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.

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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.

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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)

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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.

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The first ELTI General Assembly (GA) took place on 14 November 2013 in the presence of almost all ELTI Members. Beyond internal procedures regarding internal rules, budget and guidelines for future membership, the meeting focussed on the Action Plan for 2014. President Werner Hoyer (EIB) closed the meeting expressing thanks to Mr Macka, chairman of the board of CMZRB, for offering to host the next annual General Assembly in the Czech Republic.

The European Long-Term Investors Association was launched on 5 July 2013. The 16 founding members were ALTUM (then known as the mortgage bank of Latvia), Banco BPI, BGK, BOV, BDB, CDC, CDP, CMZRB, EIB, HBOR, ICO, MFB, NBG, SID, SEK, and TSKB launched ELTI stating they are:

'Conscious of the fundamental need to promote and finance long-term quality investment in the real economy in order to produce sustainable, resource efficient and innovative growth and employment helping the recovery from the current crisis and ensuring the well-being of future generations'