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Croatia has become the first country to join the EBRD InvestEU Programme for the financial sector, with Zagrebačka banka as the first participating bank, marking a key step in promoting sustainable investment.

The final cut-off date for submitting proposals under the InvestEU Advisory Hub call is 31 August 2025. Please see the article for details regarding the budget update.

The EIF’s first investment in a dedicated European defence fund is backed by the InvestEU programme. The fund targets early-stage companies in areas like cyber defence, space, and robotics, aligning with the EIB Group’s strategy to bolster European security.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending an €80 million portfolio risk-sharing guarantee to BNP Paribas Bank Polska (BNPPBP), to help increase access to green finance in Poland.

We invite InvestEU’s project promoters and investors to share their views, through series of surveys, on the future outlook of markets, dependences and trends on a wide array of digital technologies critical for the EU’s competitiveness in view of investment needs for the next EC programming period.

ICF, the public development bank of the Government of Catalonia, has signed a €100 million loan with the EIB to promote the construction and rehabilitation of social infrastructures in Catalonia, Spain. This is the first tranche of a loan approved for a total value of €150 million.

Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, Stéphane Séjourné, is opening today the second edition of the InvestEU High-Level Event in Brussels.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €20 million loan with Spanish startup Heura Foods to support the development and marketing of innovative, sustainable and healthy food products that are fully plant-based.

In 2024, the Council of Europe Development Bank commissioned studies in Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands to assess investment needs and funding gaps across six key social infrastructure sectors, aiming to support the development of market-responsive solutions.