The European Commission announced, on Thursday 15 April, that it has adopted various implementing acts and guidance documents in the framework of the InvestEU programme.
First, it adopted investment guidelines containing detailed information on the requirements that financing and investment operations must satisfy in order to receive support from the InvestEU Fund (https://bit.ly/2QvQWqM ). These guidelines are now subject to a two-month non-objection period by the European Parliament and the EU Council before they enter into force.
Second, the Sustainability Proofing Guidance, which was adopted, details how financing and investment operations under the InvestEU Fund are to meet the three dimensions of the EU’s sustainability commitments: climate, environmental and social (https://bit.ly/3uSFnbX ). They will be complemented in the coming weeks with an additional climate and environmental tracking guidance.
Third, the Implementing Decision establishing the InvestEU Portal, which lays down simplified rules for the functioning of the easily-accessible database of investment opportunities within the EU, was also adopted.
Finally, the Commission took a number of decisions related to the governance of InvestEU, including on appointments to the Advisory Board and on the call for the selection of Investment Committee members. (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)