EU Council greenlights the amended RRF plans of Greece, Cyprus, and Spain
The EU Council today approved the Commission’s positive assessment of the amended recovery and resilience (RRF) plans submitted by Greece,…
European Peace Facility: EU Council adopts 3rd support for the Lebanese Armed Forces
The EU Council today adopted a third assistance measure under the European Peace Facility (EPF) worth €60 million to the benefit of the Lebanese Armed…
Conference of the Presidents of the Outermost Regions: Speech by President Costa
"The outermost regions have a strategic importance for the Union. In the Atlantic. In the Caribbean Sea. In South America.…
EU Commission announces €116m support package for Ukrainian children in Polish schools
In Poland, Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, Roxanna Mînzatu, unveiled today a package to aid the…
EU provides €235 million humanitarian aid to Syrians
EU Commissioner for Preparedness, Crisis Management and Equality Hadja Lahbib is visiting Syria to reaffirm the EU's commitment to providing critical assistance…
Côte d’Ivoire: Team Europe steps up support for strategic and sustainable investment
The Government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, the European Union and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have announced €300 million in…
Water, marine, maritime ecosystems: EIT builds new knowledge and innovation community
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), as part of Horizon Europe, Europe's largest research programme, has launched a…
EU plans to provide €1.9bn in initial humanitarian aid for 2025
The EU continues to remain a leading global humanitarian aid donor. With more than 300 million people estimated to need…
Gaza: EU announces new €120 million humanitarian aid package
As part of the EU's long standing commitment to support Palestinians in need and in light of the latest developments…
Improving EU defence spending: EP Think Tank publishes cost of non-Europe report
The cost of non-Europe in defence spending is estimated to range from €17 to €58 billion per year. EU action…
Spain: EIB and Adif sign €350m loan to improve railway infrastructure
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Adif AV have signed a €350 million loan to invest in conventional and high-speed railway…
EIB and Calvados sign financing agreement to modernise schools and public buildings
Luxembourg, 13 January 2025 Up to €110 million in EIB financing will be invested in secondary...
EIB supports expansion of electricity and district heating networks in Reutlingen
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is supporting Stadtwerke Reutlingen with €70 million in financing for its extensive network investment plan.
EIB unveils new working paper on innovation in CESEE at Invisso Conference
At the Invisso Conference in Vienna, the European Investment Bank (EIB) released a comprehensive working paper examining the state of innovation…
Germany: EIB provides €35m to Formo’s production of animal-free cheese
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €35 million loan to German food tech company Formo. This EIB quasi-equity venture…
Wind industry: EIB and Société Générale to unlock investments of up to €8bn
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Societe Generale have agreed on a new initiative which has the potential to unlock…
Creative Europe supports the cultural and creative sectors with €170m
The EU Commission today announced the results of the various calls for proposals published in 2024 under the Creative Europe…
Clean Hydrogen Partnership call to boost hydrogen value chain across Europe
With a total budget of €184.5 million, the call aims to accelerate innovation across critical areas of the hydrogen value…
European Green Capital and Green Leaf: EU Commission launches 2027 call
The EU Commission has launched a call for European cities committed to sustainability. They can apply for the 2027 edition of the European…
School collaboration: European eTwinning platform celebrates 20 years
The EU's flagship initiative eTwinning for cross-border school collaboration, connecting teachers with each other, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
EU provides €40 million in humanitarian aid to Ethiopia
As Ethiopia faces multiple humanitarian challenges due to the impact of conflicts, recurrent climate shocks, as well as outbreaks of…
New European Bauhaus Prizes 2025 and NEB Boost for Small Municipalities
The EU Commission has opened the applications for two awards celebrating innovation and creativity inspired by the New European Bauhaus…
EU Commission issues €11 billion in its 1st syndicated transaction of 2025
The European Commission has today raised €11 billion of EU-Bonds in its 1st syndicated transaction for 2025. The dual-tranche transaction concerned…
Ukraine and Moldova: EU endorses new €148 million EU humanitarian aid package
As Russia's war of aggression continues to devastate Ukraine, approximately 12.7 million people are in need of urgent assistance. New…
Netherlands: EIB backs Resato to enhance hydrogen refuelling technology
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €25 million venture debt facility with hydrogen refuelling station developer Resato Hydrogen…
Italy: EIB Group and Findomestic agree on €250m private energy efficiency loans
The EIB Group supports families and households on their energy-efficient and alternative energy production projects for their homes.
