The European Investment Bank allocates 43 billion euros to cohesion projects and cohesion regions.

Omissions

• The exact official figure is €42.8 billion (EIB Group, 2025), which rounds to the €43 billion stated by the MEP; the difference is about 0.5% and falls within standard rounding.
• The figure refers to the EIB Group's 2025 annual financing signed for cohesion regions (a flow for that year), not a cumulative or multi-year allocation, and includes EIF operations as part of the Group.
• The 2025 annual results were published in early 2026, before the session date of 2026-07-06, so the MEP could have known this figure.

Sources

• PrimaryEIB — Regional development and cohesion (official topic page)In 2025, the EIB Group provided a record €42.8 billion in financing to cohesion regions. This represents 48% of the Group's total financing in the European Union.
• PrimaryEIB — The EIB Group in numbers (official key figures page)€42.8 billion for Europe's social and territorial cohesion.
• PrimaryEIB Group — press conference on annual resultsWe signed €42.8 billion for projects in cohesion regions, supporting new opportunities where talent is to help each region.
• SecondaryLovguiden (news outlet citing EIB Group 2025 global results)EIB Group Global Results in 2025: Social cohesion (EU), €42.8 billion (48%).