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Discover the impact of financial instruments and how they meet the financing needs of businesses around Europe.
New ESF+ study investigates potential for Worker Buyouts
The EU Commission and the EIB have been working towards supporting worker buyouts through advanced talks on the topic as well as a new ESF+ fi-compass study with a special focus on four European countries: France, Italy, Spain and Slovenia. Initiated in cooperation with DG EMPL, the study is set to explore innovative models of financial instruments for preserving jobs and skills in the EU workforce.
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Everybody deserves a healthy, affordable and sustainable home
Over the last two decades, Lithuania accomplished a major transformation in the financing of energy efficiency measures in multi-apartment residential buildings. Thanks to ERDF-powered financial instruments, the country was able to address multiple national priorities, including energy poverty.
PLOUTOS: the transformative impact of education
Thanks to a business training carried out by microStart in Belgium, in partnership with the European consortium for the PLOUTOS project, funded by AMIF, Marceline Uwineza— a Rwandan national now residing in Brussels with her family—gained confidence in her business project and embarked on a fresh start.
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