European Investment Bank Group newsletter - July 2026

From tech pioneer to global leader

We are teaming up with all 27 EU members and private institutional investors for the second phase of the European Tech Champions Initiative. It will create a pan-European investment platform to turn more than 1 500 tech pioneers into global leaders.

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How social investment makes life better in Europe

Europeans live longer and better than others around the world. Here's how social investment in Europe improves living standards and lengthens lives.

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€3 billion Airbus loan to boost aerospace innovation and defence

The loan is the largest we’ve made to a corporation and will finance Airbus’s investments through 2030 in advanced technologies and integrated systems for commercial aviation, as well as security and defence.

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IN FOCUS

Europe’s lithium revolution

Europe needs lithium to power its green transition yet produces almost none. A green lithium project in Germany is looking to change this.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

Powering green hydrogen in Austria

A €450 million loan to OMV, an energy company, will be used to build a green hydrogen plant in the northeastern town of Bruck an der Leitha.

Backing a German grid operator's €3.5 billion green bond

We are committing €74 million to TenneT Germany’s operation, which will finance a range of projects including the expansion of high-voltage infrastructure and the integration of renewable energy into the wider European grid.

Expanding access to water in Spain

A €175 million loan will bring clean water and sanitation to around 1 million people in the country’s southern Costa del Sol region. 

DIGITALISATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION

How Europe is using satellites and AI to fight wildfires

Every summer, Europe watches millions of hectares burn. But quietly, the EU is helping to build something most people don't know exists – a real-time wildfire detection and response system that runs from space.

Driving innovation in European security and defence

A €140 million agreement will help the French company Exosens develop advanced night vision and imaging technologies.

Scaling up European energy storage

We are supporting a groundbreaking EU initiative that will speed up the development and deployment of energy storage technology in batteries, geothermal and other sectors.

EIB GLOBAL

€470 million for Ukraine's recovery

Ukrainians aren’t waiting for peace to rebuild. They are restoring buildings, roads and bridges, modernising their country in the process. We are there to help with a new financing package that supports social housing, digital networks, energy infrastructure and small businesses.

Green investments for Bangladesh's small businesses

A €60 million agreement with BRAC Bank will help thousands of Bangladeshi businesses finance green investments, from renewable energy to better waste management.

Improving transport in Morocco

We are investing €365 million to help make Morocco’s roads and railways safer and more reliable.

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

2025 Joint Summary Report on Multilateral Development Banks Climate Finance

This report shows that multilateral development banks have exceeded their collective 2025 climate finance targets set in 2019 and remain on track towards their 2030 goals.

Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe (CESEE) Bank Lending Survey: First half of 2026

The results of the EIB Bank Lending survey for Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe on the regional and individual country level.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

UNCCD 17th session of the Conference of the Parties

Ulaanbaatar – 17 to 28 August

General Assembly of the United Nations

New York – 8 to 22 September

Empowering Equity 2026

Luxembourg – 21 September

TechEU Equity Summit

Luxembourg – 22 September

Level Up 2026

Luxembourg – 23 September

EIB BOARD MEETING, 16 JULY 2026

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Recently approved EIB projects

List of EIB projects

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