On Tuesday, 9 March, the European Parliament approved—by a strong majority (496 votes in favour, 57 against, 144 abstentions)—the interinstitutional agreement on the regulation establishing the InvestEU Programme designed to boost investment in the European Union.
Taking over from the ‘Juncker’ investment plan for the 2021–2027 period, the InvestEU Programme will, in fact, make it possible to attract private investment in projects by granting a public guarantee from the European...