Trans-European Networks

Approach

The promotion of clean transport and energy infrastructure also contributes to the EIB’s long-term corporate objectives of sustainable, competitive and secure energy, as well as environmental protection and improvement.  

We promote high-quality infrastructure:

• supporting the links between the 27 EU Member States and connecting the EU and the countries of the European Neighbourhood area
• further enhancing interconnection and interoperability of existing national networks and access to the basic networks
• ensuring that the benefits of the Trans-European Networks permeate over the whole EU territory

Our added value

The EIB contributes real value added to TENs energy and transport infrastructure projects, relying on its ability to:

• mobilise on competitive terms the large amounts necessary to co-finance the building of this infrastructure
• offer maturities tailored to the long construction and operating periods of the schemes concerned
• provide structured finance as a complement to commercial bank and capital market funding

Eligible countries

The EU is our main focus. The TENs policy and eligibility for EIB support extends to the EU neighbours: Enlargement countries, the European Free Trade Association, the Western Balkans, the Mediterranean Partner Countries and the EU Eastern neighbours.