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As the EU bank, we provide finance and expertise for sustainable investment projects that make a strong impact on people’s lives in Europe and beyond.
🎄Many Christmas trees are still standing in our homes, a reminder of our connection to nature.

🌲Forests cover about 42% of Europe, supporting biodiversity, storing carbon and strengthening climate resilience.

💚At the EIB, we support sustainable forest management.
December 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🎄 Best wishes - enjoy the holidays with your loved ones from all of us at the European Investment Bank Group!
December 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
We’re providing €50 million to Comau to support R&D in robotics, advanced automation and digital technologies across key industrial sectors.

Backed by #InvestEU and aligned with #TechEU, the investment will boost Europe’s industrial competitiveness.

👉 go.eib.org/Italy_Comau
December 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Together with Intesa Sanpaolo, we finalised two agreements for a total of €700m in financing to strengthen access to investment for SMEs and mid-caps in Italy:

🔵€500m bond + €200m risk-sharing guarantee
🔵Up to €1.9bn mobilised
🔵€450m dedicated to green projects.

➡️ go.eib.org/Italy_CompanyFinancing
December 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
🇪🇺 What happens when a continent’s green transition hinges on one supplier?

Europe’s dependency on raw materials isn't just an economic risk, it's a strategic vulnerability.

Read VP Nicola Beer's take in Project Syndicate to learn how we can build resilience bit.ly/VPBeer_RawMaterials
December 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
We've disbursed over €74 million to help communities across Ukraine maintain essential public services during the war.

It supports education, healthcare, transport and railway infrastructure, strengthening resilience today and recovery tomorrow.

➡️ go.eib.org/Ukraine_PublicServices
December 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
We signed our first-ever renewable energy partnership with Barclays Bank to unlock €800 million for Europe’s wind supply chain.

This partnership will ease financing bottlenecks, mobilise private capital, clean-tech resilience and energy security across the EU.

➡️ go.eib.org/EIB_Barclays
December 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We signed a new agreement with Unicaja to mobilise €400m in financing for SMEs and midcaps, with a focus on cohesion regions.

Through this support, small and medium-sized businesses will be able to create jobs and invest in their competitiveness⤵️

go.eib.org/Unicaja
December 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Full speed ahead towards boosting sustainable transport in Catalonia🚄

We have signed the first €250 million tranche of our €500 million loan to @renfeoperadora.bsky.social to:
🔵buy new electric trains
🔵improve services & accessibility for travellers
🔵increase safety ⤵️

go.eib.org/RodaliesFleet
December 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
We have signed a €200m guarantee framework with Erste Bank to accelerate wind energy investments across the EU.

With this first partnership in Austria under our EU-wide wind guarantee initiative, we boost the wind turbine sector's competitiveness.
👉 go.eib.org/Austria_EIB
December 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Infrastructure is about safety above all.

With €240m in EIB support, the Fréjus Tunnel is now a double-tube system. One-way tubes over 13km eliminate head-on risks for 2m annual vehicles.

A vital, secure link for the TEN-T corridor.
December 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
In 2025, we invested nearly €1.38bn to expand and upgrade Poland’s road network.

This includes:
🔵a new €500m loan to BGK for the S17 expressway in south-eastern Poland
🔵projects to enhance civilian & military mobility,
🔵climate resilience👇
go.eib.org/Poland_Trans...
December 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
We’re investing €20m in Finnish start-up Aisti to scale up production of bio-based, noise-reducing acoustic panels.

Backed by #InvestEU, the financing will expand manufacturing in Eastern Finland, supporting greener buildings and regional growth in Europe.
👉 go.eib.org/Finland_EIB
December 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Through #EIBAdvisory, we are helping develop the Thirty Meter Telescope in La Palma.

This project, led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, will enable scientists to explore the universe with unprecedented precision, ensuring Europe leads in global tech.

➡️ go.eib.org/30MeterTelescope
December 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We’re providing €100 million to MM S.p.A, backed by #InvestEU, to modernise Milan’s water services for 1.4m residents.

Through #InvestEU, the EIB has already invested over €4bn in Italy, boosting resilience, efficiency and service quality.

👉 go.eib.org/Italy_Water
December 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
In BiH, we launched
🔵a €20m credit line and a €3.3m grant with Intesa Sanpaolo Banka BiH to support SME financing & inclusive employment
🔵the Greening Financial Systems programme to advise Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina on climate risk & help scale up green investment➡️ go.eib.org/BiH_Intesa
December 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We're lending €40m to Technip Energies to:

✅Invest in R&D
✅Promote/Sustain decarbonisation technologies Employ high-skilled workers
✅Develop its Reju demo hub for textile recycling.

This is part of our #TechEU initiative, with #EIBAdvisory support➡️ go.eib.org/TechnipEnerg...
December 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🚨 A step forward for Europe’s biotech sector:

✅ EIB Group BioTechEU initiative to mobilise €10 billion in investment under #TechEU
✅ EU Health Biotechnology Investment Pilot announced by the @ec.europa.eu and the EIB Group to help bridge Europe’s investment gap ⤵️
go.eib.org/BioTechEU
December 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
🏠The EIB Group is doubling housing financing to €6 billion, supporting the European Commission’s Affordable Housing Plan.

The focus:
🔵innovation
🔵renovation
🔵new builds,

turning Europe’s housing ambitions into concrete investments👉 go.eib.org/EIB_Housing
December 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
With the European Investment Fund and Banco Sabadell, we'll mobilise around €1.8bn to finance the liquidity and investment needs of SMEs & mid-caps in Spain.

These agreements will help local businesses invest in the green transition, competitiveness and climate resilience⤵️

go.eib.org/BancoSabadell
December 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Estonian SMEs get a major boost.

Under a new EIB Group capital relief operation with Coop Pank, up to €249m in fresh financing will fund growth, gender equality & green projects.

This is a step towards a greener & fairer economy for Estonia➡️ go.eib.org/Estonia_EIB
December 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We are supporting CEC Bank with €25 million in financing to support public-sector projects in Romanian regions most affected by the climate transition.

This will boost sustainable development, resilience and cohesion across the country.

➡️ go.eib.org/CECBank_Roma...
December 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
We are lending up to €870 million to Nokia to accelerate research & development in 5G-Advanced and AI-powered 6G.

Backed by #InvestEU, the financing strengthens Europe’s technological leadership, strategic autonomy and competitiveness in telecoms.
👉 go.eib.org/Nokia_EIB
December 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Together with BBVA, we'll mobilise €1.3 billion in financing to:
🔵finance the liquidity and investment needs of SMEs, mid-caps and entrepreneurs
🔵promote the construction and renovation of sustainable housing.

Learn how we boost competitiveness⤵️
go.eib.org/BBVA_Spain
December 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The EU invests €100m loan + €34m The WBIF grant to modernise & electrify the Niš–Dimitrovgrad railway:

✅Faster speeds, more passengers & freight
✅Better capacity, safety & service, easing Niš bottlenecks.
A key step for Corridor X & regional connectivity 👉 go.eib.org/Railway_EIB
December 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM