UPDATED Guidance on State Aid in European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds Financial instruments in the 2014-2020 programming period

The UPDATED Staff Working Document aims to facilitate the application of State aid rules in the field of financial instruments and to point to different possibilities of achieving State aid compliance. The updated guidance reflects the changes introduced by the Omnibus Regulation and includes a new Annex providing practical explanations and examples relating to common questions raised by stakeholders.