Titanium recycling gives Europe a valuable new metal supply

Titanium recycling plant preserves an important resource, as well as protecting the climate

How Paris is making it easier to get around

Paris pours billions of euros into trains, trams and buses to mold a transport network of the future.

Sustainable Ocean Fund fights to save small fishing communities

The new Sustainable Ocean Fund teaches fishing communities how to live off the ocean without overfishing

Green ships on the blue

Shippers are investing in scrubbers, better blades and sleeker boats to clean up sea and air.

Closer than you think: The future of transport

Autonomous vehicles, delivery drones, shared mobility

Good climate action news from China

Beijing makes a big move into the green bond market — and gets support from the EU bank.

Who pays for the fight against cybercrime?

The EU bank is investing in new cybersecurity companies that know how to stop cybercrime

A revival for Slovakia’s fast-growing capital region

Roads are rebuilt, schools upgraded and cultural centres modernised to fulfill a long-term vision for Bratislava

Build ethical robots to be our cobots

We should figure out the robot ethics and social principles we want, before we develop the technology, experts say.

Solar glass to save the planet

Sunpartner generates electricity from windows and other surfaces as part of the ‘energy revolution’.

Zero routine flaring: Get Plan B

Burning gas in oil fields, “routine flaring,” damages the environment and wastes energy

Energy efficiency: Pullovers for old condos

The Investment Plan for Europe helps Énergies POSIT’IF renovate thousands of apartments in the Paris region for energy efficiency

Climate action and infrastructure in developing countries

Climate action is increasingly a factor for investors in infrastructure in developing countries. Infrastructure projects require long-term…

Christmastime at the EIB: mistletoe, wine and renewable energy

Looking back at the year, how has the EIB contributed towards this holiday season being a success?

Sustainable transport: The right track for development

In Bangladesh 40,000 people commute every day on the 203km-long railway between the capital Dhaka and Chittagong on the coast. But this vital route…

Public investment: How European innovation will survive

Stop bashing public finance. Public institutions are vital to global innovation. That’s the message from world-class economist Mariana Mazzucato in…

Georgia investment: Flood relief and highways for a new partner

Georgia rebuilds after flood disaster-and sets up infrastructure for improved trade

Industrial digitalization: Innovation isn’t what it used to be

Innovation is not what it used to be. It’s no longer…

Digital printing: Follow the muesli

A German firm makes digital printing faster and more efficient -and muesli more personal

Academic spinouts: From Paris universities to the market

European Investment Fund backs France’s first academic spinouts fund

Urban Agenda: Smart Cities make a beautiful world

The EIB lent Belfius EUR 200 million, funding half the Belgian bank’s Smart Cities and Sustainable Development programme

4 steps to rebuild Europe’s economy

The EIB Investment Report sees a strengthening Europe, but more…

Rockets, dinosaurs and flowers that make kids smarter

The Portuguese entrepreneur who quit his finance job to play with toys.

Infrastructure and development for climate action

“Every day I ask myself the question, are we helping build a better world…

What is it like at the COP23 climate conference?

At the COP23 climate conference in Bonn, participants…

Urban Agenda: How local governments make grants go further

With a revolving investment called an Urban Development Fund, the UK’s Northwest region maximised the impact of grant funding

Urban Agenda: Advice to keep Warsaw rolling

The EIB advised Warsaw’s government on a planned expansion of its Metro system to get the EU grants it needed. Then the Bank loaned much of the rest of the…

Digital development: Connect the developing world

Developing countries desperately want digital development. Let’s show them…

Urban Agenda: One city, many needs, one loan

One city has many needs. A single EIB loan supports a range of projects in Bologna.