(IN BRIEF) The EIB and EIF have approved €9.2 billion in financing to boost Europe’s innovation and sustainability agenda, including a landmark €400 million HousingTech initiative to revolutionise the construction industry and enhance affordable housing. The EIF also invested in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, News, Poland, Portugal, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Africa, Brazil, civil society seminar, Clean Industrial Deal, digital transformation, EIB, EIB Group, EIF, EU innovation, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, European Union, green transition, Healthcare Innovation, HousingTech, Iceland, Multilateral Development Banks, Nadia Calviño, paediatrics venture capital fund, renewable energy, SERBIA, SMEs, social infrastructure, sustainable housing, sustainable transport, TechEU, UKRAINE, water infrastructure, wind power
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Institute has pledged €750,000 in humanitarian aid to support urgent medical and nutritional assistance in Gaza, focusing on children, pregnant women, and vulnerable families. The funds will be channelled through Welthungerhilfe and CARE, two experienced NGOs … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Society, Technology
Tagged care, climate resilience, Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, economic recovery, EIB Group, EIB Institute, EU aid, EU humanitarian support, European Commission, European Investment Bank, Gaza, Gaza children, Gelsomina Vigliotti, health services, humanitarian aid, humanitarian relief, medical support, Middle East, Multiannual and Comprehensive Programme for Palestinian Recovery and Resilience, Nadia Calviño, nutritional aid, Palestine, Palestine Monetary Authority, PMA, social impact, Welthungerhilfe
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €400 million to support the construction of a 12.64 km section of the Prague Ring Road between Běchovice and the D1 motorway, a project led by Ředitelství silnic a dálnic (RSD) … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged Baltic-Adriatic Corridor, Běchovice, central Europe, climate resilience, congestion reduction, Czech Republic, Czech transport, D1 motorway, EIB, EIB and Czech Authorities Advance Major TEN-T Corridor Project with €400 Million Investment in Prague’s Transport Network, EU Cohesion Policy, European Investment Bank, Green mobility, infrastructure investment, Marek Mora, Ministry of Transport, Prague Ring Road, Radek Mátl, Ředitelství silnic a dálnic, regional development, RSD, SFTI, State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, SUMP, sustainable transport, Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan, TEN-T Core Network
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €200 million loan to the Czech Republic to upgrade its railway network by 2030. Managed by Správa železnic through the State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, the project will enhance both … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged climate resilience, Czech Republic, Czech Republic Secures EIB Financing to Upgrade Rail Infrastructure and Advance Green Mobility Goals, EIB, electrification, Emma Toledano Laredo, ERTMS, European Commission, European Investment Bank, Green mobility, Jiří Svoboda, Just Transition Mechanism, Karlovy Vary, Marek Mora, Ministry of Finance, Moravia-Silesia, Public-Private Partnerships, rail infrastructure, railway modernization, regional development, Správa železnic, State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, sustainable transport, TEN-T, transport infrastructure, Ústí nad Labem
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €40 million to Sweden’s Meva Energy AB to accelerate the rollout of its modular, biomass-based gasification plants across Europe. The company’s innovative system converts agricultural and industrial biomass residues into renewable, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged biochar, bioeconomy, biogas, biomass gasification, circular economy, Clean Industrial Deal, climate-neutral technology, decarbonisation, EIB, Elcowire Group, energy security, European Investment Bank, fossil-free manufacturing, green transition, IKEA, industrial energy, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, Meva Energy, Meva Energy Secures EIB Financing to Scale Climate-Neutral Gasification Technology Across Europe, Net-Zero Industry Act, Niclas Davidsson, renewable energy, REPowerEU, Sofidel, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €150 million loan to the Istituto per il Credito Sportivo e Culturale (ICSC) to finance new and upgraded public sports and cultural infrastructure across Italy. The funding will support projects … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, News, Sports, Technology
