Ukraine

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the city of Kyiv have signed a €50 million loan agreement to finance the purchase of new metro coaches. This initiative aims to modernise Kyiv’s metro fleet and provide reliable transport for millions of the capital’s residents. The agreement was signed today at EIB headquarters in Luxembourg during a visit by a delegation from the Kyiv City State Administration.

Today at the Moldova Partnership Platform conference in Chișinău, the European Investment Bank (EIB Global) and the government of Moldova signed two agreements aiming to enhance the country’s economic and environmental resilience. EIB Vice-President Teresa Czerwińska, alongside Moldovan President Maia Sandu and Ambassador of the European Union to Moldova Jānis Mažeiks, announced a €200 million loan for forest development and a €12 million EU grant for railway infrastructure improvements. These investments aim to enhance Moldova’s green transition, improve connectivity, and support regional trade routes, including crucial links with neighbouring war-torn Ukraine.

Two schools in Ukraine’s Vinnytsia Oblast – the Lyceum №2 in Stryzhavka village and Miziakivsko-Khutirskyi Lyceum in Miziakivski-Khutory village – have reopened after significant renovations, just in time for the new school year. The two schools have been equipped with energy-efficient technologies, including upgraded wall and roof insulation and new energy-efficient windows and doors, which are key against a backdrop of energy shortages caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The improvements are set to provide safer and more comfortable learning and working environments while also reducing heating costs and carbon emissions.