Press secretariat

The European Investment Bank Group is pleased to announce Diarmaid Kehoe as the new representative in Ireland and the head of the EIB Group’s Dublin office.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and CaixaBank have signed a €50 million counter-guarantee agreement that CaixaBank will use to create a portfolio of bank guarantees under a green trade finance facility of at least €100 million to back the manufacturing capabilities of Navantia’s renewable energy division Navantia Seanergies. Navantia has extensive experience in the offshore wind energy sector, by building substations and fixed and floating foundations, such as jackets and monopiles.

The European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union, has signed a landmark €300 million loan agreement with Ukraine’s state-owned energy utility, Naftogaz. This financing is an urgent measure to support the resilience of the energy sector and help replenish the country’s long-term gas reserves ahead of winter. It will secure energy supply for households and businesses, following damage to Ukrainian infrastructure caused by Russia’s ongoing attacks.