The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has approved strategic orientations for EIB Global, its international partnerships and development arm. The plan targets global challenges and amplifies Europe’s voice in a changing geopolitical landscape. It streamlines support for high-impact projects in over 130 countries, aligned with local needs and EU priorities.

The orientation serves as a compass for the EIB Group’s investments outside the European Union (EU), along clearly defined priority areas, such as clean energy and sustainable transport, global health, better education, infrastructure projects that strengthen supply chains, and women’s empowerment. Investment volumes will increase for strategic infrastructure and private sector development in Ukraine, EU enlargement countries, and neighbouring regions. EIB Global will maintain its strong commitment to implementing the EU Global Gateway strategy and advancing its ambitions for climate action and environmental sustainability under the second phase of the Group’s Climate Bank Roadmap.

From 2025 to 2027, the EIB Group will provide up to €10 billion in annual financing, which will include increased technical assistance to strengthen local ownership and accelerate the preparation and implementation of projects. Financing procedures will be simplified by leveraging mutual reliance with development banks and synergies with EU partners to fast-track investment in flagship projects worldwide. The EIB Group is also engaging with the European Commission and EU stakeholders to simplify and optimise mandates from the EU budget.

As the EU’s financing arm and the world’s largest multilateral development bank, owned solely by the 27 EU Member States, the EIB Group plays a key role in advancing the Union’s foreign policy objectives. In doing so, EIB Global will implement a differentiated approach, tailoring its activities by geography and sector to local needs, while remaining fully aligned with EU priorities and policies. In the EU Neighbourhood, the focus will be on local economic stability and resilience, clean energy, physical connectivity with the EU and energy security. The EIB Group will contribute to the implementation of the Commission’s Black Sea Strategy and the Pact for Mediterranean. Specifically in the Middle East, we will continue to contribute to economic and financial stability and supporting the two-state solution.