Tagged Antonella Baldino, community investment, cultural infrastructure, cycle paths, EIB, EIB Backs ICSC with New €150 Million Financing to Drive Urban Regeneration and Social Inclusion Across Italy, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, financing agreement, Gelsomina Vigliotti, Green mobility, ICSC, Istituto per il Credito Sportivo e Culturale, Italy, Jean-Christophe Laloux, public amenities, regional development, social inclusion, southern Italy, sports infrastructure, SROI, sustainable development, sustainable infrastructure, urban regeneration
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending €79.5 million to Ignitis Group as part of a €318 million financing consortium that includes the EIB, Swedbank, and NIB to fund the 314 MW Kelmė wind farm … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania
Tagged 5 GW target, Baltic region, clean power, climate goals, EBRD, EBRD Backs Ignitis Group with €79.5 Million Loan to Build the Baltic Region’s Largest Onshore Wind Farm, Energy Independence, energy security, EU Energy Policy, European Investment Bank, green transition, Ignitis Group, Kelmė wind farm, Lithuania, Lithuanian households, Nordic Investment Bank, onshore wind, renewable energy, Sustainable Finance, sustainable infrastructure, Swedbank, zero-carbon electricity
(IN BRIEF) Amey has completed a £70 million refinancing and acquisition initiative with HSBC and NatWest, securing long-term funding through June 2030 to reinforce its operations with the Ministry of Defence. The new facility provides Amey with the flexibility to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amey, Andrew Nelson, Asset Based Lending, asset renewal, Chatham Financial, CMS, defence contract, facilities services, financial strategy, government partnerships, HSBC, infrastructure management, KPMG, Lambert Smith Hampton, long-term funding, Ministry of Defence, MOD, NatWest, Norton Rose Fulbright, Operational Excellence, Osborne Clarke, Pinsent Masons, refinancing, Strategic £70 Million Refinancing Positions Amey for Growth and Defence Sector Expansion, UK defence
(IN BRIEF) ZÜBLIN, a STRABAG subsidiary, together with ROM Technik GmbH & Co. KG, has been contracted to build the first phase of the IPAI Campus in Heilbronn, Europe’s pioneering innovation park for artificial intelligence. Commissioned by IPAI Immobilienmanagement and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Austria, Business, Construction, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged AI Infrastructure, European AI ecosystem, Germany, green architecture, Heilbronn, high-tech buildings, Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence, IPAI Campus, IPAI Immobilienmanagement, Jörg Rösler, mobility hub, photovoltaic panels, Reallabor, recycled concrete, renewable energy, ROM Technik, Schwarz Immobilien Service, start-up innovation centre, STRABAG SE, sustainable construction, Züblin, ZÜBLIN Leads Construction of Europe’s First AI Innovation Campus in Heilbronn
(IN BRIEF) Talgo has achieved a significant milestone as Danish State Railways (DSB) officially accepted its first Talgo 230 trains, marking the beginning of deliveries for a 16-train EuroCity fleet that will operate on the Copenhagen–Hamburg route. The trains, designed … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Austria, cab car, Copenhagen, cross-border mobility, Denmark, Deutsche Bahn, DSB, DSB Approves First Talgo 230 EuroCity Trains to Launch Copenhagen–Hamburg Service, EuroCity, European rail, Germany, Hamburg, high-speed trains, ICE L, Intercity Trains, lightweight trains, Netherlands, passenger capacity, PRM accessibility, push-pull operation, rail innovation, Spanish engineering, sustainable transport, Switzerland, TALGO, Talgo 230, train manufacturing, €500 million contract
(IN BRIEF) Digi Communications N.V., a leading European telecommunications company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, announced that its Romanian subsidiary, Digi Romania S.A., has successfully priced an offering of €600 million in 4.625% senior secured notes due 2031. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 2023 Senior Facilities Agreement, 2024 Senior Facilities Agreement, 2028 Notes, 2031 Notes, 4.625% interest, Banco Santander S.A., Barclays Bank Ireland PLC, bond issuance, Bucharest Stock Exchange, capital markets, Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG, collateral, Corporate Financing, debt offering, debt redemption, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., digi romania, Digi Romania S.A., due 2031, EUR 600 million, Euronext Dublin, Europe, European telecom, Facility A, financing, ING Bank N.V., intercreditor agreement, investors, Offering, redemption, refinancing, refinancing strategy, Regulation S, Romania, Rule 144A, secured obligations, senior secured notes, settlement, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, Spain, telecommunication services provider, telecommunication solutions, telecommunications, U.S. Securities Act, UniCredit Bank GmbH
