News
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11/10/2019
Participation in the EaSI programme
The Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme supports organisations throughout the European Union and other European countries participating in the programme. The degree of participation differs from country to country and from call for proposals to call for proposals.
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27/08/2019
Vilnius Factoring Company to issue €10m in new microloans
Micro-enterprises and farmers in Lithuania can now benefit from non-banking business funding opportunities under the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI). Vilnius Factoring Company, a private lending company in Lithuania, has signed a cooperation agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF) to issue microloans of up to €25,000.
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27/06/2019
First operations to support microfinance in Romania under EaSI
Thanks to financial support under the Capacity Building Investments Window of EaSI (Programme for Employment and Social Innovation), two microfinance institutions in Romania will have more capacity to provide microloans to small businesses.
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26/06/2019
Call for expressions of interest: EaSI technical assistance for microfinance
The European Commission is seeking expressions of interest from microfinance institutions wishing to improve their operations, performance and governance with a view to boosting their institutional capacity.
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21/05/2019
EaSI: €10 million in support of social entrepreneurship in Italy
Banca Valsabbina and the European Investment Fund have signed a social entrepreneurship guarantee agreement worth €10 million in Italy under the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI).
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25/03/2019
Call for expressions of interest: Employment and Social Innovation programme Technical Assistance
Social enterprise finance providers can now apply for technical assistance services under the Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme
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15/03/2019
Ninth report on projects and organisations funded by EaSI
To facilitate the dissemination of results, the Commission published the ninth report presenting projects and organisation supported by the European Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI).
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19/02/2019
Contribute to the performance monitoring of the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI)
The online questionnaire is open until 28 February.
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07/02/2019
Six microfinance institutions awarded under the European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit Provision
On 13 December 2018, the Code of Good Conduct Steering Committee decided to award six microfinance institutions the certificate of compliance with the Code, based on the results of the evaluations. The certificate is valid for three years.
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13/12/2018
EaSI Guarantee case study: Neapolide Cooperativa Sociale - rascals at work
With the help of an EU-guaranteed loan, Immacolata founded the Lazarelle cooperative in Pozzuoli, Napoli, in southern Italy. The idea was to create a coffee roaster inside the jail premises, valorising local tradition and fostering social inclusion in parallel.