Events

On Wednesday 23 November 2016 the European Parliament Intergroup on Long-Term Investment and Reindustrialisation met in Strasbourg. Under the chair of the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Dominique Riquet (FR) and Vice-President of the European Parliament Adina-Ioana Vălean, EFSI was discussed for 1 ½ hours. 

Ca. 50 persons of which 9 were MEPs – one of them being EFSI co-rapporteur José-Manuel Fernandes, and many assistants to MEPs (including to the European Parliament’s President Martin Schultz) attended the meeting. 

Based on the three ELTI position papers, the main points of the discussion were: The European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI), ART. 38 CPR – European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) & European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI) and the External Investment Plan (EIP).

Agenda

The 4th annual ELTI General Assembly took place on 28 October 2016 in Madrid, Spain, courtesy of the Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO)

The Investment Plan for Europe and How to Decline It Outside Europe: The perspective from National Promotional Institutions (NPIs)

Europe is now facing one of the most important challenges of its recent history with ongoing great demographic, political, financial and economic changes regarding mainly its internal equilibrium, the relationships within the Mediterranean region, and worldwide balances.

The European Central Bank intervention alone is not sufficient anymore to restore economic activity and support the business cycle in Europe. There is a broad consensus about the need to stimulate the aggregate demand by re-launching investments in order to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth, improving the levels of stability of economic system.

In last years, NPIs have been playing a significant role in sustaining both national and European economies. Their role has become more and more important and the range of available financial tools has widened in response to the evolution of the global scenario. In a period with an abundant liquidity supply, these institutions have been asked to support economic activity by playing a promotional role in the Investment Plan for Europe (also known as Juncker Plan).

Nowadays, the European Union is working to implement an External Investment Plan aiming to support investments in regions outside the EU as a vehicle to tackle the root causes of migration, while contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. This Plan could be crucial to help facing the long-lasting refugee crisis and to re-affirm Europe’s role at global level.

Conference Programme

Venue: European Committee of the Regions, rue Belliard 99-101, 1000 Brussels

A one-day event for networking, sharing communication best practices and discussing about communication challenges related to investment in EU countries. 

The high-level conference "Communicating investment at EU, national, regional and local level" took place in Brussels on July 1st 2016. It was conceived as a one-day event for networking, sharing communication best practises and discussing communication challenges related to investment in EU countries. The event brought together communication experts active in investment promotion and communication from across the EU, both from private and public sectors. Leaders of EU structural funds managing authorities were also present as well as representatives of the EU institutions and the European Investment Bank. Together they had the opportunity of brainstorming and raising awareness about communication activities related to EU funds and the Investment Plan for Europe. Case studies Case studies from Bulgaria, Extremadura, Flanders and Vienna as well as a moderated brainstorming session with conference participants were presented and a panel debate took place in the morning while in the afternoon participants were invited to think about communication challenges and identify topics to be discussed in small groups.

Green Week Programme

The 2016 edition of Green Week, the biggest annual occasion to debate and discuss European environment policy, will take place from 30 May to 3 June 2016. The theme of this year is "Investing for a greener future".

On Monday we look at how investing for greener cities can improve the quality of urban life. On Tuesday we explore ways of securing our future through investments in the countryside, which provides so many of the resources that our society needs. Wednesday focuses on finding the financing for our needs, and Thursday then looks at investing in our oceans. Friday widens the scope to a more global outlook, namely investing in sustainable development for future generations. Partner Events take place throughout May and June (see Partners Section for more details).

The call for proposals for Partner Events will be launched soon. Here are the background details about what they should focus on and the guidelines, in order that if you intend to organise an event and submit an application for a Partner Event, you can already see what needs to be considered.

The ELTI Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Helmut von Glasenapp will make a presentation in Brussels during Green Week 2016 on Wednesday 1 June to present the common characteristics of the relevant ELTI activities. 

High-Level Conference 'Europe as an Investment Destination'

6 April 2016 | Charlemagne Building, Brussels

Programme

Hosted by the European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC) the European Commission's in-house think tank reporting directly to President Juncker.

The European Commission uploaded all presentations given during the High-Level Conference "Europe as an Investment Destination" on the dedicated conference webpage: http://ec.europa.eu/epsc/events/detail/2016-04-06-europe-as-an-investment-destination_en.htm

Investment: Taking it up to the next level

Wednesday, 15 June 2016

BNP Paribas Fortis, Brussels

Conference Programme

The conference will be organised around three round tables:

1.      European and global instability: What macroeconomic policy does Europe need?

2.      Over to the financial and industrial actors: investment valuation and risk reduction

3.      Lessons learned from the Juncker Plan and the prospects for its development

The debates will be simultaneously translated into English and French.

Please register with Christine Gauffreteau This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. +33 1 43 17 32 83.

Brussels, 11-12 April 2016

Implementing Financial Instruments in Cooperation with Financial Intermediaries: Advanced Seminar on Selection and Remuneration of Financial Intermediaries in Compliance with ESIF Regulations, State Aid & Public Procurement Rules.

This practical two-day seminar will focus on the implementation of financial instruments in particular on the tendering of financial intermediaries. The advanced seminar will support a sound selection and remuneration of financial intermediaries in compliance with State aid and public procurement rules.

Agenda   Minutes

The 3rd annual ELTI General Assembly took place on 13 November 2015 in Zagreb, Croatia, courtesy of the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction & Development (HBOR)

Long-Term Investments: what role for National Promotional Banks and the EIB?

The ELTI debate on 2 December 2014 concerned the role of National Promotional Banks (NPBs) and the European Investment Bank group (EIB/EIF) in financing long-term sustainable investments and aimed to discuss the ways and means for them to cooperate in support of long-term investment to restart sustainable growth and employment.

All the above should act in line with the European Commission Communication on long-term financing of the European economy put forward in March 2014 which sets out a comprehensive framework of all measures required to secure Europe’s position on a sustainable growth path, including channelling all possible means of finance into the economy.

Other stakeholders are also considering what could be the role of EIB/EIF, the NPBs and MDBs in boosting long-term investment, through various forms of interaction, with or without institutional reforms, that could be thought of and EU budget funds that could also be associated with this dynamic, aiming to leverage in a wider European capacity through a better cooperation model and ensuring not only an appropriate financial resources supply but also support for sustainable investment demand.

The so-called ‘Juncker investment plan’ of € 300 bn. aiming to reconcile the necessary budget discipline and the need to reactivate sustainable growth and employment in Europe is of direct interest in this regard and the debate should help clarify how EIB Group and the NPBs can together support and help implement this plan.