Wouter vanderWielen 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈

Economist at @EIB | Visiting Prof @UAntwerpen | Affiliated @KU_Leuven | Former @EU_Commission's JRC | Macro, fiscal policy, labour | He/him | Views are my own

[VoxEU @voxeu]

The 2024 EIB survey on #investment finance shows that the investment activity of #EU firms has softened. Risk-absorbing financial instruments are key to resolving the slowdown.
@DeboraRevoltel1, P Harasztosi, J Delanote, T Bending, & M Charlotte André @EIB
https://t.co/cPnxpt7DoB

[Wouter vanderWielen 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @Wouter_vdW]

🚀💡 Our latest report highlights the crucial role of scale-up financing in keeping the EU at the forefront of innovation.

📈 Tracking firms from VC to the scale-up, reveals specific constraints.

🚧 Removing barriers and enhancing the CMU can fuel these trailblazers’ success.

[European Investment Bank @EIB]

Innovation is our path to a sustainable future, but EU scale-ups raise only half the capital of their US counterparts. Our latest report calls for removing investment barriers and deepening the Capital Markets Union to stay at the forefront of technology.👉https://t.co/HaR5td7r6R

[Wouter vanderWielen 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @Wouter_vdW]

Proud to be part of an institution where diversity and inclusion are core values!

Being able to be your true self at work shouldn’t be on people’s minds at work.

#pride #LGBTQIA 🏳️‍🌈

[Nadia Calviño @NadiaCalvino]

🌈 Such a positive atmosphere at the #LuxembourgPrideRun with @EIB Group colleagues.

Congratulations to all the runners!

Proud to lead an institution where diversity, equity and inclusion are reasons to celebrate.

#Pride #LGBTQIA🏳️‍🌈

[Debora Revoltella @DeboraRevoltel1]

We support businesses to innovate and growth. @EIB @EIF_EU we assess what is the ultimate impact of the support we provide targeting SMEs and innovative firms: on lending to SMEs, guarantees, venture debt and venture capital. And we do have a sizable impact!

[European Investment Fund @EIF_EU]

Just published: EIB Group support for EU businesses 📊 See how our financing boosts SME and mid-cap growth, creating jobs across Europe 🌍💼

🔗 Dive into the full report here: https://t.co/WpXmXugsu0

[Wouter vanderWielen 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @Wouter_vdW]

💡We just published a new report on the impact of EIB Group lending to SMEs and mid-caps!

The report gives an overview of the relevant market failures and financing gaps, and how different instruments address them.

[European Investment Bank @EIB]

At the EIB Group, we are backing about 400,000 SMEs & mid-caps annually, with €31.1 billion in financing for businesses provided in 2023.

Discover how our support is positively impacting EU firms in this new report👇
https://t.co/6Cl4CXTOVN

[Wouter vanderWielen 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @Wouter_vdW]

❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙

A beautiful milestone and all my respect to the colleagues that made this happen over the years.

Unfortunately, not everyone is so fortunate to work in such a great environment. We’ll have to keep up efforts to make the world a better place.

#IDAHOT #loveislove

[Nadia Calviño @NadiaCalvino]

🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 Ahead of #IDAHOT tomorrow, I was happy to celebrate with colleagues the 10 years of EIB Proud, the @EIB Group LGBTIQ+ staff and allies network.

#HumanRights
#Values

[Wouter vanderWielen 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @Wouter_vdW]

@TineHollevoet Wat ik nodig had vandaag!

[Wouter vanderWielen 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @Wouter_vdW]

@Bru_x_elles @goodclimate As one of the suits, I strongly recommend 😎

[EU Economy & Finance @ecfin]

Energy infrastructure, climate or digital connectivity, these are projects that have European value.

The #NextGenerationEU event discussed the @Bruegel_org Policy Paper on "Strategic Investment", commissioned by @EU2024BE.

[Wouter vanderWielen 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @Wouter_vdW]

⚠️ Governments react on average quite forcefully to major economic downturns recording significant increases in the budget deficit. However, most of the fiscal expansion is centered on current expenditure while public investment remains broadly flat or even declines.

[Wouter vanderWielen 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @Wouter_vdW]

📣 Happy to see that our paper on fiscal policy and economic scarring is forthcoming in the European Journal of Political Economy.
https://t.co/1gOFwTkc2I  

Joint work with the lovely Martin Larch (@EFB_EU) and Peter Claeys

[Wouter vanderWielen 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @Wouter_vdW]

➡️ We demonstrate that government investment can mitigate economic scarring after major economic downturns

[Wouter vanderWielen 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @Wouter_vdW]

The central role of the @EIB in boosting strategic investments in the EU is confirmed by today’s report by @Bruegel_org - Improving economic policy, the leading think tank in EU economic affairs.

https://t.co/TCWB7VVcgl 

#investment #eu #eu2024be

[Bruegel @Bruegel_org]

This report prepared for @EU2024BE by @mariademertzis @DavidPinkus and Nina Ruer explored how to boost EU strategic investments beyond 2026, when EU member states collectively face a total annual investment gap of at least €481 billion up to 2030⤵️

https://t.co/UqaTdrnGTZ

[Nadia Calviño @NadiaCalvino]

Es un honor y un orgullo ser elegida para presidir el @EIB, brazo financiero de la #UE🇪🇺con un papel clave para impulsar las inversiones estratégicas de futuro.

El apoyo recibido a la candidatura 🇪🇸 refleja el respeto y liderazgo de nuestro país a nivel europeo e internacional.

[Wouter vanderWielen 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @Wouter_vdW]

👇 great job opportunity in my former team

[Wouter vanderWielen 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @Wouter_vdW]

@Bowidean Prachtig, maar hou de tissues maar klaar