Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2025 | Brigitte Fellahi-Brognaux Head of Unit | DG meeting with European Microfinance Network | — |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Mario Nava Director-General | DG meeting with European Microfinance Network | — |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Brigitte Fellahi-Brognaux Head of Unit | DG meeting with European Microfinance Network | SRC |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Mario Nava Director-General | DG meeting with European Microfinance Network | SRC |
| 12 May 2023 | Joost Korte Director-General | EU Network’s achievements, and advocacy proposals. | — |
| 12 May 2023 | Joost Korte Director-General | EU Network’s achievements, and advocacy proposals. | SRC |
| 11 Jul 2022 | Anouk Faber Cabinet member | EU support for microfinance and for the Social Economy Sector in the Western Balkans | SRC |
| 11 Jul 2022 | Anouk Faber Cabinet member | EU support for microfinance and for the Social Economy Sector in the Western Balkans | — |
| 15 Feb 2021 | Christoph Nerlich Cabinet member | Meeting on future of the EU budget, the successor programme to EaSI guarantee and the development of fresh policy initiatives supporting microfinance. | — |
| 15 Feb 2021 | Nicolas Schmit Commissioner | Meeting on future of the EU budget, the successor programme to EaSI guarantee and the development of fresh policy initiatives supporting microfinance. | — |
| 15 Feb 2021 | Anouk Faber Cabinet member | Meeting on future of the EU budget, the successor programme to EaSI guarantee and the development of fresh policy initiatives supporting microfinance. | SRC |
| 15 Feb 2021 | Santina Bertulessi Cabinet member | Meeting on future of the EU budget, the successor programme to EaSI guarantee and the development of fresh policy initiatives supporting microfinance. | SRC |
| 15 Feb 2021 | Nicolas Schmit Commissioner | Meeting on future of the EU budget, the successor programme to EaSI guarantee and the development of fresh policy initiatives supporting microfinance. | SRC |
| 15 Feb 2021 | Anouk Faber Cabinet member | Meeting on future of the EU budget, the successor programme to EaSI guarantee and the development of fresh policy initiatives supporting microfinance. | — |
| 01 Feb 2019 | Joost Korte Director-General | Meeting to discuss micro-finance | — |
| 01 Feb 2019 | Joost Korte Director-General | Meeting to discuss micro-finance | SRC |
| 14 Sept 2018 | Florentine Hopmeier Cabinet member | European Microfinance Network proposal for a European Platform for Microfinance and Social Enterprises | — |
| 14 Sept 2018 | Florentine Hopmeier Cabinet member | European Microfinance Network proposal for a European Platform for Microfinance and Social Enterprises | SRC |
| 14 Sept 2018 | Christoph Nerlich Cabinet member | InvestEU in the social sector | SRC |
| 14 Sept 2018 | Christoph Nerlich Cabinet member | InvestEU in the social sector | — |
| 14 Feb 2018 | Florentine Hopmeier Cabinet member | Microfinance in Europe | SRC |
| 14 Feb 2018 | Florentine Hopmeier Cabinet member | Microfinance in Europe | — |
| 20 Dec 2017 | Baudouin Baudru Cabinet member | FEI, Easi | SRC |
| 20 Dec 2017 | Baudouin Baudru Cabinet member | FEI, Easi | — |
| 09 Mar 2017 | Raquel Lucas Cabinet member | Microfinance in the CMU and funding through EaSI programme | SRC |
Mission & Goals
- to promote self-employment, social and financial inclusion, the creation of micro-enterprise and the supply of micro-finance services including micro-credit, any other micro-finance service such as but not limited to, micro-insurance, personal credit, micro-securities, micro-payment and all other related services in Europe - to support the development of micro-finance programs and micro-finance institutions - to develop and strengthen the technical support to training and information programs - to increase knowledge about microfinance, particularly on good practices in this field - to establish and improve a regulatory framework for micro-finance and self-employment in EU Member States and in the European Union; - to represent the Network and its members before the EU institutions
EU Legislative Interests
InvestEU, ESF+, AMIF EaSI Programme Social Economy Action Plan Microfinance definition at EU level Financial inclusion European Affordable housing plan(up-coming) European Pillar of Social Rights (review) EU Anti-poverty Action plan (up-coming) Employment policies, mainly self-employment and entrepreneurship Regulatory framework for microfinance in Europe Sustainable finance and green microfinance SMEs Relief Package Digitalisation of financial services and Open finance Credit Consumer directive (CCD) Distance Selling of financial services Access to cash Over-indebtedness and Personal Insolvency
Communication Activities
European Microfinance Day ( EMD) European Microfinance Publication survey EMN Annual conference on microfinance
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Social Economy Europe
Organisation Members
https://www.european-microfinance.org/members/grid