The Investment Plan for Europe, which has as one of its objectives, «mobilizing support of at least 315 billion euros in three years» for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME), is presented on the 28th of April, from 14:15 pm to 17:00 pm, at NERA – Associação Empresarial do Algarve, in Loulé.
Other objectives of the Investment Plan, which will be presented at the session “Investment Plan for Europe and SMEs”, they are to remove barriers to investment and provide visibility and technical support for investment projects.
Not least because the plan also provides for making known ways to "use new or existing financial resources more intelligently", «support investment in the real economy» and «create a favorable environment for investment», says the Algarve's Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR).
“Since the global economic and financial crisis, the European Union has been experiencing low levels of investment. The Investment Plan for Europe, adopted in November 2014, is the Juncker Commission's major initiative for economic recovery and consolidating the foundations of sustainable growth,” adds the CCDR.
Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, even stated that “the European Commission's Investment Plan has proven to be an excellent resource to stimulate small and medium enterprises that are innovative and start-ups, as well as to create new jobs and growth opportunities'.
The session has three initial communications that have already been confirmed: from MEP José Manuel Fernandes, in his capacity as rapporteur of the Group in the European Parliament for the framework of the Investment Plan as the EU's response to the crisis.
As part of the Juncker Commission's priorities, under the theme: “Employment, Growth and Investment”, Kim Kreilgaard, from the European Investment Bank, will present the Juncker Investment Plan, while Ricardo Luz from the IFD – Financial Development Institute will talk about financial instruments for SMEs.
This initiative is co-organized by the European Networks Europe Direct Algarve e Enterprise Europe Network, by CCDR Algarve and by NERA.
Participation in the session is free, but registration is mandatory. The application form is available on the CCDR do Algarve website.
Program for the session “Investment Plan for Europe and SMEs”:
- 14h15: Opening – Vitor Neto (NERA) and Francisco Serra (CCDR Algarve)
- 14h30: Investment Plan as the EU's response to the “Jobs, Growth and Investment” crisis as part of the Juncker Commission's priorities – José Manuel Fernandes, Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur of the Investment Plan for Europe
- 15h00: The Juncker Investment Plan – Kim Krellgaard, EIB Portugal Office Director
- 15h30: Capitalize – Financial Instruments for SMEs (Financing Market and Companies in Portugal | Banks/Promotional Institutions in Europe | IFD Mission and Project | Products and Services) – Ricardo Luz, Executive Director of IFD
- 15h50: «Simplifying the Investment Plan for Europe» – Ana Lopes, Europe Direct Algarve
- 16h00: Tips on Accessing EU Finance – The “Access2Finance” platform and other information – Paulo Bota, Enterprise Europe Network
- 16h10: Roundtable: Financing SMEs in the Algarve
Moderator: Hugo Rodrigues, Sul Informação
- CCDR Algarve Regional Dynamics Observatory – Aquiles Marreiros
- NERA – Vitor Neto
- IFD - Ricardo Luz
- EIB – Office in Portugal Kim Krelgaard
- SME – Zoomarine Nelson Santos
- 17h00: Closing – Europe Direct Center |Enterprise Europe Network | NERA
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