This week, climate action and international partnerships have been top of the agenda at the COP30, in Brazil, and at the summit of the European Union with the community of Latin American and Caribbean States in Colombia.
At both events, the European Investment Bank has had a strong and clear message. We are walking the talk. We are supporting Europe's leadership in the new green economy, win-win partnerships around the world and deepening our transatlantic alliance.
Alongside very productive bilateral meetings and plenary speeches, we have announced record financing for the region with €3 billion in 2025, a €1 billion programme for electricity interconnection in Central America and two new projects for solar power in Colombia and water in Ecuador.
In Panama, we met President Mulino and his government to deepen our partnership. We announced new financing for electricity networks, and we had the chance to visit the Panama Canal and the Juan Díaz water treatment plant, both infrastructures financed by the European Investment Bank.
Elsewhere, new financing announced this week includes energy infrastructures in Germany and digitalisation of SMEs in Croatia.
And finally, a big thank you to Universitat Pompeu Fabra for the Public Figure of the Year award. It is a great recognition and a great honour, both personally and for the European Investment Bank playing such an important role for Europe and the world.
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