Europe Day: One year into the COVID-19 pandemic

Key investments support a full range of biotechnology and medical responses to the pandemic with COVID-19 vaccines, therapies, diagnostics

A ground-breaking global initiative to ease the health and economic impact of the pandemic means that poor countries will get access to COVID-19 vaccine in Africa

EU financing for COVID-19 vaccine helps German firm close in on a solution with highly effective trial results

Can placenta cell therapy cure COVID-19? Israeli-European firm Pluristem is on track to show how placenta cells help the body heal itself.

A Polish COVID-19 test uses a new DNA technique to get better, faster results and aims to tackle drug-resistant bacteria, too

In the middle of the fight against the coronavirus, investments in new tools that diagnose infectious diseases are proving invaluable

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.

The environment mostly benefits from digital technology, but our virtual activity hides the real digital climate impact. Can high-tech industries guard against it?

With better urban transport carbon emissions will drop and our air will be healthier. Here’s how we can head further down the road to the cities — and the climate — of the future.

If you’re looking for a smart, quick way to cut emissions and reduce utility bills, here’s one path to energy efficiency savings.

Now that ‘green’ is on the path to a clearer definition at last, green loans and green bond markets can chart a more reliable path towards a low-emission, climate-resilient and environmentally friendly future

Nature is our best ally in delivering a liveable world to future generations. To tackle climate change biodiversity provides answers that can buy time for innovation and economic transformation

In development, climate solutions build the tools that help countries adapt to climate change, including extreme weather events that can damage existing infrastructure

We need to make blue economy investment a priority to protect the oceans from plastics and waste. Here’s a range of project and policy initiatives that will do just that

To fight climate change food has to be produced more efficiently. Here’s how data and technology can make our food choices environmentally friendly

The findings, interpretations and conclusions do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Investment Bank.

Urban climate adaptation is the next step for cities that need to protect themselves—and their citizens—against the inevitable effects of climate change. Here are some ideas about how to do it.

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.