the innovative financial instruments in the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework and the role of national financial institutions. Mathieu Bertrand (DG MOVE) made a presentation on the Connecting Europe Facility and its Financial Instruments and Giorgio Chiarion-Casoni (DG ECFIN) provided his point of view regarding its implementation.

Discussions followed with Adrian Zambrano from Structured finance and European Infrastructure (EIB) making a presentation on ‘Long-Term Investor Club Infrastructure & Project Bonds WG’ later supported by Cormac Murphy, Head of Infrastructure Division (EIB) making a presentation on the Pan European Debt Infrastructure Fund (PEDIF).