More concretely, the objective of this activity is to receive answers to the following key policy questions:
• What added value do ESIF financial instruments produce when implemented as a complement to grant schemes and how are the benefits distributed across countries and their regions?
• Where and how are financial instruments being implemented and what are the main territory-related drivers and obstacles?
• What does the increasing shift to financial instruments imply for the objective of territorial cohesion?
• Is using financial instruments as a complement to grant schemes an effective way to implement European Structural and Investment Funds in terms of added value for territorial development?
• How are different territorial features, governance mechanisms and administrative capacities supporting or hindering the use of financial instruments in this new setting in terms of regional development?