(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti have signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen strategic investment cooperation in Italy and internationally. The agreement expands joint action in infrastructure, innovation, digitalisation, climate action, SME … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, climate mitigation and adaptation, digital transformation, economic resilience, EIB Global, EIB Group and CDP Renew Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Investment Across Italy, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Bank Group and CDP Deepen Alliance to Advance Strategic Investment Agenda, European Investment Fund, European Union policy objectives, Infrastructure Development, InvestEU, Italy strategic investment, Memorandum of Understanding, regional cohesion, SMEs support, sustainable growth
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed €50 million to Join Capital’s third venture capital fund, marking its largest investment to date in the defence sector and highlighting Europe’s efforts to strengthen its defence and technological capabilities. Supported by … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Defence, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged 2D Photonics Italy, Andrius Kubilius, deeptech venture capital Europe, defence technology startups Europe, dual use technologies Europe, EIF Backs Join Capital Fund III with €50 Million to Strengthen Europe’s Defence and Deeptech Innovation Ecosystem, European Commission, European defence industrial base, European defence innovation, European Investment Bank Group EIB Group, European Investment Fund (EIF), European Investment Fund Commits €50 Million to Join Capital’s Defence and Dual-Use Technology Venture Fund, European strategic technology investment, InvestEU Defence Equity Facility, Jan Borgstädt, Join Capital, Join Capital Fund III, Kreios Space Spain, Marjut Falkstedt, Optics11 Netherlands, Quadsat Denmark, Quantum Optics Jena Germany, space security technology investment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has granted a €60 million loan to Prosegur Compañía de Seguridad to support research, development and digital innovation initiatives focused on advanced security technologies. The funding will support investments in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, integrated … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged Antonio Lorenzo, artificial intelligence, corporate lending, Cybersecurity, defence capabilities, digital transformation, EIB, EU investment programme, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank and Prosegur Expand Cooperation with New Financing for Technology and Security Innovation, innovation financing, Maite Rodríguez, Prosegur, Prosegur Compañía de Seguridad, Prosegur Secures €60 Million EIB Loan to Advance Innovation in Cybersecurity and Integrated Security Solutions, Prosegur Tech Ventures, research and development, Security Services, security technology, Spain technology sector, TechEU programme
(IN BRIEF) Satellite Connect Europe has launched as a Luxembourg-based provider of direct-to-device satellite broadband services for European mobile network operators. Formed as a joint venture between Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile, the company will deploy five European ground stations and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 4G smartphones, 5G smartphones, AST SpaceMobile, Beki Muinde, Ben Wood, CCS Insight, D2D satellite connectivity, Daniel Thomas, Darren Ennis, direct to device satellite, Florian Wopfner, ground stations Europe, IMT spectrum, John Slamecka, low earth orbit satellites, Luxembourg headquarters, Meredith Sharples, mobile network operators, MSS spectrum, satellite broadband, Satellite Connect Europe, Satellite Connect Europe Establishes European Direct-to-Device Satellite Network with New Leadership Team, Satellite Connect Europe Launches Direct-to-Device Satellite Broadband Service for European Mobile Operators, telecom infrastructure, vodafone
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and the Austrian Hotel and Tourism Bank have launched a joint financing initiative worth up to €100 million to support small and medium-sized tourism businesses across Austria. The EIB will provide €50 million, matched … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology, Travel
Tagged Austria tourism, Austrian Hotel and Tourism Bank, BMWET, climate action financing, EIB, EIB and Austrian Hotel and Tourism Bank Launch €100 Million Financing Program to Support Tourism SMEs Across Austria, Elisabeth Zehetner, energy efficiency investments, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank and ÖHT Expand Longstanding Partnership with New Tourism Financing Initiative in Austria, Federal Commercial Tourism Promotion Scheme, hospitality sector Austria, hotel financing, Karl Nehammer, Matthias Matzer, OeHT, ÖHT, SME financing, sustainable tourism, tourism financing, tourism industry Austria, tourism investment, tourism SMEs
