My #1week1minute🎥 ✔️Panel on boosting innovation in Africa at #CNNGlobalPerspectives ✔️ Discussion at @euinuk.bsky.social on current global issues ✔️Good exchange with Jamil Anderlini on the future of Europe at the Santander Conference ✔️Empowering women @europarl.europa.eu #GenderEqualityWeek

Women have driven innovation for centuries — and today, they’re leading the next wave in life sciences. At #BIOEurope 2025, our Summit celebrated their impact and called for action to close the gap in women’s health. Learn more 👉 go.eib.org/EIBGwls25

We are providing €300m to Lithuania to strengthen defence infrastructure, from transport & logistics to new facilities and medical support. With this loan, total EIB backing for Lithuania defence exceeds €1bn in 2025, reinforcing the EU’s eastern border. 👉 go.eib.org/Lithuania_EIB

We’re disbursing €100m to boost 🇺🇦’s economic resilience & heating infrastructure: ✅€70m to keep businesses running & enhance energy efficiency ✅€30m to repair district heating systems. Backed by the EU for Ukraine Fund & Ukraine Investment Framework➡️ go.eib.org/Ukraine_EIB

VP Robert de Groot unveiled the plaque of Podgorica’s Vladimir Nazor School, built with over €7 million from an EU grant, an EIB Global loan, and support from the Government of Montenegro. The new facilities mark a major step toward modern, inclusive learning for 1,200 students.

Africa is very important to the EIB: 40% of our financing outside the EU goes there, into energy and digital, and boosting innovation through strategic partnerships for health and education. President @nadiacalvino.eib.org on #CNNGlobalPerspectives with @cnn.com Richard Quest cnn.it/47JsMgn

We’ve approved up to €1.4bn to strengthen Campi Flegrei, an area hit by seismic events since 2024. Today, we signed the project contract to boost building resilience, repair current damages & integrate climate adaptation measures. For more info go.eib.org/Campi_Flegrei

The EIB Group is more determined than ever to reflect EU policies on gender equality across all our activities, supporting projects that empower women to thrive and unlock their full potential. 🎙️President @nadiacalvino.eib.org, @europarl.europa.eu European #GenderEqualityWeek ⤵️

At #BloombergGreen Summit, VP Fayolle speaks to @bloomberg.com's Vonnie Quinn about #COP30 and how the EIB will accelerate and simplify green investment ⤵️ bloomberg.com/news/videos/...

The EIB Group welcomes the EU's ambitious climate goals for #COP30. We will continue to work with EU countries and the @ec.europa.eu to make climate and competitiveness a winning tandem.

The EIB Group’s 2024 Sustainability Report is out. 🌱€51B invested in climate and sustainability ⚡75% fewer emissions from energy projects since 2018 👩‍💼1.5M new jobs created by 2028. Clear reporting. Real results. 🔗https://go.eib.org/EIBsustainability24

Our new office in Podgorica marks a new chapter in our partnership with Montenegro and reflects the strategic importance of our relations as the country advances on its EU path. With over €1 billion already financed, we remain a strong and reliable partner. ➡️ go.eib.org/PodgoricaOffice

At the Banco Santander Conference, President @nadiacalvino.eib.org highlighted the importance of nurturing and deepening win-win partnerships around the world, and the key role of the EIB Group in boosting global security and prosperity for a better future for all.

'EIB is walking the talk. While others are discussing, we are doing. We're on track to achieve the 3.5% of our total business this year devoted to security and defence. For next year, we will continue on the same track.' 🎙️President @nadiacalvino.eib.org at the Banco Santander Conference.

We’re proud to back innovation that meets today’s healthcare challenges. Our €20m loan with Overture Life will help scale automation and AI in IVF, improving outcomes and expanding access to fertility care across Europe amid declining birth rates. 🔗 go.eib.org/OvertureLife

Together with Erste Bank Serbia, we are boosting inclusive employment with a €10m loan & €1.3m grant under the Economic Reselience Initaitive. The funds will support SMEs creating jobs for women, youth and people with disabilities, promoting inclusive growth. ➡️ go.eib.org/ErsteBankSerbia

Backed by the Spanish export credit agency, Cesce, we’re providing a €500m loan to @iberdrola-oficial.bsky.social for an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. It will supply clean energy to 600,000 people, bringing Europe closer to independence from fossil fuel imports. go.eib.org/Spain_Iberdr...

We are investing over €192 million in Serbia to support better healthcare and cleaner water. ✅€157 million loan to upgrade clinical centres in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Kragujevac and Niš ✅€35.5 million EU grant under @TheWBIF for new sewerage infrastructure in Belgrade. ➡️ go.eib.org/Serbia-Upgrades

Our securitisation deal with Banco Santander will mobilise €1.08bn for Spanish SMEs and mid-caps, driving the green transition, competitiveness and women’s entrepreneurship, including: ✔️€200m for near-zero emission buildings ✔️€70m for women-led companies go.eib.org/Spain_BancoS...

We are lending Swedish forest-industry group Holmen €100 million to expand onshore wind generation in northern Sweden. The project adds renewable power capacity to support fast-growing, energy-intensive industries and advance Sweden’s net-zero 2045 goals. ➡️ go.eib.org/Sweden_WindE...

President @nadiacalvino.eib.org announced a €52m Guarantee Agreement, one of the 1st under the HDX initiative with Gates Foundation to support MedAccess UK in unlocking volume guarantees for health manufacturers across Africa. To find out more go.eib.org/MedAccess_Africa

🍊🌞Turning a barren land into a mandarin farm? A former accountant did it. With our support, Tariq Berrada El Azizi launched Mom’s Manor, a modern orchard with a solar-powered drip irrigation system to export Nadorcott mandarins. Read his story 👉 go.eib.org/Morocco_Agriculture

🥦Scaling up bio-based industries means a stronger autonomy for Europe, more jobs & innovation. 💡Curious to know how? 📘Our new study on bioeconomy lays out bold, actionable steps that can unlock the sector’s full potential. 👉 To dive in bit.ly/3JBoSxM

We're backing German MedTech with a €20 million venture loan for PRECISIS. With #InvestEU support, we're helping advance and scale EASEE, a minimally invasive neurostimulation therapy offering new hope to people living with drug-resistant epilepsy. ➡️ go.eib.org/GermanMedTech

🔴 Latest from our Housing Innovation Conference: We've signed a €113m lending facility with the Barcelona City Council to build 640 rental homes in Barcelona. ✔️Energy-efficient ✔️Affordable ✔️Inclusive - benefitting 2,040 people, 70% of whom will be women. 🔗 go.eib.org/SocialHousing

We’re supporting Freudenberg’s €214m innovation programme with a €100m EIB loan, boosting research and development in AI, automation and sustainability. This partnership strengthens Europe’s industrial innovation and digital transformation. 👉 go.eib.org/Innovation_G...

We are lending €90 million to Finnish energy supplier TVO to modernise two nuclear power units, enhancing safety, reliability, and energy security. This investment supports the continued supply of safe, clean electricity for citizens. 🔗 go.eib.org/Olkiluoto_EIBe

The first-ever preschool in Vysoke, Zhytomyr Oblast has been completed. Financed by the EIB through the Ukraine Recovery Programme, it includes a radiation-protected shelter and will soon offer safe early education for 40 local children. Read more 🔗 go.eib.org/UkrainePreSchool

From Yerevan to every region, we’re helping Armenian small businesses thrive, especially those led by women and driving green innovation. With €100 million in EU-backed support, ~500 enterprises will grow and 14k jobs will be sustained, building a stronger Armenia. ➡️ go.eib.org/Armenia_Businesses

We're signing the 1st loan for large-scale retail in Italy. CIA-Conad supermarkets will get a €40m loan to finance their energy transition via Banca Finint S.p.A. Buildings energy efficiency, renewable energy use & more are part of this project. 👉 go.eib.org/Italy_Conad

We are supporting Angola's first #HPV vaccination campaign with €50m in financing to protect around 2 million girls aged 9-12. Joining forces with the EU Commission, WHO, UNDP and UNICEF, we invest in girls who'll grow to lead and lift their communities⤵️ go.eib.org/Angola_HPV_V...

Today, we welcomed Cultural Forces, an artistic unit of Ukraine’s Armed Forces bringing healing and hope through music. Performing across Europe and on the frontlines, they remind us that Ukraine’s strength lies not only in defence, but in its unbreakable spirit and vibrant culture.

