Citizens care about their quality of life. They care about the school buildings in which their children study. The rail lines that ferry them to work. The air they breathe.
European Investment Bank projects deliver infrastructure and innovation to improve the lives of every citizen of the European Union. Owned by the 27 EU member states, the European Investment Bank Group signed loans worth €78 billion to support projects inside the European Union in 2023.
Projects like those you’ll read about in this series. From our many projects, we’ve picked one in each EU country to show you how it makes life better. The European Union delivers. That’s why you should vote in the European Parliament elections on 9 June.
Go to together.eu to stay informed.
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4 June 2024
What the EU has done for us
What has the EU done for us since the last European Parliament elections in 2019? Here are some of the highlights.
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Water security for Belgium
Société Wallonne des Eaux, Wallonia’s largest water company, has a massive investment plan to upgrade its network and adapt to Belgium’s changing climate.
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Inland waterways for Lithuania
A plan to revive Lithuania’s inland waterways with electric barges could cut CO2 emissions by 14 000 tonnes a year
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: New commuter trains for Germany
New trains financed by the EU ease congestion and reduce delays for rail commuters in Munich
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Better trains in Czechia
Better trains modernise Czech rail freight, create jobs, improve accessibility of remote regions—and cut emissions
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Backing business in Croatia
Small businesses power the Croatian economy. But they struggle to access finance. European Union financing is changing that
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Sustainable housing in Portugal
As an influx of people flee Lisbon’s housing market, Loures develops urban plan to boost housing, while tackling climate change.
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Better water in Latvia
Riga water company modernises its water infrastructure, improves quality of life and paves the way for sustainable progress
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: New metro line in Greece
New Athens metro line to ease commutes, making life better for its citizens and cutting carbon emissions
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Greener cities in Cyprus
An urban regeneration project backed by the EU makes municipalities greener, boosts the economy, and improves lives in Cyprus
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Schools for Spain’s suburbs
Madrid builds schools for 58 000 children in new suburbs, backed by a loan from the EU’s financing arm
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: High-tech Slovakia success
Former military aircraft designer gets a lift from a small business loan in Slovakia and expands high-tech metal parts company
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Luxembourg goes wild
To limit flooding, Luxembourg’s rewilding the Alzette and Petrusse with backing from the EU’s financing arm in the city and in Steinsel
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Denmark rail goes electric
Denmark’s rail company DSB is going electric, cutting emissions and meeting customer preferences, with EU financial backing
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Climate-conscious healthcare in the Netherlands
HMC upgrades infrastructure and energy efficiency to cut carbon footprint and boost patient care with EU backing
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Breast cancer diagnostic tool in Poland
SDS Optic develops a diagnostics tool for HER2 positive breast cancer. Backed by EU financing, the tool gives results in less than one hour.
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Extraordinary schooling in Italy
A new Milan school shows how innovative EU financing can boost Italy education and improve learning.
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: New schools in Finland
Finland uses cutting-edge school design to modernise learning, backed by an EU programme
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Affordable living in northern Sweden
Affordable and sustainable housing in the north of Sweden will help a growing population and the green sector
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Railway boosts Slovenia trade
Koper’s port builds a new rail track to cut road traffic, boost economic development in Slovenia, and cut carbon emissions
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Small business finance in Malta
Bank of Valletta helps Malta SMEs innovate and create new jobs, thanks to an EU programme
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Bright ideas for manure in Hungary
European financing helps Hungarian business like Agroloop grow, boosting innovation, employment, and digitalisation
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Clean, affordable energy for Austria
Austria is betting on renewables to meet its ambitious climate targets and increase its energy security with a new wind farm that’ll generate enough electricity to supply 34 000 homes.
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: New grain port terminal in Bulgaria
Port in Bulgaria modernises its infrastructure increase trade, cut congestion and CO2 emissions, while moving Ukraine grain faster
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Floating wind power in France
Port-la-Nouvelle and Sète overhauled to support floating wind farms, part of a regional push to become a renewable energy hub, backed by EU financing
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Green energy in Estonia
An Estonian company builds the Baltic’s largest wind farm, boosting green electricity, energy independence and the local economy with EU backing
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: Renovating an historic university in Romania
Târgu Mureş medical university renovates infrastructure and research labs to educate future doctors and develop research with EU backing
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2 May 2024
EU delivers: ‘I feel human again‘
Social housing backed by loans from the European Investment Bank transforms the lives of people priced out of the market in Ireland