Romania and the EIB

Our recent projects include funding energy initiatives, expanding financing for small businesses, and developing Europe’s first zero-emissions tyre factory. Partnerships with national commercial banks have lowered borrowing costs for small enterprises, while EIB-backed green investments in energy grid upgrades and infrastructure promote cohesion, growth, and sustainability.

At a glance

The EIB provides finance and expertise for sound and sustainable investment projects in Romania.

Last year’s EIB Group activity in Romania by priority

(In € million, last updated at previous year end)

EIB activity in Romania by sector since start of operations

EIB stories in Romania

Individual stories speak far louder than figures and charts. Discover how our work improves the quality of life in Romania and beyond.

20 February 2025

Chipping in with €1 billion

Semiconductors are vital to almost every device. Dutch chipmaker NXP gets €1 billion to design and manufacture this key technology in Europe.

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5 December 2024

President Calviño completes tour of 27 EU capitals

Over the past 12 months the president of the European Investment Bank Group, Nadia Calviño has travelled across the European Union, from Stockholm to Nicosia, Vilnius to Valletta, Madrid to Zagreb, listening to the views of finance ministers, prime ministers and presidents, engaging with partners, gaining insights into current projects financed by the European Union and giving shape to the EIB Group’s 8 strategic priorities.

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25 November 2024

Rooftop transition

Logistics company WDP equips its warehouses with EV charging stations and rooftop solar panels, helping tenants transition to green energy

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18 September 2024

Widening the waterway

Backed by EU funding, Serbia dredges up World War II wrecks to make Danube navigation safer and faster

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5 July 2024

How to plan a green city

Oradea in Romania advances in its long-term sustainable urban infrastructure plan with improved public transport, green space and energy efficiency

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27 June 2024

Romania and the EIB

We have worked in Romania since the early 1990s, improving health services and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises. We developed many trans-European and national roads, and supported climate action and small businesses. We also partnered with Raiffeisen Bank to increase access to financing and strengthen the resilience of small and medium-sized enterprises. With our support, the new business lending will also benefit from reduced interest rates.

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4 June 2024

What the EU has done for us

With the European Parliament elections around the corner, many will ask what the European Union has done for us since the last election in 2019. Here are some of the highlights

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2 May 2024

EU delivers: Renovating an historic university in Romania

The University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology in Târgu Mureş renovates its infrastructure and clinical labs to boost specialised medical training and research with EU baking

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21 November 2023

Gigawatt on the roof

Logistics company CTP turns the roofs of its facilities in Czechia and elsewhere into massive solar power farms, cutting costs and emissions for its tenants, and boosting its own profits

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28 July 2023

Regeneration in progress

Forest management company will restore forests to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem health by implementing a new approach to sustainable forestry in Romania

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We improve the lives of citizens in the EU and beyond. We support small businesses, while enhancing climate action and innovation. We also focus on energy transition and urban sustainability. We create prosperity for all EU regions, so that they reach their full potential.

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The EIB economic survey of investments in Romania

The EIB, with the help of dozens of academics, practitioners and policymakers, surveyed 12,500 firms and 500 big cities across Europe to find out what is driving or holding back investment.

Discover the latest results