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Last year the European Investment Bank invested 18 billion euros in SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups, mostly indirectly through commercial banks, private equity funds and venture capi
Economy
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The European Investment Bank allocates 43 billion euros to cohesion projects and cohesion regions.
Economy
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The European Investment Bank Group signed EUR 100 billion in new financing in 2025.
Economy
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The EIB Group provided EUR 33 billion for energy security projects in 2025.
Defence
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The EIB Group's 2025 energy security support helped mobilise more than EUR 100 billion of investment across Europe.
Defence
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The European Tech Champions Initiative has supported 15 megafunds with more than EUR 1 billion in capital.
Economy
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The European Tech Champions Initiative contributed to the emergence of 12 European unicorns.
Economy
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5% of the European Investment Bank's financing within the EU goes to security and defence.
Defence
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The EIB Group has provided more than EUR 4 billion in financing to Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.
Foreign Affairs
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Projects signed by the EIB Group in 2025 are expected to help build around 56,000 kilometres of electricity infrastructure.
Environment
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EIB renewable energy investments signed in 2025 are expected to provide clean electricity for the equivalent of 5.6 million households.
Environment
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The European Investment Fund committed close to EUR 16 billion in guarantees and equity financing for SMEs and start-ups in 2025.
Industry & Employment