27. Emphasises that since the mid-1990s, public investment in the EU has been falling steadily, and that this trend has become more p
ronounced since the start of the financial crisis in 2008; notes, further, that project promoters are facing a credit squeeze and are finding it more difficult to borrow money on the capital markets; is convinced, therefore,
that the continued development of IFIs at national and Union level could become a contributing factor if the Union is to ensure a coordinated return to smart , sustainable and incl
...[+++]usive growth