The second roundtable from the SMAFIN project has gathered 59 stakeholders among speakers and participants and had three main discussion pillars:

• Financing energy efficiency in residential buildings
• Financing energy efficiency in public buildings
• Taxonomy

"According to the average of the different scenarios of the Impact Study for the New 2030 Climate Target, the investment gap for the building sector in the EU is estimated at around €275 billion for the period 2021-30 (existing investments €125 billion + €90-95 billion to reach the agreed targets + €50-55 billion to reach the 55% GHG target)." - Dimitris Athanasiou, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission

"Financial support to businesses is one of the actions of the Greek Recovery and Resilience Plan, considered also as the biggest action in the European Union's Recovery and Resilience Facility, with a total budget of €12.7 billion, in line with the 5 strategic pillars: Green Growth, Digital Transition, Extroversion, Innovation, and Growth through mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships" - Dimosthenis Voivontas, Head of Programme and Project Support Division, Special Service for the Coordination of the Recovery Fund, Ministry of Finance

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