The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced Friday it is raising its financing ceiling to a record €100 billion to accelerate investments in defence, energy security and Europe’s technological leadership.
The new ceiling includes a 3.5% boost in financing for the security and defence sector, as well as over €11 billion for Europe’s power grids and storage. It also expands support for EU technological and industrial innovation.
“The unanimous support of our shareholders, the 27 member states, for our proposals to provide record financing for defence, energy security, and tech leadership shows the key role of the EIB Group in supporting Europe’s strategic priorities,” said EIB Group President Nadia Calvino.
In addition, the EIB is launching the "TechEU programme," the EU’s largest innovation financing initiative to date. It will provide €70 billion in EIB Group equity, quasi-equity, loans and guarantees for 2025-2027, aiming to attract private capital and generate at least €250 billion in investments.
TechEU will target key sectors such as supercomputing, artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, critical raw materials, green industries like offshore wind, health, security and defense technologies, robotics and advanced materials. It will support companies from early-stage development to IPO.
Headquartered in Luxembourg, the EIB finances strategic joint projects across EU member states.
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