Latest EU funding

eContentplus programme by EUbusiness — last modified 08 August 2006, 11:34 CET

The eContentplus Programme is a multiannual Community programme to make digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable. The 4-year programme (2005–08), proposed by the European Commission, will have a budget of EUR 149 million to tackle organisational barriers and promote take up of leading-edge technical solutions to improve accessibility and usability of digital material in a multilingual environment.

On-line tool for SME funding by EUbusiness — last modified 29 January 2009, 23:21 CET

This tool aims to present the main European funding programmes available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and contains brief information as well as the main web sites for each programme. Please note that the information included is not exhaustive.

Trans-European Energy Networks by EUbusiness — last modified 08 August 2006, 13:13 CET

The Trans European Energy Networks - TEN-Energy - are integral to the European Union’s overall energy policy objectives, increasing competitiveness in the electricity and gas markets, reinforcing security of supply, and protecting the environment.

ECHO EU humanitarian aid by EUbusiness — last modified 28 May 2010, 16:10 CET

Since 1992, ECHO has funded humanitarian aid in crisis zones of more than 85 countries via its partners. Its grants cover emergency aid, food aid and aid to refugees and displaced persons worth a total of more than EUR 700 million per year. The European Union’s mandate to ECHO [Regulation (CE) n° 1257/96] is to provide emergency assistance and relief to the victims of natural disasters or armed conflict outside the European Union. The aid is intended to go directly to those in distress, irrespective of race, religion or political convictions. ECHO’s task is to ensure goods and services get to crisis zones fast. Goods may include essential supplies, specific foodstuffs, medical equipment, medicines and fuel. Services may include medical teams, water purification teams and logistical support. Goods and services reach disaster areas via ECHO partners.

Who gets EU funding? EC website gives details of beneficiaries by EUbusiness — last modified 09 October 2008, 13:01 CET

The "Financial Transparency system" website and search engine allows, for the first time, free access to details of who receives EU funds managed directly by the Commission and its executive agencies. Based on accounting data, it provides a consolidated view of the previous financial year and contains approximately 28.000 entries on Commission-run programmes in policy areas like research, education and culture, energy and transport and certain aspects of aid to third countries. This new search engine will allow users to analyse and compare information on beneficiaries and policy areas more easily. It is one of the building blocks in the Commission's wider European Transparency Initiative (ETI).

European Investment Fund by EUbusiness — last modified 08 August 2006, 22:54 CET

The activities of the European Investment Fund (EIF) are centred upon two areas, venture capital and guarantees. EIF's venture capital instruments consist of equity investments in venture capital funds and business incubators that support SMEs, particularly those that are early stage and technology-oriented; EIF's guarantee instruments consist of providing guarantees to financial institutions that cover credits to SMEs.

EU funding rules information pack by EUbusiness — last modified 29 March 2007, 16:22 CET

Overview of new financial rules and funding opportunities 2007-2013

JASPERS (Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European RegionS) by EUbusiness — last modified 31 July 2006, 20:32 CET

JASPERS (Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European RegionS) is a major joint policy initiative of the EIB, European Commission (DG REGIO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). JASPERS will assist beneficiary countries (principally the new Member States and acceding countries of the EU) to absorb EU Structural and Cohesion Funds over the next budgetary planning period 2007-2013.

Risk Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF) by EUbusiness — last modified 05 June 2007, 15:47 CET

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have joined forces to set up the Risk Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF). RSFF is an innovative scheme to improve access to debt financing for private companies or public institutions promoting activities in the field of: * Research, Technological Development Demonstration, and * Innovation investments. * RSFF is built on the principle of credit risk sharing between the European Community and the EIB and extends therefore the ability of the Bank to provide loans or guarantees with a low and sub-investment grade risk profile (involving financial risks above those normally accepted by investors). The scheme also provides a wealth of opportunities for new and innovative EIB financing solutions directed at the private sector and the research community as a whole.

Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) - EU Guarantees by Ina Dimireva — last modified 01 March 2011, 18:32 CET

The overall objective of CIP is to improve access to finance for the start-up and growth of SMEs and to invest in innovation activities, including eco-innovation. The European Investement Fund provides its financial intermediaries with capped guarantees, partially covering portfolios of financing to SMEs. These are known as EU Guarantees, provided under the SME Guarantee Facility.