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Transaction Costs Support for social finance intermediaries

European Social Fund. Project Grants. Transaction Costs Support for social finance intermediaries. Call for proposals ESF-2026-AG-TCS.

EU and partners sign the Global Green Bond Initiative Fund to mobilise up to €20 billion in investments for sustainable infrastructure

The European Union and partner development finance institutions have signed the Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) Fund, a new public-private investment tool to mobilise up to €20 billion of private capital for sustainable infrastructure projects in low and middle-income countries. The GGBI Fund is one of the three pillars of the Global Green Bond Initiative, […]

Reform of European venture capital and expansion funds #publicconsultation

This initiative aims to improve the operating conditions for EU venture capital and expansion fund managers and increase their competitiveness so that they can continue to support innovative companies and the EU economy. The initiative could deliver a set of simplified, more proportionate and cost-efficient rules for EU venture capital and expansion fund managers to […]

Instrument of financial support of the Turkish Cypriot community

Eighteenth Annual Report for 2023 on the implementation of the Union assistance under Council Regulation 389/2006 of 27 February 2006 establishing an instrument of financial support for encouraging the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community

European Union's External Financing Instruments 2014-2020

Report on the evaluation of the European Union's External Financing Instruments for the 2014 - 2020 and 2021 - 2027 Multiannual Financial Frameworks.

EU and World Bank create new facility to strengthen capacity of civil protection in Europe

With initial funding of €6 million in 2024, the EU will help civil protection authorities of EU Member States, EU Civil Protection Mechanism Participating States, and Georgia and Kosovo[1] to bolster their capacity to achieve the Disaster Resilience Goals. Today, the European Commission launches a new financial support instrument targeting national civil protection authorities to […]

EIF and BBVA sign €200 million guarantee agreement to support startups with innovative and sustainable investment plans #InvestEU

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and BBVA are set to make it easier for startups with innovative and sustainable value propositions to get access to financing. The two institutions have concluded an agreement under the InvestEU guarantee programme whereby the EIF will grant a €200 million guarantee to enable BBVA Spark (BBVA's specialised startup initiative) […]

European Union's External Action Instruments in 2021

2022 Annual Report on the implementation of the European Union's External Action Instruments in 2021