In 2025, the EIB invested 4 billion EUR in technology and military companies.

Omissions

• The EIB officially categorizes this as 'security and defence' investment rather than 'technology and military companies'
• The €4 billion represents approximately 5% of the EIB's total investment in 2025
• This was a quadrupling from the 2024 level
• The EIB's terminology focuses on 'strategic capabilities' and 'security and defence' rather than explicitly military framing
• Source publication dates (January 2026) are after the session date (April 2026) but refer to 2025 data that would have been available to the MEP

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Investment Bank (Official Facebook)In 2025, we invested €4 billion to strengthen Europe's strategic capabilities, accounting for 5% of our total investment last year
• SecondaryEuronewsEIB spending on security and defence quadrupled to €4 billion in 2025
• SecondaryEunewsAt the end of 2025, the European Investment Bank had provided 4 billion euros in financing to the sector, four times the amount spent in 2024