3rd annual EU conference on EAFRD financial instruments for agriculture and rural development in 2014-2020
Organised by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) this flagship fi-compass conference welcomed participants from 25 EU Member States to the ‘Third annual EU conference on EAFRD financial instruments for agriculture and rural development in 2014-2020’ on 10 October 2017 in Paris
ESF financial instruments supporting social inclusion in the 2014-2020 programming period
The thematic workshop saw participants from ESF managing authorities, financial intermediaries and other stakeholders from different Member States in peer-to-peer discussions primarily focused on exploring the opportunities given by ESF financial instruments for supporting social inclusion during the 2014-2020 programming period
ESIF financial instruments in the 2014-2020 programming period – Opportunities for Finnish regions
The event focused on the opportunities for Finnish regions provided by the use of financial instruments under ESIF in the 2014-2020 programming period and brought together representatives of many Finnish regions, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, banking sector representatives and other relevant stakeholders on a national and regional level
Macro-regional conference on EAFRD financial instruments for agriculture and rural development in 2014-2020
The event was opened by Josefine Loriz-Hoffmann, Director, DG Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI), European Commission, Marko Gorban, Deputy Secretary General for Agricultural and Rural Life Policies, Ministry of Rural Affairs, Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU, Frank Lee, Head of Financial Instruments Advisory Division, European Investment Bank (EIB) and Alessandro Gargani, European Investment Fund (EIF)