Our priorities

The European Investment Bank, the EU bank, is the lending arm of the European Union. We are the biggest multilateral financial institution in the world and one of the largest providers of climate finance.

We support projects that promote the priorities and objectives of the European Union.

Our activities focus on the following areas

Climate and environmental sustainability

taking action to address the climate and environment emergency

Innovation, digital and human capital

committed to breaking down investment barriers and helping the EU to take lead in the next wave of innovation

Sustainable energy and natural resources

decarbonising the energy supply while safeguarding our natural resources

Sustainable cities and regions

supporting projects that make life in urban areas more sustainable

Small and medium-sized enterprises

supporting the backbone of the EU’s economy

Small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-caps

Cohesion

pushing for a balanced territorial development that will leave no one behind

Regional development and cohesion

All the projects we finance must be bankable. But they also must comply with high technical, environmental and social standards.

The combined expertise of our economists, engineers, financial analysts and climate specialists ensures the success of our projects. In turn, the stamp of approval from our specialists triggers more investment from the private sector.

EIB Global

For more than 50 years, the EIB has been the European Union’s international development bank. Our key investments across the world help create stability, promote sustainable growth and fight climate change everywhere.

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Our initiatives

We also invest in initiatives that create links between people, businesses and economies. The initiatives we support aim at addressing the challenges and risks of our changing world, and are concrete evidence of the EU’s importance to lives and businesses in Europe and beyond.

Our priorities

Our activities focus on the following areas

Climate and environmental sustainability

Innovation, digital and human capital

Sustainable energy and natural resources

Sustainable cities and regions

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Cohesion

EIB Global

Our initiatives

Economic Resilience Initiative

Circular economy

Gender equality

Sustainable oceans

Investing for youth