With Dublin Airport operator daa, we’re joining forces for a €627 million sustainability programme, backed by a €288 million EIB loan & EU CEF support. Investments will cut carbon, improve water use & make Dublin Airport a model for green transport. 👉 go.eib.org/Ireland_Daa

Through a new €400m loan to Ireland’s Housing Finance Agency, we’re supporting the delivery of hundreds of new social & affordable homes. Ireland continues to lead in EIB-backed housing investment, building sustainable, energy-efficient homes for all. 👉 go.eib.org/HFA_EIB

On Friday, our VP Marek Mora joined President Mirziyoyev & Commissioner Kos in Brussels to deepen EIB–Uzbekistan cooperation under #GlobalGateway and discussed: ✅ €1.5bn project pipeline ✅ New Tashkent office in 2026 ✅ Focus on energy, transport & connectivity

With Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment & SEAI, we’ve launched a new initiative to expand district heating in Ireland, helping lower energy costs, cut emissions & strengthen local economies, a key step towards cleaner, more efficient urban heating👇 bit.ly/Ireland_Heat... #EIBAdvisory

In conversation with Steven Beardsley on @news.dw.com, President @nadiacalvino.eib.org highlighted the need to integrate EU markets, and our leading role in: ✔️mobilising private and public investment for startups scaling in Europe ✔️financing deep tech, health tech and green technologies ⤵️

We welcome @consilium.europa.eu’s support for the EIB Group’s strategic role in strengthening Europe’s security and defence. We have a robust pipeline of projects to boost our collective capabilities, and are on track to deliver on our targets for this year.

At the #BerlinProcess Summit, VP De Groot reaffirmed our support for the Western Balkans’ EU path. With €12b invested since 2010, we’re scaling up with a new office in 🇲🇪, a new lending strategy, offering: ✅tailored solutions ✅risk-sharing tools ✅green investment support.

We are donating €750,000 to support humanitarian relief in Gaza, focusing on medical & nutritional aid for children, pregnant and breastfeeding women & other vulnerable groups. Funds will be channelled via two NGOs, CARE and Welthungerhilfe. 👉 go.eib.org/Gaza_Donations

🎙️'We are a very important player of the Multilateral Bank family, the only one that has as shareholders only the 27 Member States of the EU.' At #BGD2025, President @nadiacalvino.eib.org outlines how this policy alignment helps us identify our priorities, and drives our actions. 📽️⤵️

🎙️'In this transactional reality, trust and confidence are very valuable assets.' In conversation with Henry Kravis and Francine Lacqua at #BGD2025, President @nadiacalvino.eib.org discusses the role Europe is called upon to play in the new global order that is taking shape. 📽️⤵️

🚨The EIB Group Boards of Directors approved €9.2 billion in new financing for: ✔️a first-of-its-kind €400 million HousingTech initiative ✔️the EIF’s first paediatrics venture capital fund ✔️energy security Learn more➡️ go.eib.org/EIBGroup_Boa...

We’re investing €40m in 🇸🇪’s Meva Energy to expand modular, climate-neutral biogas plants across Europe. By converting local biomass residues into renewable gas, Meva helps industries cut fossil use, boost 🇪🇺 energy security & advance the bioeconomy👇 go.eib.org/Sweden_Energy

Through a new €150m loan to ICSC, we’re supporting the construction & modernisation of public sports and cultural facilities across Italy. These projects boost urban regeneration, social inclusion & green mobility, bringing total cooperation to €500m👇 go.eib.org/Italy_EIB

We're boosting rail in Czech Republic. The country gets a €200m financing to repair regional & EU TEN-T lines. The works aim to reduce travel times, improve passenger access & rail freight competitiveness. The project should be completed by 2030. go.eib.org/EIB_CzechRepublic_Railways

We're improving transport in Prague 🛣️ As part of its Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan, we're supporting the construction of a 12.64 kms section of the city's Ring Road. This will help reduce traffic congestion & improve regional connectivity. 🔗go.eib.org/EIB_Prague

Through #EIBAdvisory, ELENA supports Sofiac Ecofonds, a super-ESCO driving energy-efficiency projects across SMEs, mid-caps, public buildings & housing. Together, we’re powering cleaner growth for industries, students & seniors alike. 🔗Read more: go.eib.org/France_ELENA

With partners, we are financing €318 million for Ignitis Group to build the 314 MW Kelmė onshore wind farm. As Lithuania’s largest wind farm, it will: 🔵power 250,000 homes 🔵strengthen 🇱🇹 and 🇪🇺 energy security 🔵drive the green transition. 👉 go.eib.org/Lithuania_Wi...

North Macedonia’s Economic Chamber launches the country’s first Decarbonisation Guide for small businesses, developed with #EIBGlobal, EIB Advisory and EU support. The digital tool helps businesses cut emissions, stay competitive and prepare for climate risks ➡️ go.eib.org/NorthMacedonia