European Investment Fund: increasing the nominal capital

The Commission presents a Staff working document evaluating the own resources activity of the EIF, as required by Council Decision 2007/247/EC approving the Community’s participation in the capital increase of the EIB in 2007.

The evaluation demonstrates that significant value added is achieved through the EIF own resources activity and that there remains a strong and valid case for EU shareholding in the EIF on the basis of its role and activity in European SME financing.