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group provided almost €1.5 billion in financing to Ukraine in 2025, representing the largest annual support package since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. The funding, delivered in cooperation with the Ukrainian government … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Small Business, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged Alyona Shkrum, EIB Group, EIB Group Mobilises €1.5 Billion in 2025 to Support Ukraine’s Essential Services and Long-Term Recovery, EIB Group Provides Record €1.5 Billion Financing Package to Support Ukraine’s Infrastructure and Economy in 2025, energy security, EU guarantees, EU integration, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, infrastructure financing, Katarína Mathernová, municipal heating, Nadia Calviño, Naftogaz Ukraine, Norway contribution, Olga Zykova, public services, reconstruction funding, SMEs Ukraine, Ukraine Facility, Ukraine financing, Ukraine recovery, Ukrhydroenergo, wartime financing, Yegor Perelygin
(IN BRIEF) OQ Technology has secured €25 million in venture debt financing from the European Investment Bank under the InvestEU programme to expand its low-earth-orbit satellite communications technology. The funding will support research and development as well as the deployment … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, France, Internet & Online, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G NTN, Andrius Kubilius, direct to device connectivity, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Supports OQ Technology Expansion of Satellite Based 5G and IoT Connectivity Solutions, European space industry, InvestEU, LEO constellation, Lex Delles, low earth orbit satellites, Luxembourg space sector, NB-IoT, Omar Qaise, OQ Technology, OQ Technology Advances Sovereign European Satellite Network with €25 Million Venture Debt Financing, Robert de Groot, satellite communications, smartphone connectivity, sovereign space infrastructure, TechEU
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is providing a €75 million loan to AMAG Austria Metall AG to support research, digitalisation and environmentally sustainable manufacturing at its Ranshofen plant in Upper Austria. The financing represents the first EIB operation in … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged aerospace industry, aluminium production, AMAG Austria Metall AG, Austria, automotive industry, critical raw materials, digitalisation, EIB, EIB and AMAG Partner on €75 Million Investment to Advance Digitalisation and Sustainable Aluminium Manufacturing in Upper Austria, European industry competitiveness, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Supports AMAG Austria Metall AG with €75 Million Financing for Industrial Innovation and Sustainable Aluminium Production, green industry, Helmut Kaufmann, industrial innovation, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, Ranshofen, research and development, sustainable manufacturing, TechEU programme, Upper Austria
(IN BRIEF) The Bilochka kindergarten in Verkhnia Bilka village in Lviv oblast has reopened after a €490 000 renovation funded through the European Investment Bank’s Ukraine Early Recovery Programme, restoring early childhood education services for local families during wartime. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Education, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged accessibility, Auke Lootsma, Bilochka kindergarten, early childhood education, EIB, EIB Recovery Programme Delivers Modern Inclusive Kindergarten Facility for Families in Verkhnia Bilka Community, energy efficiency, EU Delegation to Ukraine, European Investment Bank, European Union, kindergarten renovation, Lviv oblast, Maksym Kozytsky, Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, Pidberiztsi territorial community, Renovated Bilochka Kindergarten Reopens in Lviv Oblast with European Investment Bank Funding and Energy Resilience Upgrades, Riabykin Oleksii, social infrastructure, Stefan Schleuning, Teresa Czerwinska, Ukraine Early Recovery Programme, UNDP, Vasyl Koval, Verkhnia Bilka, war recovery Ukraine
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is providing AMAG Austria Metall AG with a €75 million loan to fund research, digitalisation, and greener production methods at its Ranshofen facility, forming part of a wider €168 million investment programme running from … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged aerospace materials, aluminium production, AMAG Austria Metall AG, automotive supply chain, critical raw materials, digital manufacturing, EIB, EIB Grants €75 Million Financing to AMAG to Drive Industrial Innovation and Sustainable Aluminium Production, European Industry, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Supports AMAG Expansion to Strengthen Critical Raw Materials Supply and Industrial Resilience, green transformation, Helmut Kaufmann, industrial innovation, industrial resilience, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, Ranshofen Upper Austria, recycling expertise, research and development, sustainable production, TechEU programme
