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ELTI 2026 General Assembly in Ljubljana: European Promotional Institutions  Discuss Strategic Priorities for the Next EU Budget

Ljubljana, 25 September 2026 – The 14th ELTI General Assembly (European Long-Term Investors Association) concluded today in Ljubljana.

Since 2023, the Association has been chaired by Dario Scannapieco, Chief Executive Officer of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP). Discussions focused on the challenges facing the European Union, ranging from housing and energy to security and defence, as well as the role of European Promotional Institutions under the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034.

ELTI Press Release - Europe’s leading public financial institutions meet in Brussels to discuss the future of the EU budget

Fourteenth meeting under the presidency of Italian CDP, led by Ceo Dario Scannapieco

Brussels, 10 June 2026 — The European Long-Term Investors Association (ELTI) held its first public event today in Brussels, under the chairmanship of CDP Chief Executive Officer Dario Scannapieco, bringing together senior representatives from European institutions, National Promotional Banks and Institutions (NPBIs), and policy experts to discuss how the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) can strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, resilience, and long-term investment capacity.

Held under the theme “The future Multiannual Financial Framework: building a stronger Europe”, the event highlighted the central role of public financial institutions - particularly NPBIs - in mobilising public and private investment, supporting the green and digital transitions, and contributing to the effective implementation of EU policy objectives at national and regional level in a context of significant geopolitical, industrial, and fiscal challenges.

📢 We are proud to announce the first public event of the European Long-Term Investors Association (ELTI), bringing together EU policymakers and financial leaders to discuss the future of investment in Europe.

“The Future Multiannual Financial Framework: Building a Stronger Europe”

📅 10 June 2026
🕒 13:15 – 16:30 (CEST)
📍 Radisson Collection Grand Place, Brussels

💶 This inaugural event will explore how the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) can strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, resilience, and long-term investment capacity.

💬 CEOs, policymakers, and experts will come together to foster dialogue on how to shape a stronger, more competitive Europe through strategic long-term investment.

📅 On 28 April 2026, the European Long-Term Investors Association (ELTI), alongside sister associations AECM - European Association of Guarantee Institutions and European Association of Public Banks (EAPB), participated in a “Reality Check” meeting organised by the European Commission with National Promotional Banks and Institutions (NPBIs), Member States and other relevant stakeholders.

💬 This discussion provided a valuable opportunity to exchange with DG COMP on the role of NPBIs in ensuring access to finance to support the Clean Industrial Deal and, more broadly, on how State aid rules can promote the clean transition and support EU competitiveness.

⚖️ ELTI emphasised the need for a tailored, no one-size-fits-all approach to State aid rules, reflecting diverse market gaps across Member States. It also highlighted the importance of strengthening trust in NPBIs as implementing partners, while adapting State aid frameworks to better support financial instruments and crowd in private investment.

Promotional Banks Commit €375bn to EU Affordable Housing Plan

The European Association of Public Banks (EAPB) and the European Long-Term Investors Association (ELTI) are proud to endorse the European Commission’s first-ever European Affordable Housing Plan.

To help turn this ambition into reality, our member institutions — Europe’s national and regional promotional banks — are mobilising significant resources. We estimate a collective commitment of €375 billion in financing by 2029, drawn from our own resources, to support affordable, social, and sustainable housing across the European Union.

ELTI Management Board met in Rome at the CDP headquarters

Rome/Brussels, 5 December 2025 – The Management Board of the European Long-Term Investors Association (ELTI) met today to discuss the work carried out this year, the outlook and projects for 2026, dialogue with stakeholders and institutions, and the tools to be adopted to ensure market competitiveness.

Held at the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti headquarters in Rome under the chairmanship of CDP Chief Executive Officer Dario Scannapieco, it was ELTI’s fifth such meeting this year.

The gathering offered an opportunity to exchange views on the strategies to strengthen the association and talk about the progress of the main dossiers under discussion at the European level.

ELTI’s Roadmap for a Competitive Europe - 10 Recommendations for the Next MFF

ELTI welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), which places competitiveness, strategic autonomy, and investment mobilisation at the heart of EU policy. The proposal recognises the role of National Promotional Banks and Institutions (NPBIs), including regional ones, and confirms the importance of financial instruments as key tools to multiply the impact of EU funding.

To ensure the next MFF delivers on its ambitions and bridges the major investment gap affecting EU competitiveness, ELTI identified ten strategic recommendations:

It is with the deepest sorrow that we inform the ELTI community of the passing of our dear colleague and friend, Helmut von Glasenapp, who sadly left us last Friday, at the age of 62

Helmut was truly the heart and driving force of the ELTI Secretariat, serving as Secretary-General since October 2016. His time with the association was marked by exceptional commitment, professionalism and humanity, leaving a lasting mark on all who had the pleasure of working with him.

Amsterdam/Brussels, 26 September 2025 - Invest-NL hosts ELTI's 2025 General Assembly and Management Board, in the heart of Amsterdam.

Attended by representatives of most of ELTI's 33 members, including the ELTI Management Board, this 2-day event kicked off on Thursday evening, 25 September with networking drinks and an informal dinner at the inspiring STRAAT Museum and continued the following day, with the General Assembly itself taking place at the historic Scheepvaartmuseum.

This year’s theme, “Building the Future Economy of the EU,” brought together European financial institutions, public actors, and entrepreneurs who discussed how we can drive long-term investment and innovation across the continent. 

ELTI Press Release - Dario Scannapieco (CDP, Italy) unanimously reappointed ELTI President

Amsterdam/Brussels, 26 September - The European Long-Term Investors Association (ELTI) renewed its Management Board today, unanimously reappointing Dario Scannapieco, CEO of the Italy’s Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), in his role as President. For his second term, Scannapieco will lead the Association for the next three years.

The re-election of Scannapieco is held on the occasion of ELTI’s 13^th General Assembly, with this year’s edition hosted, in Amsterdam, by Dutch member Invest-NL (ELTI’s sole National Promotional Institution for the Netherlands).