Europe 2020 - Infrastructure financing approved

08.08.2012
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On 10 July 2012, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) of the European Union (EU) approved the regulation enabling launch of the pilot phase of the  Project Bonds Initiative, which seeks to drive private investment in strategic infrastructure projects in the EU in transport, energy and information and communication technology (ICT) sectors.

A goal of the Europe 2020 Project Bond Initiative is to attract institutional investors to back projects in these sectors by issuing bonds. The main role of the European Commission (EC) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) will be to absorb some of the risk associated with the projects.

For the pilot phase of the financing plan of the Project Bond Initiative (2012-2013), 230 million euros has been set aside to be distributed as follows: 200 million euros for transport networks, 20 million euros for ICT and broadband infrastructure and 10 million euros for the energy sector.

Further information:

3181st Council meeting Economic and Financial Affairs Brussels, 10 July 2012 http://www.anacom.pt/disclaimer_links.jsp?contentId=1134479&fileId=1133509&channel=graphic&backContentId=1134479

The pilot phase of the Europe 2020 Project Bond Initiative http://www.anacom.pt/disclaimer_links.jsp?contentId=1134479&fileId=1133507&channel=graphic&backContentId=1134479

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Broadband: Used to describe services or connections which allow the high speed movement of considerable quantities of information, with upstream speeds in excess of 128 kbps.
ICT - Information and Communication Technologies: Generic term sometimes applied to the set of technologies which support information and communication systems.
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Published: 08.08.2012
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