Technology infrastructures – facilities, equipment, capabilities and resources that support the development, testing and scaling of technologies before they enter the market – are an essential element of research and innovation. Technology infrastructures primarily support industrial users, lowe...

Energy efficiency is central to the European Green Deal, the Fit for 55 package and the Clean Industrial Deal. It is a key pillar of REPowerEU, which is targeting a 20% reduction in gas consumption in the short term. In 2025, the Action Plan for Affordable Energy has set the stage for better int...

The European Investment Bank Group is committed to being open and transparent with EU citizens and the wider public. The EIB Group Transparency Policy explains how the EIB Group ensures transparency and engages with stakeholders. It sets out how the Group publishes information proactively and re...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group (EIBG), comprising the EIB1 and the European Investment Fund (EIF), 2 is committed to the highest possible level of transparency. The EIB has had a policy on access to information since 1997.3 The EIB’s commitment to openness is currently enshrined in the...

The 2024 report builds on the significant achievements and lessons learned in previous years, reflecting the EIB Group's unwavering dedication to combating fraud and corruption. The report gives an overview of the Investigations Division’s work to prevent, detect, investigate and remedy prohibit...

Financing for development is limited. The United Nations estimates the USD 5 trillion per year is needed in developing countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. To increase the amounts available, the European Investment Bank (EIB) sets up and manages trust funds. Our trust funds ar...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) carried out a large number of infrastructural development projects in EC member countries in the late 1950s throughout the 1960s. The project files are housed in the Historical Archives of the European Union. They include a large number of digitized photographs...

Achieving gender equality is an important EU objective. It is not just a matter of fundamental human rights, but also smart economics. As the European Union’s investment arm, the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group aims to contribute to this goal. Its strategy, grounded in the EU policy framewo...

This evaluation analyses the suitability of the EIB’s framework loan product in addressing disasters and emergencies. It found that framework loans perform particularly well in the reconstruction phase and are potentially well suited to prevention and preparedness. However, where time is of the ...