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COVID-19: €3.4 billion for regions and companies hit hardest

The new financing will support healthcare, energy, transport, water and education in Europe and around the world.

Western Balkans: €1.7 billion to help recover from pandemic

The European Investment Bank’s contribution is part of an EU package worth €3.3 billion.

Coronavirus vaccine: Billions pledged at EU conference

The EIB joined a wide range of international players pledging urgent funding for vaccines, diagnostics and treatments.

Primary care in Africa: Support from the EIB and the World Health Organization

A new agreement will support health care in 10 African countries and offer diagnostic tests and protective equipment for people who need help the most.

Urban agenda: Joining forces to improve lives in cities

Our new partnership with the United Nations will help cities manage growth sustainably and improve urban life in many ways.

The drive to find treatments and vaccines

The EIB has a potential portfolio of 22 European companies working on promising projects in vaccines, treatments and diagnostics, representing a total investment of about €770 million.

Europe is a research and innovation powerhouse

Read how we are supporting technologies that solve the biggest challenges and help innovators become global leaders.

Our latest update on the coronavirus and the economy

Don’t miss our briefings that explain how the crisis is changing the business outlook and moving financial markets.

EIB at a glance

Stories, videos and podcasts

From electric buses to fighting COVID-19 in 15 days

We helped a Spanish electric mobility company start making inexpensive ventilators for hospitals in Spain and around the world.

Speeding up the hunt for vaccines

To help find treatments for the coronavirus, we are working with companies such as Nuritas, which uses artificial intelligence and DNA analysis to improve healthcare.

Our work with WHO, Gates Foundation and other groups is strengthening a global response

We cooperate with many important foundations and groups on vaccine research, diagnostic services, the combat against malaria and the drive to improve healthcare in low-income parts of the world.

A new podcast on the coronavirus: Does this change everything?

What parts of society will be transformed forever? In our new podcast on the coronavirus, bank experts examine what the crisis means for education, digitalisation, urban mobility and medicine.

Remote doctor's appointments made simple and affordable

Knok offers medical consultations by video that people can access via a simple app on their phone.

Waste in the oceans is turned into sustainable clothes

The Spanish firm Ecoalf is using plastic bottles from the sea, nylon from old fishnets, discarded carpets, used yarn and other products to make new clothes.

How it works: EIB experts explain fibre optic technology

Can everyone get access to a quick and reliable internet service? Andres Gavira Etzel, an EIB engineer, explains the advantages of optical fibre and why it works so well over long distances.

The European Investment Fund at a glance

The European Investment Fund at a glance

A helping hand for small companies in Sweden

A loan guarantee worth about €18 million will allow Aros Kapital to give small loans at low interest rates to companies with fewer than 9 employees.

Helping entrepreneurs get financing in the Balkans

Small companies in the Western Balkans have a hard time getting loans. The Western Balkans Enterprise Development and Innovation Facility is solving this problem.

Latest publications

EIB energy lending policy

The EIB Circular Economy Guide - Supporting the circular transition

The EIB supports the transition to the circular economy. This guide explains why – and how that can be achieved.

EIB energy lending policy

European Investment Advisory Hub Annual report 2019

The European Investment Advisory Hub is a one-stop-shop that gets projects off the ground and to the finish line. Find out more in our video.

EIB energy lending policy

From starting to scaling: How to foster startup growth in Europe

Startups are important sources of employment and innovation. Learn what these small companies need to grow and how governments can be their key partners.

Highlights from the EIB Board Meeting, 15 May 2020

Upcoming events

Virtual Oceans Dialogues

online – 1 to 5 June

G7 Summit

online – 10 to 12 June

Impact Investing, World Forum

online – 21 to 22 June

European Public Communication Conference

Brussels – 29 to 30 June

Please note that some events may be cancelled or rescheduled

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