Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | Brigitte Fellahi-Brognaux Head of Unit | Discussion on the future Multiannual Financial Framework | SRC |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Brigitte Fellahi-Brognaux Head of Unit | Discussion on the future Multiannual Financial Framework | — |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Michael Erhart Director | Commission proposals for next MFF | — |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Michael Erhart Director | Commission proposals for next MFF | SRC |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Jonathan Denness Head of Unit | Structured Dialogue between the EAPB, AECM, ELTI, NEFI and DG Regional Policy Unit B.3 | — |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Jonathan Denness Head of Unit | Structured Dialogue between the EAPB, AECM, ELTI, NEFI and DG Regional Policy Unit B.3 | SRC |
| 04 Jun 2025 | Patricia Reilly Cabinet member | Exchange of views on financial instruments in agriculture | — |
| 04 Jun 2025 | Patricia Reilly Cabinet member | Exchange of views on financial instruments in agriculture | SRC |
| 05 May 2025 | Pawel Wisniewski Cabinet member | Financing of EU agriculture provided by members of the AECM and the EAFRD | — |
| 05 May 2025 | Pawel Wisniewski Cabinet member | Financing of EU agriculture provided by members of the AECM and the EAFRD | SRC |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Gijs Schilthuis Director | AECM annual conference in Berlin (Germany) and exchange of views on the financing of EU agriculture provided by members of the AECM | — |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Kerstin Rosenow Head of Unit | AECM annual conference in Berlin (Germany) and exchange of views on the financing of EU agriculture provided by members of the AECM | — |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Gijs Schilthuis Director | AECM annual conference in Berlin (Germany) and exchange of views on the financing of EU agriculture provided by members of the AECM | SRC |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Kerstin Rosenow Head of Unit | AECM annual conference in Berlin (Germany) and exchange of views on the financing of EU agriculture provided by members of the AECM | SRC |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Jonathan Denness Head of Unit | Structured Dialogue Meeting between the associations of NPBIs and the DG for Regional and Urban Policy. | SRC |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Jonathan Denness Head of Unit | Structured Dialogue Meeting between the associations of NPBIs and the DG for Regional and Urban Policy. | — |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Valentina Schaumburger Cabinet member | Access to finance for SMEs, SME policy, better regulation | SRC |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Valentina Schaumburger Cabinet member | Access to finance for SMEs, SME policy, better regulation | — |
| 19 Mar 2024 | Patricia Reilly Cabinet member | Introduce AECM and its members | SRC |
| 19 Mar 2024 | Patricia Reilly Cabinet member | Introduce AECM and its members | — |
| 02 Feb 2023 | Julia Lemke Cabinet member | InvestEU | SRC |
| 02 Feb 2023 | Julia Lemke Cabinet member | InvestEU | — |
| 28 May 2020 | Andrea Beltramello Cabinet member | COVID-19 relief measures | SRC |
| 28 May 2020 | Valdis Dombrovskis Executive Vice-President | COVID-19 relief measures | SRC |
| 28 May 2020 | Valdis Dombrovskis Executive Vice-President | COVID-19 relief measures | — |
Mission & Goals
AECM currently has 50 member organisations operating in 32 countries in Europe. Its members have in common the mission of providing loan guarantees for SMEs who have an economically sound project but cannot provide sufficient bankable collateral. The association has the task to defend the interests of its members most of all at the European level, to facilitate the exchange of best practices, and to make the guarantee instrument better known.
EU Legislative Interests
- Banking Supervision / regulatory topics - SME policy with a focus on access to finance - Agriculture most of all as to financial instruments - Regional policy most of all as to financial instruments - State aid - Digital Transformation - Centrally managed EU financial instruments - Sustainability / taxonomy
Communication Activities
- Public annual seminar: https://aecm.eu/events/past-annual-events/ - Operational Training Sessions and workshops for AECM's members: https://aecm.eu/events/operational-training-sessions-ots/ - Working Group meetings for AECM's members - Website: www.aecm.eu and Social Media (LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aecm---european-association-of-guarantee-institutions/) - Annual Activity Report: https://aecm.eu/publications/reports-and-studies/ - Statistical publications: https://aecm.eu/publications/reports-and-studies/ - numerous position papers: https://aecm.eu/publications/positions-papers/
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
The SME Finance Forum http://www.smefinanceforum.org/ - https://aecm.eu/international-relations/sme-finance-forum/ EMGN https://emgn.eu/ - https://aecm.eu/international-relations/emgn-2/ REGAR https://www.redegarantias.com/es/ - https://aecm.eu/international-relations/regar/ AECM is a founding member of the Global Network of Guarantee Institutions - GNGI - https://aecm.eu/international-relations/gngi/
Organisation Members
AECM members: https://aecm.eu/members/our-members/
Connected Legislation