THE EU LEVEL
Microfinance at the heart of EU action
At European level, microfinance is an ecosystem of actors at the centre of three EU dimensions: the framework that defines and regulates it, the policies that shape its environment, and the funding that sustains it. Explore each one.
EXPLORE
Four connected dimensions
At European level, microfinance is shaped by the actors that make up its ecosystem, the framework that defines and regulates it, the policies that set its environment, and the funding that sustains it. Each dimension has its own section.
ECOSYSTEM
The microfinance ecosystem
Who the actors are and how they connect — MFIs, funders, regulators, support organisations and networks. Read more →
FRAMEWORK
The EU framework for microfinance
Definition, EU support, the Code of Good Conduct and the legal basis for non-bank lending. Read more →
POLICY
EU policy for entrepreneurship
The EU entrepreneurship and SME policy agenda and the programmes relevant for micro and small enterprises and microfinance. Read more →
FUNDING
Financial instruments at the EU level
EU instruments such as InvestEU and ESF+, other public funders (CEB, EIB) and private investors. Read more →
LATEST
Latest from the repository
Social Impact Measurement Toolkit
Microfinance as a Tool to Support Europe’s Missing Entrepreneurs
The ex post evaluation of the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) including the final evaluation of the European Progress Microfinance Facility (EPMF)
This Staff Working Document evaluates the Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) Programme and the European Progress Microfinance Facility (EPMF), assessing…
CONTINUE
From EU level to national realities
Microfinance plays out differently across Europe. Explore how each country regulates, funds and delivers it. Go to the country level →