The EIB and Europe Day 2022

The European Investment Bank (EIB), the Bank of the European Union, announced a €4 billion program for 2022 and 2023 to help cities and regions in EU Member States address urgent investment needs and meet the challenges of welcoming and integrating war refugees from Ukraine.

The European Investment Bank plans further measures to support Ukraine, in addition to the nearly €670 million in emergency lending delivered in March, EIB President Werner Hoyer told Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in a phone conversation Thursday.

Statement by the heads of the EBRD, EIB, CEB, IMF and WBG on the impacts on the global economy of the ongoing war in Ukraine and our respective and collective response to this crisis.

The European Investment Bank strongly condemns the military invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops and the violations of fundamental rights of civilians and public servants, including the recent abduction of democratically elected mayors of Ukrainian towns and the attacks against civilian infrastructure, including children's hospitals and schools, over the last two weeks. 

Ukrainian companies receive urgent help to do business internationally while war rages

The 2024 EIB Forum sets out Europe’s most urgent priorities for a transition to clean, renewable energy and economic autonomy

Doctors spend third of their time on documentation. A German health tech startup uses artificial intelligence to cut time spent on medical reports and improve patient care

For the immunocompromised, the COVID-19 threat remains. But a Belgian company is harnessing nanobodies from llamas to fight the virus and other diseases

Small businesses power the Croatian economy. But they often struggle to get finance. Three European guarantees are changing that

Runa Khan believes that everyone should have access to healthcare. Her organisation Friendship brings medicines, vaccines, and education to remote areas of Bangladesh

A Finnish company goes beyond zeroes and ones to build quantum computers that speed up scientific breakthroughs, improving everyone’s lives

A Finnish company believes that automated vehicles will help halt climate change, so it’s developing software to operate them in all weather conditions

In our new video series “Thinking Global” we analyse global matters from a local perspective. Together with EIB experts working on the ground, we will be travelling throughout the globe to dive into current issues and find possible solutions.

In our first episode, we will take you to Senegal. Do you know how Africa is coping with COVID-19 vaccinations? Are African countries getting the support they need to manufacture COVID vaccines locally?

Find the answers in our video!

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•  Senegal: EIB provides €75 million to Institut Pasteur de Dakar for new vaccine manufacturing facility
•  Senegal: Republic of Senegal and Team Europe support agree to build a manufacturing plant to produce vaccines against COVID-19 and other endemic diseases
•  EIB responds with €300m to boost COVID vaccine deliveries to countries in need

Two European companies are transforming the Internet of Things (IoT) sector, producing innovative digital building services and creating jobs in Poland and Lithuania

Peter Pinter’s stint in the UK paid off big when he wanted to come home and find a job with an international focus.  Now working for a Hungary-led software firm, he feels he ‘could be anywhere in the EU’

Marta Liberkowska, a former TV presenter, has become the public face of Gorzów’s revitalisation as communications officer for this Poland urban renewal

Lukáš Kalus works with machining machines in the Czech Republic — machines that make parts for other machines. The job was created with backing from the European Investment Bank, the EU bank.

Vera Seitz found a new job at the new Luxembourg National Library, where she is in charge of workshops that help schools and students with their projects. She has a new office too, in the state-of-the-art building financed with the support of the European Investment Bank.

Florian Remy intended to look for work in Asia after university, but then he found out  about a new Belgium energy biomass project

Hoivatilat opens professional doors for Viivi Tuukkanen with Finland retirement infrastructure and pre-schools backed by the European Investment Bank, the EU bank

A France electric battery company gave Claudette Carré a chance to reinvent herself and to live securely.

For Siobhan Murphy, an Ireland medical training centre offered a cutting-edge job back at home.

If you think only kids dream of waterparks, you’re wrong. A Romania waterpark job turns out to be a dream for one young woman.

Ieva’s Latvia university job was created to help deal with an increase in exchange students. That’s a goal supported by the European Investment Bank, the EU bank. But her job involves some surprising responsibilities.

With backing from the EU bank, Sweden technology jobs help conserve a precious resource, and Niklas Hummel lives his dream of solving everyday problems with science.

The financial crisis made Cyprus job creation crucial. The University of Cyprus expansion boosts construction jobs now and, in the future, its facilities will bring valuable research funds.

To keep a museum alive and enrich local culture, Veronika Baranová is in constant contact with business partners, cities, schools and many other organisations. The EU bank helps her get the job done.

