Our priorities

The European Investment Bank, the EU bank, is the lending arm of the European Union. We are the biggest multilateral financial institution in the world and one of the largest providers of climate finance.

We support projects that promote the priorities and objectives of the European Union.

Our activities focus on the following areas

Climate and environmental sustainability

taking action to address the climate and environment emergency in the critical decade 2021-2030

Innovation and skills

promoting skills and innovation at every level

Infrastructure

connecting Europe’s citizens, internal markets and economies

Small and medium-sized enterprises

supporting the backbone of the EU’s economy

Cohesion

pushing for a balanced territorial development that will leave no one behind

Development

promoting sustainable growth, reducing poverty and inequality, and improving lives around the world

All the projects we finance must be bankable. But they also must comply with high technical, environmental and social standards.

The combined expertise of our economists, engineers, financial analysts and climate specialists ensures the success of our projects. In turn, the stamp of approval from our specialists triggers more investment from the private sector.

Our initiatives

We also invest in initiatives that create links between people, businesses and economies. The initiatives we support aim at addressing the challenges and risks of our changing world, and are concrete evidence of the EU’s importance to lives and businesses in Europe and beyond.

Our priorities

Our activities focus on the following areas

Climate and environmental sustainability

Innovation and skills

Infrastructure

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Cohesion

Development

Our initiatives

Economic Resilience Initiative

Circular economy

Gender equality

Sustainable oceans

Investing for youth