In July 2025, the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group approved a total of €15.5 billion in new financing to support business growth, corporate innovation, and investments in housing, transport, energy, and water resilience across Europe. This decision was made during the July board meetings of the EIB and the European Investment Fund (EIF).
The EIB Board endorsed €14.5 billion in fresh financing, while the EIF Board authorized €1 billion in new funding aimed at supporting the green transition, venture capital, private equity investments, and strengthening private credit and infrastructure funds.
One of the key initiatives is the EIB Group Water Resilience Programme, developed in coordination with the European Commission’s Water Resilience Strategy. This program is expected to mobilize €40 billion in global water investments over the next three years, focusing on enhancing access to clean and safe water, improving the water resilience of communities, and strengthening the competitiveness of the EU water sector. As part of this focus, new projects to modernize water and wastewater networks in Greece and the Netherlands were also approved.
In the transport sector, the EIB approved investments in new rail projects in Estonia, Germany, and Italy, improvements to road connections in Poland, Romania, and Moldova, and enhancements to airport energy efficiency in France, Germany, and Spain.
Energy projects include strengthening electricity grids in France, Germany, and South America, improving industrial energy efficiency in Portugal, and accelerating biofuel production in Italy.
The Board also approved three housing projects, enabling financing for constructing energy-efficient homes, renovating existing buildings for energy efficiency, installing solar panels in Germany, and supporting the construction and refurbishment of affordable housing in Portugal.
Approved financing will also support companies in Croatia, Italy, Poland, and Spain, innovation in the Western Balkans, and reforestation of degraded forests and wetlands across Africa, alongside private-sector investments by North African and Middle Eastern businesses, including initiatives under the European Commission’s Multiannual Comprehensive Programme for Palestine.
Further endorsed investments include projects in critical raw material recycling in Germany, low-carbon fertilizer production in South America, innovative waste-treatment plants in Spain, and pharmaceutical innovation across Europe.
The EIF transactions agreed this week comprise €278 million in new debt operations and €725 million in venture capital, private equity, and private credit transactions, supporting clean energy, decarbonization, biodiversity preservation, and early-stage biotech and sustainable business investments across Europe.