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European Investment Advisory Hub The EIAH shall be able to provide technical assistance in the areas listed in Article 9(2), in particular energy efficiency, TEN-T and urban mobility. It shall also support the preparation of climate action and circular economy projects or components thereof, in particular in the context of COP21, the preparation of projects in the digital sector, as well as the preparation of projects referred to in the second indent of the third subparagraph of Article 5(1). ◄ The EIAH shall provide services in addition to those already available under other Union programmes, including: providing a single point of entry for technical assistance for authorities and project promoters; assisting project promoters, where appropriate, in developing their projects so that they fulfil the eligibility criteria set out in Article 6;

leveraging local knowledge to facilitate EFSI support across the Union and contributing actively where possible to the objective of sectorial and geographical diversification of the EFSI referred to in Section 8 of Annex II by supporting the EIB and national promotional banks or institutions to originate and develop operations, in particular in less developed regions and transition regions, and, where necessary, by helping to structure demand for EFSI support; providing a platform for peer-to-peer exchange and sharing of know-how regarding project development; providing proactive, advisory support, where necessary by means of local presence, on the establishment of investment platforms, in particular cross-border and macroregional investment platforms involving several Member States and/or regions; using the potential of attracting and financing small-scale projects, including through investment platforms;

providing advice on the combination of other sources of Union funding, such as the European Structural and Investment Funds, Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility established by Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, with the EFSI with a view to resolving practical problems linked to the use of such combined sources of funding; providing proactive support to promote and encourage the operations referred to in point (b) of the first paragraph of Article 8. The EIAH Agreement shall contain in particular provisions on the necessary financing of the EIAH in accordance with paragraph 7.