Press secretariat

Die Europäische Investitionsbank (EIB) hat heute neue Finanzierungen in Höhe von 10,2 Milliarden Euro genehmigt. Die Mittel sind für Unternehmensinvestitionen und die Stärkung der wirtschaftlichen Krisenfestigkeit nach Corona, die grüne Energiewende, nachhaltigen Verkehr, Gesundheit, Bildung, sozialen Wohnungsbau und Stadtentwicklung bestimmt.

By 2020, 37% of European firms had still not adopted any advanced digital technology, compared with 27% in the United States. The slow adaptation of digital technologies threatens to impede European firms’ competitiveness in the long term, as digital firms tend to perform better than non-digital firms do. They invest more, are more innovative, have better management practices, grow faster and create higher-paying jobs. Digital firms are also more likely to invest in tackling the transition and physical risks of climate change. While EU firms are overall lagging behind US peers in adopting and creating new digital technologies, Europe excels in one area — the intersection of green/digital technologies.