Press secretariat

Die Europäische Investitionsbank (EIB) hat 170 Millionen Euro zur Finanzierung neuer Regionalzüge für den Personennahverkehr im Großraum Berlin beigetragen. Die Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH (ODEG) bedient mit den modernen Siemens Desiro HC-Zügen ab 11. Dezember 2022 die Regionalbahnstrecke RE1 von Magdeburg über Berlin und Frankfurt/Oder nach Cottbus. Die Züge, die im 20-Minuten-Takt verkehren, bieten zwischen 637 und 800 Sitzplätze pro Fahrt. Die Kapazität auf der Strecke nimmt damit in den Hauptverkehrszeiten um 70 Prozent zu.

A major player in the energy transition, Caisse d’Epargne CEPAC, has announced the signing of a €350 million financing package with the European Investment Bank (EIB). Dedicated exclusively to financing solar and wind projects, this envelope is likely to receive more funding after full utilisation.

At the EU Western Balkans Summit held in Tirana, Albania, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Lilyana Pavlova pledged support to the region to cope with urgent short-term needs stemming from Russia’s war in Ukraine. This support will come from EIB Global, the arm of the Bank focused on operations outside the European Union, in the form of new projects that it plans to finance in the region to deploy clean energy, expand electricity networks and storage infrastructure, and help the private sector implement energy efficiency measures. She confirmed that the Bank is fully aligned with the €1 billion energy support package announced by the European Commission and plans to play a key role in its implementation.