European Investment Bank

My #1week1minute🎥 💼 Visit to the Western Balkans: the next wave of EU enlargement 🇲🇪🇪🇺🤝🏼 With President @JakovMilatovic and PM @MickeySpajic on EU accession by 2028 🤝🏼 PM @ediramaal on 🇦🇱 impressive progress 🏥 Administrative & health centers in 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 Projects in 🇷🇴🇭🇷🇮🇹

We signed €500m with @FiberCop_SpA, part of a broader €1bn package, to expand Italy’s ultrafast broadband network. Backed by #InvestEU, up to 5.8m homes & businesses will be connected with speeds of up to 10 Gbps, including investments in southern 🇮🇹👇 go.eib.org/Fibercop_EIB

In Cairo, we hosted a seminar on the Global Emerging Markets Risk Database, #GEMs, convening financial institutions, funds and development partners to explore investment trends and risk perceptions across the Middle East and North Africa region. ➡️go.eib.org/GEMs_MenaRegion

🇭🇷We are investing €200m in HBOR to support investments by Croatian companies and public entities nationwide. The financing will boost jobs, competitiveness and greener growth, reinforcing our long-term commitment to Croatia’s sustainable development👉go.eib.org/HBOR_EIB

With @BNPParibas, we are unlocking €200m to accelerate sustainable agriculture across 🇪🇺. The financing will support SMEs and midcaps in agriculture & bioeconomy sectors, with at least 30% dedicated to climate action & environmental sustainability. 👉go.eib.org/BNP_Paribas

🇪🇺🇷🇴 #EIBAdvisory is helping Antibiotice SA - a key pharma player - unlock finance, scale investment & boost competitiveness. This support in securing funding means better healthcare, stronger employment & economy for Romania. To learn more 🔗go.eib.org/Antibiotice #InvestEU

🇭🇷We are empowering small & medium cities to join the housing push by strengthening planning and delivery capacity. Through #EIBAdvisory we support five Croatian cities with housing gap analysis, strategy and tools to speed up affordable housing rollout👉go.eib.org/Croatia_Housing

🎙️'Candidate countries, such as Albania, are not just candidates: they are our partners.’ President @NadiaCalvino in Tirana during her first visit to Albania 🇦🇱 🎥⤵️

🇲🇳🇪🇺VP Mora welcomed a Mongolian delegation led by @Mongolbank_mn to EIB HQ today for discussions on land restoration, climate resilience & green finance. The exchange covered forestry, nature-based solutions and greener urban investment, as momentum builds towards @UNCCD COP17.

In Albania, President @NadiaCalvino and VP de Groot announced a €20m agreement with Intesa Sanpaolo Bank 🇦🇱 under our Innovation & Green Transformation Facility. The deal helps small companies invest in innovation, digitalisation & the green transition⤵️ bit.ly/EIBGroup_Alban…

🇪🇺🇦🇱 Proud to join @EIB VP Robert de Groot in the signature of a €20m agreement with Intesa Sanpaolo Bank to help small businesses in Albania expand and modernize their businesses, improving their access to finance and making them ready to be part of the EU market.

🇪🇺🇦🇱 Le Bon is a popular bakery in Tirana, with an ambitious expansion plan made possible by a ProCredit Bank loan guaranteed by the @EIB. So good to see the EU’s financial support making a difference on the ground, creating opportunities for a better future! #InspiringStories

🇪🇺🇦🇱 Very good meeting with Albanian PM @ediramaal. The @EIB Group is the investment engine of EU enlargement and supports Albania’s progress in the accession process, financing key projects to deploy the railway network, water infrastructure and support to SMEs.

🇪🇺🇲🇪 At a press statement with PM @MickeySpajic, President @NadiaCalvino highlighted the EIB Group’s strong commitment to Montenegro’s EU enlargement path and how our investments strengthen the country’s competitiveness while improving the lives and livelihoods of its citizens.

🇪🇺🇲🇪 Inspiring visit to the Sergije Stanić vocational training school, one of the top education centres in Montenegro in the thriving hospitality sector. Good to meet young students and see the positive impact of @eib financing, opening opportunities and shaping a better future.

🇲🇪🇪🇺 Montenegro is a key partner. During their visit to the country, President @NadiaCalvino and VP de Groot announced €252m of new investments: 🔵€27m for medical equipment 🔵€175m for railway modernisation 🔵€50m for SMEs to invest in clean energy go.eib.org/Montenegro250M

🇪🇺🇲🇪 The @EIB Group is the investment engine of EU accession. Today we signed €250 million in new financing to support Montenegro’s EU path and: 🏥 boost the healthcare system 🛣️ modernise the Bar–Golubovci railway ⚡️ accelerate SMEs’ energy transition

🇪🇺🇲🇪 Very good meeting with PM @MickeySpajic, alongside @EIB VP de Groot, on our shared priorities. We plan to triple financing for Montenegro in 2026, investing where it matters most to support its accession process to the EU, from transport and energy to health and education.

🇪🇺🇲🇪 Very good meeting with President @JakovMilatovic on deepening our cooperation and reinforcing support for Montenegro’s EU accession path. The @EiB is the investment engine of EU enlargement, promoting shared prosperity and improving people’s lives.

🇪🇺 The EU is a beacon of values, rooted in peace, solidarity, freedom and respect. This is Europe, at its best: a force for good that improves lives of communities in every corner of our Union and beyond. My #EuropeDay LinkedIn article⤵️ bit.ly/This_IsEurope