(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) Le fournisseur cloud suisse Hidora lance Hikube, une plateforme cloud inédite en Suisse qui réplique automatiquement les données sur trois centres situés à Genève, Gland et Lucerne, garantissant ainsi une résilience exceptionnelle même en cas de panne … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged bases de données, chiffrement des données, CI/CD, Cloud, cloud performant, cloud responsable, cloud souverain, cloud suisse, confidentialité, continuité, data centers, data centers suisses, DevOps, EcoEnterprise, énergie renouvelable, finance, FINMA, fournisseur cloud Suisse, GENÈVE, Gland, GPU NVIDIA, haute disponibilité, haute performance, Hidora, Hikube, IA, indépendance technologique, industrie, infrastructure durable, infrastructure numérique, ISO 27001, Kubernetes managé, LUCERNE, Machine Learning, Matthieu Robin, multi-zones, PCI-DSS, plateforme cloud, plateforme cloud unique en Suisse, réglementation européenne, réglementation suisse, rendu graphique, resilience, Responsibility Europe, SANTE, sécurité des données, serveurs virtuels, souveraineté numérique, stockage S3, Yannick Costa
(IN BRIEF) The University of Bristol’s JOINER Platform, led by its Smart Internet Lab, has won the AI Award for High Tech & Telecom at the National AI Awards 2025. Recognized for its pioneering open testbed for AI-native network development, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Education, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Science, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged AI Award for High Tech and Telecom, AI Research, AI University of the Year, AI-native networks, Bristol’s Smart Internet Lab Wins High Tech & Telecom Award for Its Groundbreaking JOINER AI Platform, collaboration, digital infrastructure, Dimitra Simeonidou, DSIT, EPSRC, Evelyn Welch, INNOVATION, JOINER Platform, JOINER Project Earns University of Bristol Top Honour at the National AI Awards 2025, Madevo, National AI Awards 2025, REASON project, Smart Internet Lab, telecommunications, UKRI, University of Bristol, Weaver Labs
(IN BRIEF) ABB and Enedis have signed a new five-year framework agreement, extendable to eight years, to modernize and decarbonize France’s electricity distribution network. Building on their 2017 collaboration to phase out SF6 gas from medium-voltage switchgear, the renewed partnership … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, ABB and Enedis Forge Next Phase of Sustainable Grid Modernization in France, Andrea Estrada Hein, circular economy, decarbonization, Distribution Solutions, eco-design, electrification, Enedis, Enedis Extends Collaboration with ABB to Deploy SF6-Free Technologies Across French Power Networks, energy transition, European Union F-gas regulation, France, greenhouse gas reduction, grid modernization, Hervé Champenois, medium-voltage networks, power distribution, renewable energy integration, SF6-free switchgear, sustainable infrastructure, Unisec V500
(IN BRIEF) A new expert-led publication in the European Medical Journal, supported by Bayer, highlights the growing global burden of allergic rhinitis (hay fever) among children. Affecting 20% of children worldwide, the condition is linked to reduced academic performance, poor … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Society, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged academic performance, allergic rhinitis, allergy-friendly schools, antihistamines, ARIA guidelines, asthma prevention, Basel, Bayer, child wellbeing, children’s health, climate change, European Medical Journal, Experts Call for Urgent Action to Address the Growing Impact of Allergic Rhinitis on Children’s Health and Education, Experts Urge Global Action to Combat the Hidden Toll of Allergic Rhinitis on Children’s Education and Wellbeing, Gabriela Zuniga, global health, hay fever, indoor allergens, Lei Cheng, Mário Morais-Almeida, Michael Blaiss, non-sedating antihistamines, pediatric allergy, pollution, Ricardo Salazar, school environment, sleep disturbance, urbanization
(IN BRIEF) STMicroelectronics and SP Group have inaugurated Singapore’s largest industrial district cooling system at ST’s Ang Mo Kio TechnoPark, developed in partnership with Daikin Airconditioning (Singapore). The advanced system, capable of reducing carbon emissions by 120,000 tonnes annually and … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 000 Tonnes of Emissions, Ang Mo Kio TechnoPark, carbon neutrality, Chua Ban Hong, clean energy, Daikin Airconditioning Singapore, decarbonization, district cooling system, EMIS, energy efficiency, Green Mark Platinum, industrial cooling, low carbon transition, net zero Singapore, PFC abatement, Rajita D’Souza, Singapore sustainability, Singapore’s Largest Industrial Cooling Project Launches at STMicroelectronics’ TechnoPark to Cut 120, smart metering, SP Group, Stanley Huang, STMicroelectronics, STMicroelectronics Partners with SP Group and Daikin to Pioneer Sustainable Cooling for Carbon-Neutral Manufacturing, sustainable manufacturing, Toa Payoh site, VOC abatement, water reclamation
