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

2. Context TA & Advisory needs in relation to ESIF FIs
Experiences (primarily ERDF):
New forms of expertise and significant advisory inputs required, often exceeding the administrative and technical capacity of Managing Authorities
Outlook for all ESIF Funds:
Significant TA requirements anticipated for financial instruments in , 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 :
JEREMIE
JESSICA
JASMINE
Other EIB experience:
HF/FoF manager
Co-financing
technical expertise and tailored advisory services

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

4. Technical Assistance Platform : considerations & outlook
Integrate joint support initiatives of into a single framework accessible to MS/MA & widen its scope in line with the extended thematic scope for FIs in
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

5. Preliminary work programme for the next 12 months
DRAFT

6. 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

7. 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