Ukraine: EU disburses 1st G7 loan of €3bn to be repaid by frozen Russian assets’ proceeds
The EU Commission has disbursed today the first €3 billion tranche of its exceptional Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) loan for Ukraine,…
Netherlands: Rijnstate and EIB agree European loan for hospital modernisation
At a signature ceremony in Arnhem today, Rijnstate hospital and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have agreed a €90 million…
South Korea to join Horizon Europe under Transitional Arrangement
Under transitional arrangement, the European Union welcomes researchers and organisations from the Republic of Korea to participate in the calls…
Croatia: EU Cohesion funds to modernise wastewater systems of coastal agglomerations
Thanks to a €33 million support from Cohesion Policy, citizens in Croatia's Adriatic coast agglomerations of Novi Vinodolski, Crikvenica, and Selce…
Ireland: EU Commission receives 2nd RRF payment request for €115.5 million
The EU Commission received the second payment request from Ireland for €115.5 million in grants, under the Recovery and Resilience Facility…
Recovery and Resilience: EU Commission receives 3rd payment request from Latvia
On 28 December, the EU Commission received Latvia's third payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), amounting to…
Sweden sends 1st RRF payment request for €1.6 billion to the EU Commission
The EU Commission has received on 20 December Sweden's first payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), for…
Poland requests €7.3 billion under the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility
The EU Commission has received on 27 December Poland´s third payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), for €…
Italy: EU Commission receives 7th RRF seventh payment request for €21 billion
The EU Commission has received on 30 December the seventh payment request from Italy under the Recovery and Resilience Facility…
Poland: EIB doubles financing to Orlen Group’s power distribution network
EIB and ORLEN sign second PLN 900 million loan this year for power network upgrades by subsidiary Energa. The agreement…
Sweden: Chromafora to tackle chemical pollution with €22.5 million EU backing
Swedish cleantech company Chromafora receives €22.5 million EIB loan to advance technology for removing “forever chemicals” from water. The funding…
EIB provides €250m to Finlombarda for businesses in Lombardy
Finlombarda, the finance firm of the Lombardy region, will equal the EIB loan and provide a maximum of €250 million in…
Electrolux gets €200m EIB loan for green research, development, and innovation
EIB lends Electrolux Group €200 million to develop energy-efficient household appliances. The company plans to step-up research in Italy, Sweden,…
EIB and EMT Valencia sign €69m loan to grow zero-emissions urban bus fleet
The project includes the purchase of 145 electric buses to replace vehicles near the end of their useful life, and associated…
Clinical research and digitization: EIB provides €35m in financing to GVM Group
GVM will use EIB financing to develop medical technologies, carry out clinical research and strengthen digital infrastructure. The operation is…
Ukraine: EIB provides €55 million to reconstruct social infrastructure
The funding will enable Ukrainian communities to continue implementing 151 sub-projects in 2025 and beyond, focusing on schools, kindergartens, hospitals,…
NextGenerationEU reaches €300 billion in RRF payments with latest disbursements
The total disbursed amount under the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) has now surpassed the €300 billion milestone. This…
Denmark: EU Commission receives 3rd payment request for €128 million
The EU Commission yesterday received Denmark's third payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), amounting to €128 million…
Croatia: EU Commission receives 6th RRF payment request for €835.6m
The EU Commission has received the sixth payment request from Croatia for €835.6 million, net of pre-financing, under the Recovery and…
Greece: EU Commission receives Greece’s 5th RRF payment request for €3.13bn
The EU Commission has received the fifth payment request from Greece for €1.35 billion in grants (net of pre-financing), and €1.78 billion in loans…
Spain: EU Commission receives 5th RRF payment request for up to €22.1bn
The EU Commission has received Spain's 5th payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), for up to €6.7…
EU Solidarity Fund: Italy, France and Austria receive €392m to recover after floods
The EU Commission paid an amount of €392.2 million from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to help Italy, France and Austria…
Cyprus: EU Commission receives Cyprus’ fourth RRF payment request of €120.3m
Cyprus' fourth payment request concerns 20 milestones and 8 targets. It covers reforms that improve the resilience of the banking sector, address inefficiencies…