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone has partnered with Irish tech company Zinkworks to develop Rapid RIC, a Generative AI-powered platform designed to accelerate the creation of radio access network applications across Europe. Launching in early 2026, the platform will allow engineers to … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Ireland, Management, News, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 5G, a Gen AI platform driving smarter, AI platform, Alberto Ripepi, digital transformation, energy efficiency, generative AI, Google Cloud Platform, Machine Learning, mobile networks, more efficient mobile networks, network automation, network innovation, Open RAN, Paul Madden, radio access network, RAN applications, Rapid RIC, rApps, sustainability, telecommunications, vodafone, Vodafone and Zinkworks partner to build AI-powered platform to accelerate next-generation mobile network innovation, Vodafone Málaga R&D center, Vodafone teams up with Zinkworks to launch Rapid RIC, Zinkworks
(IN BRIEF) Dürr has completed a major turnkey paint shop project for Thanh Cong Group (TC Group) at the new Thanh Cong Viet Hung automobile plant in Quang Ninh, Vietnam — marking their first collaboration and enabling the launch of … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Awards, Business, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology
Tagged automotive engineering, automotive manufacturing, Bietigheim-Bissingen, CKD kits, Dürr, Dürr and Thanh Cong Group complete turnkey paint shop to launch Škoda production in Vietnam, electrocoating, energy efficiency, European car production, Excellent Supplier award, Haiphong Port, Paint Shop, Quang Ninh, robotics, RoDip E, ŠKODA, Škoda Kushaq, Škoda Slavia, Southeast Asia, sustainability, TC Group, TC Motors, Thanh Cong Group, Thanh Cong Viet Hung, turnkey project, Vietnam, Wang Shuo
Digi Romania launches €500M senior secured notes due 2031 Proceeds to redeem €400M 2028 notes and refinance debt Listing planned on Euronext Dublin for institutional investors Managed by Barclays, Citigroup, ING, Santander, Société Générale & UniCredit Part of Digi’s ongoing … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 2028 Notes, 2031 Notes, Banco Santander S.A., Barclays Bank Ireland PLC, Belgium, bond issuance, Bucharest Stock Exchange, capital markets, Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG, collateral, debt offering, Digi Communications Advances Refinancing Strategy with Digi Romania’s €500 Million 2031 Notes Launch, Digi Communications Announces New €500 Million Financing Initiative through Digi Romania’s 2031 Notes Offering, Digi Communications Launches €500 Million Notes Offering to Redeem 2028 Bonds and Strengthen Financial Position, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., digi romania, Digi Romania Moves to Refinance Debt with €500 Million Senior Secured Notes and Full Redemption of 2028 Bonds, Digi Romania S.A., Digi Romania Unveils Major €500 Million Senior Secured Notes Issue and Sets Conditional Redemption of 2028 Notes, Euronext Dublin, Europe, Facility A, financial strategy, financing, ING Bank N.V., intercreditor agreement, investors, Italy, PORTUGAL, redemption, refinancing, refinancing strategy, Regulation S, Romania, Rule 144A, secured obligations, senior secured notes, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, Spain, telecommunication services provider, telecommunication solutions, telecommunications, U.S. Securities Act, UniCredit Bank GmbH
(IN BRIEF) Fincantieri has signed a strategic partnership with Defcomm, an Italian startup specializing in unmanned maritime technologies, to accelerate the development of autonomous surface drones for surveillance, patrol, and intelligence missions. The co-investment agreement will drive the industrialization of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AI-driven navigation, Autonomous systems, Defcomm, defense innovation, dual-use technology, endurance testing, Federico Zarghetta, Fincantieri, Fincantieri and Defcomm Forge Strategic Alliance to Accelerate Unmanned Surface Vessel Innovation, Fincantieri Partners with Defcomm to Advance High-Tech Surface Drones for Maritime Defense and Security, high-performance drones, innovation partnership, Italian shipbuilding, Italy, Maritime Security, maritime surveillance, naval automation, naval industry, naval technology, Pierroberto Folgiero, surface drones, unmanned surface vehicles, unmanned vessels
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