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group delivered a record €8 billion in financing to Poland in 2025, with major investments directed toward offshore wind energy, transport infrastructure, and technological innovation. The funding supports projects equivalent to 2.5 percent of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Poland, Technology
Tagged agriculture and rural development funding, Andrzej Domański, EDPR, energy transition investment, ENGIE, Equinor, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Commits Record €8 Billion to Poland to Accelerate Energy Transition Infrastructure and Innovation, offshore wind Baltic Sea, PESA, Poland infrastructure financing, Polenergia, Polska Grupa Energetyczna, Synerise, TechEU innovation programme, Teresa Czerwinska, transport modernisation, University of Silesia, WZL1, Ørsted
(IN BRIEF) CIE Automotive has secured advisory support from the European Investment Bank under the InvestEU Advisory Hub to accelerate decarbonisation across its worldwide operations. The collaboration includes a comprehensive roadmap toward carbon neutrality by 2050, outlining investments in energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Spain, Technology
Tagged automotive decarbonisation, carbon neutrality 2050, CIE Automotive, EIB Advisory, electric furnaces adoption, emissions reduction roadmap, EU climate transition, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Partners with CIE Automotive to Drive Low Carbon Transformation Across International Production Network, global automotive supply chain, industrial sustainability strategy, InvestEU Advisory Hub, low carbon technologies, renewable electricity procurement, sustainable manufacturing
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has approved €30 million in financing for Thessaloniki to implement its 2025–2030 investment programme and advance its Climate Neutrality Plan. The funding will support sustainable mobility, energy-efficient municipal infrastructure, upgraded public spaces, and resilience-focused … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Central Macedonia, Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission, Climate Neutrality Plan 2030, climate resilience, EIB financing, energy efficiency upgrades, EU Cohesion Policy, European Green Deal, European Investment Bank, Horizon Europe, New EIB Agreement Strengthens Thessaloniki’s Path Toward Climate Neutral Growth and Resilient Urban Development, public infrastructure renewal, smart city development, Stelios Angeloudis, sustainable urban mobility, Thessaloniki, urban sustainability investment, Yiannis Tsakiris
(IN BRIEF) M&G Investments has completed a $1.1 billion managed secondary transaction in partnership with CVC Secondary Partners, marking a major expansion of its private equity platform. The investment will acquire interests in mature North American mid-market buyout funds and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged $1.1 billion deal, alternative assets growth, co-investments, CVC Secondary Partners, Emmanuel Deblanc, Evercore advisory, Francesca Paveri Fontana, institutional investing, Louise Boothby, M&G Investments, M&G Investments and CVC Secondary Partners Complete $1.1 Billion Transaction to Expand Private Equity Platform, mid market buyout funds, North America private equity, portfolio diversification, private equity secondary transaction, private markets investment, secondary fund strategy
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has signed a €112 million synthetic securitisation transaction with BNP Paribas to expand financing for French SMEs, mid-caps and climate-related projects. By taking on part of the credit risk of an existing loan portfolio, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, France, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, BCEF, BNP Paribas, climate neutrality, Clotilde Quilichini, EIB EIF and BNP Paribas Deepen Partnership with Sixth Transaction Designed to Boost Sustainable Economic Growth, EIB Group, EIF, EU Savings and Investment Union, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, France, Green Investment, low carbon economy, Marjut Falkstedt, Mid-Cap companies, New Synthetic Securitisation Supports Climate Focused Investment and Strengthens Access to Finance for SMEs and Mid Caps in France, regulatory capital relief, risk-sharing, SME financing, STS securitisation, Sustainable Finance, synthetic securitisation
