9th annual EU conference on EAFRD financial instruments
Watch time: 4.5 hours
Dive into the recordings of the 9th annual EU conference on EAFRD financial instruments, featuring keynotes from European Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski and EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti. Explore insights from COPA-COGECA on EU farmers' finance accessibility, alongside presentations by European Commission and EIB Group experts on recent survey outcomes and support services for agricultural transitions. Representatives from Croatia, Ireland, Greece, and Spain shared successful examples of EAFRD and national financial instruments supporting agriculture.
- Opening video
- Opening statement – Janusz Wojciechowski, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
- Opening statement – Gelsomina Vigliotti, Vice-President, European Investment Bank
- The view of the European Farmers and agri-cooperatives on the access to finance – Pekka Pesonen, Secretary General, COPA-COGECA
- Q&A with the audience
- Supporting agriculture through national schemes – Sean Farrell, Head of Product Development, Marketing and Research, SBCI, Ireland
- Francesca Epifania, Mandate Manager, European Investment Fund
- Q&A with the audience
- Results from fi-compass survey from 2023 on financing needs of EU farmers and agri-food enterprise – Mario Guido, Financial Instruments Advisor, European Investment Bank
- Frank Lee, Head of Financial Intermediary Advisory Division, European Investment Bank
- Q&A with the audience
- Policy considerations on the use of Financial Instruments under the CAP – Michael Pielke, Director (acting), DG AGRI Directorate B – Sustainability and Head of Economic Sustainability Unit, European Commission
- EIB Group support offer for the agriculture sector – Birthe Bruhn-Léon, Director of the Financial Institutions Department, European Investment Bank
- Alessandro Gargani, Senior Business Development and Mandate Manager, European Investment Fund
- Q&A with the audience
- Financial instruments in Cohesion Policy and combination with grants – Agne Kazlauskaite, Policy officer, DG REGIO, European Commission
- Current and new EAFRD financial instruments in Member States – Ioannis Daniilidis, Head of Financial Instruments and Risk Management Tools Unit, Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Greece
- Marko Boljat, Head of Department for Financial Instruments, Ministry of Agriculture, Croatia
- José Ángel Cuevas Santos, Head of Service, Centralised Management Financial Instrument, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Spain
- Julio Pombo Romero, SolaQua - Financial instrument for solar irrigation, Spain
- Q&A with the audience
- Closing remarks – Bruno Robino, Head of fi-compass, Financial Intermediary Advisory Division, European Investment Bank
Themes
Programming period
2021-2027
Watch time: 4.5 hours
