How to foster private investment in the EU

During a discussion on how to foster private investment with European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) Managing Director, Wilhelm Molterer, BusinessEurope Director General, Markus J. Beyrer, said “Weak investment in Europe is partially explained by the different crisis we are facing and great uncertainty. But many barriers preventing investment are structural. That this is why we need to urgently hammer down legislative barriers to investment in order to make Europe a more attractive place to invest in”. During the discussion, organised by Bertelsmann Stiftung, Markus J. Beyrer added “the EFSI is only one of many tools to help fostering investment but it is very welcome, also by promoting a greater risk culture in Europe and by helping to mobilise private investment.”- Photos