(IN BRIEF) EIB Global has signed a €10 million loan and a €1.3 million grant with Erste Bank Serbia to support small businesses and promote inclusive employment opportunities across the country. The initiative uses an innovative impact-based financing model, rewarding … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Serbia, Small Business, Society
Tagged Economic Resilience Initiative, EIB Global, EIB Global and Erste Bank Serbia Partner to Promote Inclusive Jobs and SME Growth, EIB Global Funds €10 Million Initiative to Empower Serbian Businesses through Social Inclusion, ERI, Erste Bank Serbia, Erste Bank Serbia and EIB Global Launch Impact-Driven Financing to Support Equal Opportunities, European Investment Bank, financial inclusion, gender equality, impact financing, inclusive employment, Jasna Terzić, Robert de Groot, SERBIA, SMEs, social inclusion, Social Innovation, sustainable growth, Uxolo Award, Western Balkans, Youth employment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a €20 million loan to Overture Life to develop automated and AI-driven technologies for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and egg freezing. The funding supports the company’s R&D, production expansion, and clinical … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Spain, Technology
Tagged AI in healthcare, Bio-Europe 2025, biotechnology, DaVitri platform, EIB, EIB Backs Overture Life’s Innovation to Make IVF More Efficient and Widely Available through AI, EIB Invests €20 Million in Overture Life to Advance AI-Based Fertility and IVF Technologies, European Innovation, European Investment Bank, fertility preservation, fertility technology, Hans Gangeskar, healthcare digitalisation, innovation funding, InvestEU, IVF automation, Karl Nehammer, life sciences, Overture Life, reproductive health, TechEU, Vienna, Women’s Health
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has launched its first fully integrated Sustainability Report for 2024, combining multiple prior disclosures into one comprehensive publication aligned with EU sustainability standards. The report highlights record climate financing of €51 billion, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Climate Action, Climate Bank Roadmap, CSRD, EIB Group, EIB Group Integrates All Sustainability Disclosures in Landmark 2024 Report Driving Europe’s Green Future, EIB Group Launches First Unified Sustainability Report Showcasing Record Green Investment and EU Alignment, environmental sustainability, ESRS, EU taxonomy, Europe green transition, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green finance, greenhouse gas reduction, investment in climate adaptation, KPMG, renewable energy, Sustainability Report 2024, sustainability reporting, sustainable development, transparency
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is lending €100 million to Swedish forest-industry group Holmen to finance the expansion of its onshore wind projects in northern Sweden. The investment will increase renewable energy production to meet rising demand from energy-intensive … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Sweden
Tagged clean power, Climate Action, EIB, EIB backs Holmen with major loan to accelerate renewable energy and industrial decarbonization in Sweden, EIB supports Holmen with €100 million loan to boost onshore wind power in northern Sweden, energy transition, EU climate goals, European Investment Bank, forestry, Green Energy, Holmen, Industrial Decarbonization, Karl Nehammer, Northern Sweden, onshore wind, renewable energy, REPowerEU, Stockholm, sustainability, Sweden, wind power
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group, comprising the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund, has signed a €569.5 million securitisation deal with Santander to support Spanish SMEs and mid-caps. The transaction will unlock approximately €1.08 billion in financing, including … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business, Spain
Tagged Climate Action, competitiveness, EIB Group, EIB Group Invests in Santander Operation to Finance Near-Zero Emission Buildings and Women-Led Businesses, EIB Group Partners with Santander to Mobilise Over €1 Billion for Spain’s SMEs and Sustainable Development, EIB priorities, environmental investment, EU capital markets, EU capital markets union, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green finance, Inclusive Growth, ING, Mid-Caps, near-zero emission buildings, Santander, securitisation, SMEs, Spain, sustainability, women-led companies
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has approved a €90 million loan to Finland’s Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) to upgrade two reactor units at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant. The financing will fund safety-critical updates, including control system modernization and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged automation systems, clean energy, Climate Action, Control Systems, EIB, electricity generation, Energy Independence, energy transition, EU Energy Roadmap 2050, European Investment Bank, European Union, Finland, Finland’s Olkiluoto Nuclear Facility Receives EIB Support for Major Safety and Efficiency Enhancements, Karl Nehammer, Lauri Piekkari, low-carbon power, modernization, nuclear energy, Olkiluoto, safety upgrades, steam separators, sustainability, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj, TVO
