Title: Open%20Days,%20Brussels%208th%20October%202008
1 Open Days, Brussels 8th
October 2008
JEREMIE workshop in Brussels -
CONCLUSIONS
Ms Izabela Gorczyca Wielkopolska Region Brussels
Office
2JEREMIE workshop general information
- Who Wielkopolska Region Brussels Office,
- European Commission (DG Regio),
- European Investment Fund
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- Why to share experience
- What JEREMIE- Joint European Resources for
Micro to Medium Enterprises local and
national experiences - in the preparatory phase
- Where Brussels, Wielkopolska Region Brussels
Office - When 2nd June 2008.
Wielkopolska Region Brussels Office
3Programme and speakers
Moderator Grzegorz Bykowski, Marshal Office of
the Wielkopolska Region EC Dorota
Zaliwska and Manfred Beschel, DG Regio EIF
Bruno Robino Wielkopolska Leszek Wojtasiak,
Vicepresident of the Region Lombardy Anna
Barone, Finlombarda Hungary László Kállay,
Ministry for National Development and Economy
(Wales presentation sent by Nick Moon,
Finance Wales).
Wielkopolska Region Brussels Office
4Participants
COUNTRIES Bulgaria Czech Republic Hungary Latv
ia Lithuania Malta Portugal Romania Slovakia
Slovenia REGIONS Aquitaine Catalonia Gal
icia Hessen Lodzkie Lombardy Lower
Silesia Marche Pomerania Valencia
Wales West Pomerania Wielkopolska
Wielkopolska Region Brussels Office
5Summary Progress of works
- Preparatory phase evaluation studies including
gap analyses, proposal on action to take - 45 studies conclusions depend on data
availability, particular situation - contribution and close cooperation of regions and
countries is very important. - Setting up structures phase much depends on the
conditions and structures of a particular region
and country - implementation phase
- interest of countries and regions.
Wielkopolska Region Brussels Office
6SummaryExamples of implementation structures
- Selection of the Holding Fund
- Hungary specialized financial institution
- Lombardy Finlombarda, 100 public agency, owed
by authorities of Lomardy - Greece EIF
- Wielkopolska no decision taken yet
- selection of financial intermediaries a good
number could be from 3 to 5, best quality for a
best price (bussines plan), Article 43 of
Regulation 1828/2006 role of the Monitoring
Committees - financial instruments no unique receipt due to
different needs, recommendation for a few
instruments, flexibility - possibility of EIB loan.
Wielkopolska Region Brussels Office
7General conclusions
- Innovative initiative
- political factor involved influence the
initiative - new Member States more interested
- than the older 15th members
- takes time but the idea behind it is
- truly good
- the exchange of experiences is useful.
- is EPPD applicable to
- the selection of financial
- intermediaries within HF?
- are the Member States
- safe on eligibility if EIF
- applies its own procedures?
Wielkopolska Region Brussels Office
8 Thank you for your attention!
izabela.gorczyca_at_wielkopolska.eutel. 0032 2 734
09 41Wielkopolska Region Brussels OfficeAvenue
de lYser 19Brusselswww.wielkopolska.eu
Wielkopolska Region Brussels Office