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EIB to double climate funding to €30bn as extreme weather costs soar

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Europe Today

Airbus loan shows Europe reclaiming strategic autonomy, EIB chief says

European Investment Bank President Calviño has told Euronews that her institution's €3 billion commitment to Airbus shows that Europe is "moving in the right direction" in an increasingly competitive world.

Europe Today

Middle East war shows 'Europe must reinforce its autonomy': Calviño

European Investment Bank chief Calviño tells Euronews a world in disarray means Europe 'must enforce its strategic autonomy' faster. Europeans worry new energy shock stemming from the war in Iran could rattle industry again.

Europe News

EU unveils €3bn to mitigate impact of upcoming carbon tax

The new funds come on top of €4 billion frontloaded to the Social Climate Fund, meaning a total of €7 billion will be available for EU countries before 2028.

Europe News

EIB spending on security and defence quadrupled to €4bn in 2025

Since 2024, the EIB has revised its lending policy several times to allow for greater financing of security and defence as EU member states looked at ways to prepare for a possible Russian attack.

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Earth News

€17.5m EIB funding to expand EV charging network in Greece and Cyprus

Funding supported by InvestEU will add 2,200 new EV chargers by 2029, boosting green mobility across Greece and Cyprus.

Europe News

EIB set to broaden defence investment scope later this month

The proposal, tabled by the bank's President Nadia Calviño, will be examined on 21 March.

Europe News

EIB to invest €95bn in 2025, but only €2bn for defence

The EIB, the largest multilateral lender, will double its funding for defence and security from €1 billion to €2 billion by 2025. Its group president defends a proactive approach to both sectors within the bank's remit. "We are not a defence ministry," she said on Thursday.

Earth News

Paying to prevent more floods is a 'no brainer', says EIB president

A recent EIB survey showed that 94 per cent of the EU population consider climate action a top priority.

Europe News

EIB allocates €900 million for recovery of Spain's flood-hit regions

The aid model follows the rapid response approach used by the EIB after the floods in Central Europe last September.

Europe News

Portuguese minister calls for water resilience financing by EIB

Maria da Graça Carvalho was in Brussels to follow up on a letter sent to the EU executive during the summer asking for concrete action to increase water security across the EU.

Business

Leaked report shows half of EIB staff fear whistleblowing reprisals

Staff at the Luxembourg-based EIB are hesitant to report incidents of bullying, harassment or fraud - FT.

Europe News

EU prosecutors probe former EIB chief for corruption, misappropriation

The criminal allegations are ‘absurd and unfounded,’ said Werner Hoyer, who stepped down at the end of 2023.

Earth News

Launch of energy efficiency coalition seeks to fill investment gap

Implementation of EU laws to slash energy use and increase efficiency in the bloc’s building stock will require a great amount of financing, according to EU officials.

Economy

EU states urge European Investment Bank to rethink defence policy

Germany, France, and a dozen other EU countries want the EIB to change its policy on defence investment.

Earth News

Euroviews. The European Investment Bank is not a leader in the green transition

As president, at a minimum, Calviño must commit to consulting people impacted by EIB projects as part of their design and either ensuring or providing remedies for negative environmental and social impacts of its investments, Sutharee Wannasiri writes.

Economy

EIB president backs nuclear power as she outlines new vision

Nadia Calviño, the freshly-elected president of the European Investment Bank, shows an appetite for a riskier strategy.