Access to EU Funding and the Investment Plan for Europe Dr. Martin Schriever

European Investment Advisory Hub Investment Plan for Europe Support investment in the real economy through the European Investment Advisory Hub and the European Investment Project Portal Mobilise EUR 315bn of additional financing through the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) Create an investment-friendly environment through improvements of the European regulatory environment A joint initiative

European Investment Advisory Hub Our aim is to strengthen Europe's investment environment and improve the quality of investment projects A single access point to a comprehensive offer of advisory and technical assistance services An instrument to assess and address unmet needs for advisory support A cooperation platform to leverage and exchange expertise from EIAH partners

The Hub in the project cycle Promoter project work Policy and strategy Master plan Feasibility Project preparation Tendering Construction Operation UPSTREAM Policy & program advice Preliminary project assessment PREPARATION Technical advice to promoters prior to appraisal (ToR, CBA) Advice on financial structuring (PPPs, investment platform & innovative projects) Selection & supervision of consultants for project prep. IMPLEMENTATION Advice on project implementation Enhanced monitoring in delayed projects CAPACITY BUILDING RELATED TO PROJECTS Capacity building on technical issues – Cooperation centres of expertise - Dissemination best practices & case studies

Advisory interventions in key sectors R&D RENEWABLE ENERGY DIGITAL & BROADBAND URBAN DEVELOPMENT HEALTH & EDUCATION CLEAN & SMART TRANSPORT CLIMATE CIRCULAR ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY Who can contact the Advisory Hub for support? Managing Authorities Municipalities Public authorities Member States Public companies Private companies National Promotional Banks & Institutions Financial Intermediaries

EIAH Work Programme Four streams of activity… Website, communication and awareness Investable project development 1 2 Local presence 3 Market development activities 4

EIAH Local Presence EIAH local presence Increased interest and emphasis on local(ised) delivery Building on existing network Locally present EIB Advisory staff Ongoing EIB advisory mandates Cooperation with NPIs Through Memoranda of Understanding Bilateral consultations, joint events, study visits Project level cooperation New activities Delegated delivery through call for expression of interest Capacity building for NPB/Is, Member States’ authorities EIAH local presence

Requests to the Hub: overview (Situation as 30.09.2017) 580+ requests received since launch 350+ requests came through the website 200+ requests came from expert sources 30+ came from / through NPIs or authorities 44 requests allocated significant resources

How does the Hub work on incoming requests? EIB - PJ, OPS NPBIs EC EIB - Local offices Information required to initiate a request:  Project / Operation Name Short quantitative Description of the project/operation Promoter Name Public / Private sector Project / Operation Cost Sector Financial Engineering and/or Technical Assistance needed Project / Operation Readiness – Development stage of the project Detail of request / need Data confidentiality Advisory package Advisory Services Agreement Advice delivered

Examples of projects The Hub is providing the Romanian Ministry of Health with an exceptional package of assistance which includes both expertise and funding to support the preparation of three health infrastructure projects in underserved areas In northern Europe the Hub is providing assistance to a social housing agency in need of specific legal advice and financial modelling for a complex project involving new construction, retrofitting of some existing housing stock and ancillary infrastructure Technical studies in support of the economic justifications for a railway project which aims to increase capacity of connection between a core network port and the Mediterranean corridor

Developing the Hub’s local presence Signed MoUs SID Bank Slovenia Altum Latvia MFB Hungary BDB Bulgaria HBOR Croatia SBCI Ireland CMZRB Czech Republic AWS Austria SZRB AM Slovakia BPI France France CDC BGK Poland Invega Lithuania Almi Sweden VIPA ZBP ICO Spain CDP Italy KfW Germany NIA The Netherlands Finnvera Finland NRW.Bank NPIs 23 MoU signed with National Promotional Institutions from 20 EU member states EIAH Days annual event 20+ scoping visits Set of concrete actions to bring collaboration forward with each NPI as a result of scoping visits Evolving picture Member States 1 MoU signed with MS Support development of local Hub “Help MS help themselves”

FAQs about the Advisory Hub Is the Hub only linked to EFSI projects? No, support will not be limited to projects to be financed by EFSI (and/or the EIB) What is the geo scope of the Hub? The European Union Who concretely delivers the advisory support provided via the Hub? Experts of the EIB, its partner institutions and/or appointed external consultants Does the Hub provide financing? The EIAH does not provide financing of any sort. Requests for financing addressed to the Hub are redirected to relevant resources as appropriate. Does the Hub have local offices? Currently the Hub operates mainly via the EIB headquarters in Luxembourg and its local offices. A network of local partner Institutions is developing Is the support provided via the Hub free of charge? In most cases, yes. A contribution may be requested from private sector beneficiaries in order to align interests and ensure ownership of results 21/09/2018 European Investment Advisory Hub

Thank you for your attention! Request support from the Hub eiah.eib.org Contact the Hub for more info eiah@eib.org