Investment Plan and Structural Funds: complementarities

Examples of projects and activities supported

“IF-TRI” in Nord-Pas de Calais (France)

A project which combines resources from ESI Funds, private investors, France's Caisse des Dépôts et des Consignations, the EIB and support from the EFSI. The platform provides risk financing (with individual loans averaging EUR 1 million) to at least 100 projects fostering a low-carbon economy in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. In addition to financing, the region also offers technical assistance thanks to a grant of up to EUR 2.5 million drawn from ESI Fund resources.

EstFund (Estonia)

The Fund is designed to provide early-stage investment to enable Estonian SMEs to develop their business ideas. EUR 48 million from the European Regional Development Fund will be complemented by EUR 12 million co-invested by the EIF from EFSI supported resources, giving combined resources of EUR 60 million.