The restoration of the Emscher is a massive Germany river cleanup, an investment in people’s quality of life, and a source of pride to Erika Brown.

For drivers the lack of charging infrastructure is a major barrier to embracing electric vehicles. Stefania Ceccariglia helps Enel X’s network give a boost to the future of Italy e-mobility.

In the Netherlands non-profit loans fill a gap left by banks that don’t give credit to small businesses—and help Jorine Koster live out a dream born in her grandmother’s kitchen.

Pascal Schmidt left Germany to be part of Austria medical innovation project Marinomed. An EU investment is helping the company develop new therapies.

Composer and conductor Christopher Muscat reinvents his career and writes a new chapter in the story of the iconic Malta Royal Opera House, backed by the EU.

With backing from the EU bank, the Slovenia motorway toll became automated, helping the environment, road safety and business. It also gave Monika Seitl her dream job.

In Croatia jobs were scarce, so Elizabeta Žalac thought she would have to leave home to find work. But an EU investment helped keep this talented young engineer in her native country.

The story of one man who found that love goes hand in hand with Denmark radar technologies.

Borislav Bonev thought it would be hard to find a Bulgaria pharmaceutical manufacturing job. Now he’s working in Peshtera at Biovet, at a company backed by the EU bank.

Maria Kapoula had some luck finding a job as a mechanical engineer in Athens , but she’s taking the opportunity to help develop a remarkable Greece technology innovation—lithium battery that can be monitored remotely via the Internet.

Tallinn Airport improvements mean more passengers and more flights – and more airport jobs in Estonia to make sure the passengers safely reach their destination.

Jason Taylor gives back to the Liverpool hospital that treated his baby daughter by working on a UK medical innovation project to find new treatments for sick children

Gediminas Jotauta received a call from a Lithuania natural gas company that was expanding and six years later he still loves his job.

In Spain workers with disabilities can be up front about their disability when they work for Ilunion. Backed by the EU bank, 42% of Ilunion workers are disabled, including Manuel Delgado.

José Pedro Luxo Maia expected to spend his career working in finance, but when he heard that a toy company was expanding, he jumped at the opportunity

Maria Kapoula had some luck finding a job as a mechanical engineer in Athens , but she’s taking the opportunity to help develop a remarkable Greece technology innovation—lithium battery that can be monitored remotely via the Internet.

With digitalisation developing countries have an enormous opportunity to boost growth and be part of the globalised economy. Here’s how digital projects around the world spur innovation and help people access better services

In developing countries transport drives economic growth and social inclusion. Here’s how transport projects help people live better lives around the world—and fight the emissions that fuel climate change

In developing countries, water sanitation is vital for health and economic growth. Here’s how water management and sanitation projects in communities around the globe improve the quality of life and protect against the impact of climate change

Climate change is an important challenge for development. Watch the video to find out how EIB Global helps communities around the world prepare for a tougher future.

Microfinance loans for African farmers are an important response to the major problems of subsistence farmers with little business knowledge

Empowering women is key for development. The 2X Challenge supports finance for women-owned businesses, which often don’t get the funding they need.

We looked at an African handicraft finance project that links crafts workers to the global value chain to see its impact—and what lessons it holds for other development work

For a safer, healthier and wealthier world, invest in education in developing countries. Here are some solutions to equip children for success in school and life.

Plastic pollution in the oceans is growing by the minute. Here’s how to stop it

Transport projects are good for the economy. But transport stakeholder engagement ensures they’re also good for the environment and society. Here’s how it works.

Half of the world’s poor live in fragile or conflict-affected countries. To end poverty, we need to break the cycle of fragility with special conflict development solutions

Better Africa urban planning can ensure that cities don’t become magnets for poverty

Digital technology levels the playing field for entrepreneurs anywhere in the world—and there are proportionally more of them in Africa then elsewhere. Here are some solutions to help them prosper.

Water engineers in Africa face unique puzzles for each project. Here are some creative development solutions designed to meet Africa’s water needs and build its long-term independence

If you want to boost the effectiveness of development investment and increase sustainable profits, give women a more prominent role. The numbers don’t lie on climate change gender investments. Here are the details.

Gender inequalities cut across societies, but they have a particularly profound impact on women’s access to public transport. Here’s how to address gender in transport projects – and increase use by everyone.