Technical Assistance Platform for ESIF Financial Instruments 2014-2020 Context and outlook ESF Informal Technical Working Group meeting, 18-19 June 2014, Athens (Greece) Pieter Coppens Advisory Services Department, European Investment Bank

Context TA & Advisory needs in relation to ESIF FIs Experiences 2007-2013 (primarily ERDF): New forms of expertise and significant advisory inputs required, often exceeding the administrative and technical capacity of Managing Authorities Outlook 2014-2020 for all ESIF Funds: Significant TA requirements anticipated for financial instruments in 2014-2020, in particular in view of their extended thematic scope & additional FI implementation options under the proposed CPR Experiences from EC/EIB Joint Initiatives EC/EIB Joint Initiatives 2007-2013: JEREMIE JESSICA JASMINE Other EIB experience: HF/FoF manager Co-financing technical expertise and tailored advisory services

Technical Assistance Platform for ESIF FIs (TAP) – EC proposal Source: TAP concept paper, Feb 2013

Technical Assistance Platform : considerations & outlook Integrate joint support initiatives of 2007-2013 into a single framework accessible to MS/MA & widen its scope in line with the extended thematic scope for FIs in 2014-2020 Offer a basic level of guidance to ESIF stakeholders through Horizontal Assistance, while enabling demand-driven support initiatives through Multi-Region Assistance Recognise both generic TA needs and ESI Fund specificities requiring tailored guidance for ERDF, ESF, EAFRD and EMFF 1 TAP drivers Raise awareness on the potential role and value-added of FIs Provide methodical guidance for entire FI lifecycle in line with CPR provisions, other EU rules and market practice Knowledge management & dissemination Deliver capacity building activities Enable interaction & exchange of practitioners 2 TAP outputs EC shared management DGs & EIB Group jointly developed TAP framework during 2013, with the support of PwC Prioritisation of TA needs and development of TAP work- programme Preparation of first activities under way 3 TAP operationalisation

Preliminary work programme for the next 12 months DRAFT

ESF-specific component Integrated in common work programme Awareness raising factsheet and case study Chapter in state aid handbook Additional awareness raising ESF-specific conference ESF-events in MS ESF-tailored guidance: factsheets and case studies FIs working with microfinance FIs working with social entrepreneurship FIs working with personal loans Continuation of JASMINE-type activities 12/31/2018 Advisory Services Department EIB

Thank you for your attention and feedback Thank you for your attention and feedback. Pieter Coppens Municipal and Regional Unit, Advisory Services Department, European Investment Bank p.coppens@eib.org +352 43 79 88270