InvestEU
About InvestEU
The InvestEU programme was established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and is uniquely suited to provide long-term funding to companies and to support Union policies in a recovery from a deep economic and social crisis. The programme serves as a crucial support system for companies in the recovery phase. Simultaneously, it ensures that its original objectives provide a strong focus of investors on the EU’s medium- and long-term policy priorities such as the European Green Deal, the European Green Deal Investment Plan and the Strategy on Shaping Europe’s digital future.
The Programme consists of 3 building blocks:
The InvestEU Fund will be implemented through financial partners who will invest in projects using the EU guarantee. These funds will be market-based, demand-driven and will fall under four policy areas, which represent important policy priorities for the Union and bring high EU added value:
For a project to qualify for InvestEU funding it must meet certain requirements. The following eligibility criteria defined in the Financial Regulation, require InvestEU projects to:
In order to apply for InvestEU interested parties must take actions through project promoters that should apply directly to the EIB, to national and regional promotional banks, or to the national offices of International Financial Institutions such as EBRD or the Council of Europe Development Bank. At that stage, the financial partners submit a proposal to the Commission to apply for the EU guarantee. SMEs should continue to apply to their local commercial or public banks whose financial products are covered by the EU guarantee in their country or region. The local intermediary will inform them if a particular financing programme is covered by the Invest EU Fund.
The InvestEU programme was established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and is uniquely suited to provide long-term funding to companies and to support Union policies in a recovery from a deep economic and social crisis. The programme serves as a crucial support system for companies in the recovery phase. Simultaneously, it ensures that its original objectives provide a strong focus of investors on the EU’s medium- and long-term policy priorities such as the European Green Deal, the European Green Deal Investment Plan and the Strategy on Shaping Europe’s digital future.
The Programme consists of 3 building blocks:
- The InvestEU Fund aims to mobilise over €650 billion of public and private investment through an EU budget guarantee of €38 billion backing the investment of financial partners such as the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and others.
- The InvestEU Advisory Hub is intended to serve as the central entry point for project promoters and intermediaries seeking advisory support and technical assistance related to centrally managed EU investment funds.
- The InvestEU Portal brings together investors and project promoters on a single EU-wide platform, by providing an easily accessible and user-friendly database of investment opportunities available within the EU.
The InvestEU Fund will be implemented through financial partners who will invest in projects using the EU guarantee. These funds will be market-based, demand-driven and will fall under four policy areas, which represent important policy priorities for the Union and bring high EU added value:
- Sustainable infrastructure
- Research, innovation and digitisation
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small mid-caps
- Social investment and skills
For a project to qualify for InvestEU funding it must meet certain requirements. The following eligibility criteria defined in the Financial Regulation, require InvestEU projects to:
- Address market failures or investment gaps and be economically-viable
- Need EU backing in order to get off the ground
- Achieve a multiplier effect and where possible crowd-in private investment
- Help meet EU policy objectives
In order to apply for InvestEU interested parties must take actions through project promoters that should apply directly to the EIB, to national and regional promotional banks, or to the national offices of International Financial Institutions such as EBRD or the Council of Europe Development Bank. At that stage, the financial partners submit a proposal to the Commission to apply for the EU guarantee. SMEs should continue to apply to their local commercial or public banks whose financial products are covered by the EU guarantee in their country or region. The local intermediary will inform them if a particular financing programme is covered by the Invest EU Fund.