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and the Barcelona City Council have signed a €113 million agreement to develop nine social housing projects that will deliver 640 new homes for around 2,040 people between 2026 and 2030. The initiative—part of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Real Estate, Spain, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Barcelona City Council, Catalonia, Climate Action, EIB, EIB Housing Action Plan, EIB Invests in Barcelona’s Housing Future with €113 Million Financing for Energy-Efficient and Inclusive Urban Development, energy efficiency, Europe, European Investment Bank, Housing TechEU, IMHAB, Ioannis Tsakiris, Jaume Collboni, Jordi Valls, Nadia Calviño, Pla Viure, Public Infrastructure, social housing, Spain, sustainability, sustainable housing, urban regeneration, women empowerment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB), through the Ukraine Recovery Programme, has financed the construction of the first preschool in Vysoke village, Zhytomyr Oblast, at a cost of €812,000. Completed in less than a year, the facility can host … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged Auke Lootsma, CHILDREN, community development, Education, EIB, EIB Global, EIB-Funded Preschool Brings Safety and Learning to Vysoke Amid Ukraine’s Ongoing Recovery, EU and EIB Support New Radiation-Protected Preschool in Zhytomyr Region to Strengthen Community Resilience, EU Delegation to Ukraine, EU Support, European Investment Bank, European Union, German-Armenian Fund, Green Infrastructure, Jocelin Cornet, Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, Mykola Barduk, Oleksii Kuleba, preschool, radiation-protected shelter, reconstruction, recovery, resilience, safety, Teresa Czerwinska, Ukraine recovery programme, UNDP, Vitalii Bunechko, Vysoke village, Zhytomyr Oblast
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) has partnered with the Central Bank of Armenia to launch a €100 million loan programme to boost financing for MSMEs and mid-caps, with a strong focus on regional, women-led, and green projects. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Adrienn Király, Armenia, Central Bank of Armenia, economic resilience, EFSD+, EIB Global, EIB Global Extends €100 Million Financing to Boost Sustainable and Inclusive Business Development in Armenia, EU Resilience and Growth Plan, EU-Backed EIB Loan Strengthens Armenian MSMEs and Green Growth Through Central Bank Partnership, European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus, European Investment Bank, European Union, financial inclusion, German-Armenian Fund, Green Projects, Inclusive Growth, Marion Hoenicke, Martin Galstyan, Mid-Caps, MSMEs, regional development, renewable investments, SMEs, Sustainable Finance, Teresa Czerwinska, Vassilis Maragos, women-led businesses
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has launched an advisory initiative to help Ireland scale up district heating, supporting national efforts to decarbonise heating and lower energy costs. Working with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Ireland, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged Budget 2026, carbon emissions, clean energy transition, Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission, community energy projects, Cork, Darragh O’Brien, district heating, Dublin, EIB, EIB and SEAI Partner to Drive District Heating Expansion and Decarbonise Ireland’s Energy Sector, energy efficiency, European Green Deal, European Investment Bank, fossil fuel reduction, Heat Bill, heat decarbonisation, InvestEU, Ioannis Tsakiris, Ireland, local economies, renewable energy, SEAI, SEAI Centre of Excellence, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, sustainable heating, William Walsh
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Housing Finance Agency (HFA) have announced a €400 million loan facility to boost the delivery of social and affordable homes across Ireland. The partnership enables 40-year fixed-rate financing for Local Authorities … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Ireland, Luxembourg, News, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, community development, cost-rental model, Deirdre Collier, economic growth, EIB, EIB Action Plan, EIB and HFA launch €400 million partnership to expand affordable housing across Ireland, energy efficient homes, EU investment, European Investment Bank, European Union, HFA, Housing Finance Agency, housing innovation, Ioannis Tsakiris, Ireland, Ireland and EIB deepen partnership to advance social housing and sustainable development, James Browne, long-term financing, modular construction, New €400 million EIB loan to support hundreds of social and affordable homes in Ireland, social housing, social inclusion, sustainability
(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) EDAP TMS SA has secured a €36 million credit facility from the European Investment Bank (EIB), supported by the European Commission’s InvestEU guarantee, to boost the global expansion of its Focal One® Robotic HIFU platform and fund new … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, biotechnology, credit facility, EDAP Strengthens Growth Strategy with EIB-Backed €36 Million Credit Facility for Non-Invasive Medical Technology Expansion, EDAP TMS, EIB, endometriosis, EU innovation support, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Backs EDAP TMS with €36 Million Credit Facility under InvestEU Program, Focal One, gynecology, Healthcare Innovation, high-intensity focused ultrasound, InvestEU, Lyon, medical technology, non-invasive therapy, prostate cancer, Robotic HIFU, Ryan Rhodes, SEC filing, urology
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €50 million loan to Vilniaus vandenys, Lithuania’s largest water utility, to upgrade and expand water and wastewater infrastructure in the Vilnius region. The project includes station upgrades, network extensions, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged climate resilience, digital transformation, EIB, EIB Supports €50 Million Upgrade of Vilnius Water Infrastructure to Boost Sustainability and Digital Efficiency, environmental protection, EU environmental policy, European Investment Bank, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, Lithuania, public health, renewable energy, Saulius Savickas, Simonas Klimavičius, smart meters, sustainable investment, Vilniaus vandenys, Vilnius, wastewater management, water infrastructure
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