EIB Backs Andalucía with €133 Million to Modernise Community Services and Drive Green and Digital Growth

EIB Backs Andalucía with €133 Million to Modernise Community Services and Drive Green and Digital Growth

(IN BRIEF) The EIB is providing a €133 million loan to the Andalusian government, co-funded by ERDF, ESF+, and Just Transition funds, to revamp healthcare and educational infrastructure with climate-adaptation measures, bolster job creation and skills training, and advance research in universities. The package also supports digitalisation efforts, sustainable urban mobility, and renewable energy projects across the region’s provinces. This marks Andalucía’s third ERDF-supported EIB loan under the 2021–2027 programme, underlining the bank’s dedication to strengthening economic, social, and territorial cohesion in EU cohesion regions.

(PRESS RELEASE) LUXEMBOURG, 25-Jun-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank has agreed to extend a €133 million facility to the Junta de Andalucía, empowering the regional government to co-finance an array of social, environmental, and digital initiatives across Andalusia. This funding will be administered alongside grants from the 2021–2027 cohesion policy under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), and the Just Transition Fund.

With these resources, Andalucía will embark on a comprehensive upgrade of community assets—from modernising hospitals and health centres to refurbishing music schools and primary and secondary education facilities, each incorporating climate-resilient features. Workforce development will be buttressed through targeted employment incentives, inclusive training programmes, and support for university research, development, and innovation. Meanwhile, the region’s digital transformation, sustainable urban transport schemes, and clean-energy projects will accelerate in parallel.

All investments under this agreement will take place within Andalusia’s provinces, reinforcing the EIB Group’s core mission to foster balanced economic, social, and territorial cohesion. Andalucía, designated as an EU cohesion region, has now benefited from three ERDF-backed EIB loans: €195 million in late 2022, €215 million in spring 2024, and this latest €133 million financing.

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The European Investment Bank (ElB) is the long-term lending institution of the European Union, owned by its Member States. Built around eight core priorities, we finance investments that contribute to EU policy objectives by bolstering climate action and the environment, digitalisation and technological innovation, security and defence, cohesion, agriculture and bioeconomy, social infrastructure, the capital markets union, and a stronger Europe in a more peaceful and prosperous world.

The EIB Group, which also includes the European Investment Fund (EIF), signed nearly €89 billion in new financing for over 900 high-impact projects in 2024, boosting Europe’s competitiveness and security.

All projects financed by the EIB Group are in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, as pledged in our Climate Bank Roadmap. Almost 60% of the EIB Group’s annual financing supports projects directly contributing to climate change mitigation, adaptation, and a healthier environment.

In Spain, the EIB Group signed €12.3 billion of new financing for more than 100 high-impact projects in 2024. This financing is contributing to the green and digital transition , economic growth, competitiveness and improved services for citizens in Spain.

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