Position papers
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Consultation on the Affordable Housing Act
Development, State aid 30 March 2026EAPB considers that supply-side measures must be the primary policy response to a housing stress designation. In that sense, we would like to highlight that blended finance is the condition for scale. Europes affordable housing challenge will not be solved by grants alone. Across the Member States in which our members operate, the same pattern repeats: where programmes rely exclusively on grants, delivery is constrained and generates no leverage on private investment.
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Joint Statement AECM-EAPB-ELTI / Shared priorities for accelerating efficient investment under the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034
State aid 11 March 20264 associations joining forces for a smarter EU budget to unlock EU competitiveness - The European Association of Public Banks (EAPB), together with AECM - European Association of Guarantee Institutions, the European Association of Long-Term Investors (ELTI), and NEFI, has issued a joint statement on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028–2034) proposed by the European Commission.
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EAPB Statement on Defense Readiness Roadmap
State aid 19 November 2025EAPB members welcome the efforts of the EU to boost defence cooperation on a European scale in R&D, infrastructure and industrial capacity building, among other areas. Years of underinvestment in defence resulted into both capability and industrial gaps within the EU. We also welcome the enhanced role of the EIB to support defence.
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EAPB Position on Consultation on Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines
State aid 13 November 2025European promotional banks carry out targeted promotional measures on behalf of their owners – central and regional governments and municipalities. National, regional, and often additional European funding is used for this purpose. European state aid rules are of essential importance in this context. Against this background, we would like to make a few suggestions and point out some significant shortcomings in the context of the consultation on the revision of the rescue and restructuring guidelines for companies in difficulty. Our primary concern is the definition of undertakings in difficulty (UiD), which should reflect economic reality and be simplified.
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EAPB Comment Letter on SGEI Draft Decision
State aid 4 November 2025EAPB highly welcomes the draft for a revised Decision of Services of General Economic Interest (SGEI) which would provide deeply needed clarity and legal certainty to schemes to support affordable housing. Generally, the proposed amendments provide legal clarity on the possibility to support affordable housing and would help EAPB members to increase their support activities to households in need of housing at affordable conditions.
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