Gelsomina Vigliotti

Key resources

Vice-President Vigliotti oversees the following areas:

Policy priorities

SMEs and scale-up
Agriculture and bioeconomy

EIB Global: Financing operations in the Southern Neighbourhood: Libya*, Egypt, Palestine**, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria***

Overall responsibility for institutional relations with Italy and contribute to business development in the interest of the EIB Group

Internal projects and functions

Risk-based project assessment
Member of the EIF Board of Directors

Inter-institutional relations and external positions

FAO, IFAD, WFP
Think tanks

Latest news and speeches

8 May 2025

France: EIB and Groupe BPCE sign an agreement to provide €200 million in support for French agricultural businesses

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the BPCE banking group have signed an agreement to mobilise €200 million in loans for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps in the French farming and bioeconomy sectors. This is the first operation that the EIB has signed in France as part of the €3 billion package it approved in 2024 to support businesses in the farming sector.

31 March 2025

Italy: EIB and Banca Popolare di Sondrio to provide €300 million in support of agribusinesses

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Banca Popolare di Sondrio have signed an agreement aimed at mobilising over €300 million for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps active in the agriculture and bioeconomy sectors in Italy, with a particular focus on green projects. This is the first operation signed by the EIB in Italy as part of the €3 billion package approved by the EIB last year to support small and medium-sized businesses active in the agriculture sector.

13 March 2025

Italy: EIB provides €160 million to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Tuscany

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €160 million financing package for the Tuscany region, aiming to back the investments and the working capital needs of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Tuscany. Tuscany Region President Eugenio Giani and EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti launched the operational phase of the initiative at the Palazzo Strozzi Sacrati in Florence today.

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Gelsomina Vigliotti
EIB Vice-President
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* The EIB will start operating in Libya after it signs a framework agreement with the country (currently in preparation).

** This designation is not to be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the Member States on this issue.

*** Following EU sanctions in November 2011, the EIB has suspended all loan disbursements and technical advisory contracts for projects in Syria.