(IN BRIEF) The EIB and Estonia have launched a 13-month advisory partnership designed to expand affordable rental housing and stimulate residential investment outside the country’s largest counties. With only a small fraction of new homes currently being built in regional … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Real Estate
Tagged affordable housing, economic competitiveness, EIB, Estonia, Estonian Academy of Arts, EU housing policy, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank and Estonia Launch Strategic Programme to Unlock Regional Rental Housing Development, housing finance, HousingTechEU, infrastructure investment, Joint Initiative Sets Foundation for Sustainable Market Driven Rental Housing Growth Across Estonia, Karl Nehammer, Kuldar Leis, labour mobility, market assessment, Ministry of Climate Estonia, real estate development, regional development, rental housing, University of Tartu, urban rural balance
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is providing €34 million in financing for three photovoltaic projects in southwestern Romania, part of a €121 million funding package alongside the EBRD and BCR. Developed primarily by Scatec with partner Defic Globe, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Romania, Technology
Tagged BCR Romania, clean power infrastructure, Contracts for Difference, decarbonisation, Defic Globe BV, Dobrun, Dolj County, EBRD, EIB, energy security, energy transition, EU climate goals, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Leads Multilateral Funding Package for Large Scale Photovoltaic Projects in Oltenia, Olt County, Oltenia region, photovoltaic parks, regional development, renewable energy investment, Romania solar energy, Sadova, Scatec ASA
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has committed 9.3 billion Czech korunas (around €380 million) to support Czech transmission system operator ČEPS in refurbishing and expanding the country’s high-voltage electricity network. The financing, structured in two tranches, will cover up … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged 400 kV network, CEPS, climate neutrality, Czech Republic, Czechia, EIB, EIB and ČEPS Launch Multi-Investment Programme to Upgrade 509 Kilometres of 400 kV Power Lines by 2030, electricity grid modernization, energy infrastructure, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Supports Major Upgrade of Czech High-Voltage Grid Through Financing to ČEPS, grid reinforcement, high voltage transmission lines, Marek Mora, Martin Durčák, multi investment programme, power system reliability, renewable integration, substations, transformers, transmission system operator
(IN BRIEF) In 2025, the European Investment Bank Group provided €1.93 billion in financing to Czechia, supporting projects in transport, clean energy, SME financing and affordable housing. Nearly half of the funding was directed toward railway upgrades and the Prague … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Real Estate, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged affordable housing, Brno Urban Infrastructure Development programme, CEPS, Česká spořitelna, ČEZ, Czech Republic, Czechia, EIB Group, EIB Group Delivers €1.93 Billion in 2025 Financing to Modernise Czech Transport Energy Infrastructure and Affordable Housing, EIF, ELENA, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Group Financing in Czechia Reaches €1.93 Billion in 2025 to Advance Transport Clean Energy and Housing, European Investment Fund, InvestEU, JASPERS, Marek Mora, Mid-Caps, power grid reinforcement, Prague Ring Road, renewable energy integration, SME financing, TEN T network, transport modernization, UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, UniCredit SpA, urban development
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has led a €150 million long-term financing package for Quantum Systems, supported by Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, and KfW, to strengthen the company’s industrial expansion and technology development across Europe. The package includes a €70 … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged aerial intelligence, Commerzbank, defence financing, Deutsche Bank, Drones, EIB, ESG frameworks, European Financial Institutions Back Quantum Systems with €150 Million to Expand Defence Technology and Industrial Capacity, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Backs €150 Million Financing Package to Support Quantum Systems’ European Expansion, European sovereignty, industrial scaling, Jonas Jarosch, KfW, Melanie Kehr, Michael Diederich, Michael Kotzbauer, Munich Security Conference, Nadia Calviño, quantum systems, security technology, unmanned aerial systems, Venture Tech Growth Financing
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