European Commission and EIB Group Add €22 Billion to InvestEU to Accelerate Strategic Investment Across the EU Economy

European Commission and EIB Group Add €22 Billion to InvestEU to Accelerate Strategic Investment Across the EU Economy

(IN BRIEF) The European Commission and the European Investment Bank Group have signed an agreement adding €22 billion in strategic financing under the InvestEU programme, reinforcing the EU’s flagship investment instrument and supporting key transformative investments across the European economy. The amendment follows the adoption of the Omnibus II regulation in December 2025 and builds on InvestEU’s existing mobilisation of €400 billion in public and private capital across priority sectors. The EIB Group expects the projects supported through the amendment to generate around €70 billion in total financial impact by the end of the current Multiannual Financial Framework, exceeding the €55 billion minimum target under the Omnibus II package. The new financing will focus on clean technology, biotechnology, digital innovation, high-potential start-ups and scale-ups, while also improving access to finance for more than 130,000 SMEs. The agreement is also intended to simplify procedures, reduce reporting requirements and make funding faster and easier to access, helping Europe strengthen competitiveness, strategic autonomy, technological leadership and the clean transition.

(PRESS RELEASE) LUXEMBOURG, 11-Jun-2026 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission and the European Investment Bank Group have signed an agreement to increase strategic financing under the InvestEU programme, adding €22 billion to support key investments across the European Union economy.

The agreement strengthens one of the EU’s central investment instruments and reflects the adoption of the Omnibus II regulation in December 2025, which reinforced InvestEU as a flagship programme for mobilising public and private capital. InvestEU has already helped mobilise €400 billion across major priority sectors, and the new amendment is expected to further expand financing for projects that support Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and long-term economic transformation.

Because EIB Group financing is designed to complement other financial resources, the Group expects the overall financial impact of projects supported through the amendment to reach around €70 billion by the end of the current Multiannual Financial Framework. This would exceed the €55 billion minimum target set under the Omnibus II package.

EIB President Nadia Calviño said the EIB Group uses each euro of guarantees from the EU budget to mobilise fifteen euros of investment in shared priorities. She said this leverage is especially important in the current geopolitical environment, helping strengthen Europe’s technological leadership, strategic autonomy and economic security.

Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification, said the agreement with the EIB Group will help boost the European economy and accelerate investment in critical fields such as clean technology and biotechnology. He also highlighted the benefits for small and medium-sized enterprises, describing SMEs as the backbone of the EU economy.

Dombrovskis said the agreement demonstrates the value of cooperation between the European Commission and the EIB Group, while also reflecting the simplification agenda under the Omnibus investment package. The expansion of InvestEU is intended to streamline processes, improve access to funding, reduce reporting requirements and help make Europe more competitive and resilient while advancing the clean transition.

Stéphane Séjourné, Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, said Europe must invest actively to secure future prosperity. He said the additional €5 billion under InvestEU will help ensure that the next generation of industrial champions can be built, scaled and financed in Europe. He added that simplified access to funding for SMEs will allow businesses to focus more on innovation, investment and job creation.

The new funds will support transformative investment in several strategic areas. These include clean technology and biotechnology innovation, which are central to sustainable growth and the green transition; digital advancement, which supports competitiveness and technological sovereignty; and high-potential start-ups and scale-ups, which are important to the next generation of European entrepreneurship.

The expanded InvestEU programme is expected to provide practical benefits to more than 130,000 small and medium-sized enterprises by improving their access to finance. In line with the Commission’s goal of reducing administrative burdens, SMEs supported under InvestEU will also benefit from faster and simpler funding processes, along with reduced reporting requirements.

The changes are designed to make InvestEU more efficient, accessible and responsive to changing market needs and EU policy priorities. The amendment also prepares the ground for the future InvestEU instrument under the next Multiannual Financial Framework, as part of the forthcoming European Competitiveness Fund.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group is the financing arm of the European Union, owned by the 27 Member States, and one of the largest multilateral development banks in the world. In 2025, the EIB Group signed €100 billion in new financing and advisory services for over 870 high-impact projects under eight core priorities that support EU policy objectives: climate action and the environment, digitalisation and technological innovation, security and defence, territorial cohesion, agriculture and the bioeconomy, social infrastructure, strong global partnerships and the savings and investments union. Beyond long-term loans for large infrastructure, the EIB Group crowds in private investment for high-risk innovative projects and businesses, with a growing role in Europe’s markets for venture debt, venture capital, guarantees and securitisations. Photos of the EIB Group’s representatives and headquarters, logo files and video B-roll for media use are available here.

The European Investment Fund (EIF) is the subsidiary of the EIB Group specialised in providing guarantees and equity to improve access to finance for small and medium-sized businesses and startups across Europe. Acting as an anchor investor, through its extensive network of partnering banks and investment funds, the EIF mobilises private investment and nurtures the ecosystem of venture capital funds to support innovative European entrepreneurs.

The InvestEU programme provides the European Union with long-term funding by leveraging public and private investment to support a sustainable economy. It promotes investment in areas such as technological transformation, strategic projects, innovation, resilience, competitiveness, and support for SMEs. By bringing EU financial instruments under one framework, InvestEU makes funding simpler, more efficient, and more flexible. The programme consists of three components: the InvestEU Fund, the InvestEU Advisory Hub, and the InvestEU Portal. Through an EU budget guarantee of €26.2 billion, the InvestEU Fund is expected to mobilise at least €372 billion in additional investment and has already helped generate around €400 billion in public and private capital across key priority sectors.

InvestEU goes beyond financing. The InvestEU Advisory Hub, with the EIB as its main advisory partner, supports project promoters throughout the project cycle, helping transform ideas into viable and impactful investments. As principal advisory partner, EIB Advisory delivers more than 80% of the Hub’s implementation, working closely with the European Commission to maximise the impact of the InvestEU programme.

The Omnibus II Regulation, adopted in December 2025, strengthens InvestEU, the EU’s flagship investment instrument, while making EU investment programmes simpler to use. It increases the EU guarantee, unlocking at least €55 billion in additional public and private investment. It also allocates an extra €40 million to the InvestEU Advisory Hub, which supports project promoters in preparing and developing investment projects. The reform expands EU investment capacity by reinvesting returns from past operations, makes it easier for Member States to channel resources into InvestEU, strengthens project development support through the Advisory Hub, and cuts administrative burdens. Simplified reporting alone is expected to save up to €350 million. Together, these measures will help mobilise investment in competitiveness, research, innovation, decarbonisation, sustainability, and skills, while supporting Europe’s green and digital transitions and strengthening long-term economic resilience.

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SOURCE: European Investment Bank