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Parliamentary question - E-005289/2016Parliamentary question
E-005289/2016

East-European projects under the European Fund for Strategic Investments

Question for written answer E-005289-16
to the Commission
Rule 130
Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz (PPE)

The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has, in the Commission's view, been so successful that it plans to propose its prolongation in the autumn. One blemish of the programme, however, is the limited interest shown in it in the new Member States: the vice-president of the Commission responsible admitted in a press conference that the EFSI cannot, with the best will in the world, be seen as a resounding success in most new Member States. Whilst, with the exception of Cyprus and Malta, the EFSI has reached every Member State, with investment under the programme mainly benefiting SMEs, Eastern and Central Eastern Europe has not been able to take full advantage of the financial package and the projects which it finances.

What incentives has the Commission made use of and will it make use of to increase the number of projects in central and eastern Europe?