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The aim of InvestEU is to encourage public and private investor participation in financing and investment operations by providing guarantees from the EU budget to address failures and sub-optimal investment situations. According to the Council's position, this EU guarantee is divided under the following policy windows:
InvestEU builds on the success of the European fund for strategic investments (EFSI) which was launched in July 2015 to boost investment and stimulate economic growth and employment in the EU, at a time when Europe was still recovering from the financial and economic crisis.
The main partner will be the European Investment Bank Group (EIB) which has implemented and managed the EFSI. In addition, national promotional banks and international financial institutions active in Europe will have direct access to the EU guarantee.
The Council text also provides for the possibility for member states to channel some of their allocated cohesion policy funds to the InvestEU fund, adding to the EU guarantee provisioning.
As regards governance arrangements, the Council has agreed upon a different setup for the InvestEU programme compared to the EFSI. While still reflecting the central role and expertise of the EIB, it also takes account of the fact that the new programme will be a one-stop-shop for all existing instruments and that other implementing partners than the EIB will have the possibility to directly access the EU guarantee. According to the Council position, the InvestEU programme should be governed by: