This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is tripling to €3 billion the intermediated financing available to Europe’s defence-industry suppliers in a fresh move to bolster security on the continent. The EIB is also triggering the new facility through an inaugural agreement with Deutsche Bank, providing long-term liquidity […]Search Results for: Poland
EIB triples financing for banks to provide liquidity to SMEs in the supply chain of Europe’s defence industry, signs first deal with Deutsche Bank
June 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is tripling to €3 billion the intermediated financing available to Europe’s defence-industry suppliers in a fresh move to bolster security on the continent. The EIB is also triggering the new facility through an inaugural agreement with Deutsche Bank, providing long-term liquidity […]Commission takes action to ensure complete and timely transposition of EU directives
July 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is adopting a package of infringement decisions due to the absence of communication by Member States of measures taken to transpose EU directives into national law. The Commission is sending a letter of formal notice to those Member States who have failed […]2024 European elections: 15 additional seats divided between 12 countries
September 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs have approved the European Council’s decision increasing the number of seats in the European Parliament for the next legislative term from 705 to 720.The European Council’s proposal was based on Parliament’s report of June 2023, which started the process and was prompted by […]€10 million EIB Global and WHO initiative to strengthen public health across Lebanon
March 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have formally launched a €10 million grant support to boost health resilience across Lebanon, including combating medicine scarcity and fragmented laboratory services. The cooperation was signed at the EIB Forum in Luxembourg by WHO […]Czech Republic to step up railway improvements with EIB loan of €466 million
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending the Czech Republic €466 million (11.75 billion Czech korunas) to upgrade key railway lines across the country, highlighting a push for safer, faster and cleaner transport. The EIB loan will cover technological and design improvements on Czech rail routes […]€430 million of EU funds to support the EU agricultural sector
June 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission proposes to mobilise additional EU funding for EU farmers impacted by adverse climatic events, high input costs, and diverse market and trade related issues. The new support package will consist of €330 million for 22 Member States. In addition, Member States today […]Rule of law: MEPs travel to Poland to assess respect of EU values
February 21, 2022 by 11 Comments
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. An EP delegation will travel to Warsaw next week to look into the rule of law situation in Poland, in the framework of the ongoing Article 7 procedure. Ten MEPs from the Civil Liberties and Constitutional Affairs committees will be in Poland from Monday […]Spyware: MEPs sound alarm on threat to democracy and demand reforms
May 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
EP spyware inquiry committee has adopted its final report and recommendations, condemning spyware abuses in several EU member states and setting out a way forward. On Monday evening, the European Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (PEGA) adopted its final report and recommendations following a year-long inquiry […]Read-out of the meeting of NATO and G7 Leaders on the margins of the G20 Summit in Bali
November 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the leaders of Canada, the European Commission, the European Council, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States met on the margins of the G20 Summit in Bali and released the following statement: We condemn the barbaric […]EIB provides over €74 million to support essential public services across Ukraine
December 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union, has disbursed more than €74 million to support investments across Ukraine that help maintain essential services during the war. The financing supports the reconstruction and energy-efficient refurbishment of education, healthcare and social facilities, while also strengthening […]InvestEU: EIB provides €35 million in financing to GVM Group to support research, technology and digitalisation in the health sector
December 27, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a financing operation worth €35 million to support research, development and innovation projects at GVM, one of Italy’s leading hospital groups. The financing is backed by InvestEU, the European Union’s investment programme. The EIB Group is the programme’s main implementing […]Following the expiry of the restrictive measures on Ukrainian exports of grain and other foodstuff to the EU, Ukraine agrees to introduce measures to avoid a renewed surge in EU imports
September 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has analysed the data related to the impact of the exports of 4 categories of agricultural products on the EU market. It has concluded that thanks to the work of the Coordination Platform and to the temporary measures introduced on 2 […]Polish Presidency debriefs EP committees on priorities
February 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council. Poland holds the Presidency of the Council until the end of June 2025. This text will be updated regularly as the hearings take […]EIF and NATO Innovation Fund join forces to unlock private capital for Europe’s defence and security future
July 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank The European Investment Fund (EIF) and the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in supporting the long-term growth of the defence, security, and resilience sectors across Europe. The EIF is part of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and the […]30th anniversary of the Cohesion Fund: €179 billion for convergence and sustainable development
April 3, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Cohesion Fund. In the last 30 years, the Cohesion Fund has invested nearly €179 billion in the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the EU. Created in the Maastricht Treaty as a necessary complement to the […]Commission proposes fishing opportunities for 2026 in the Baltic Sea
August 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission adopted its proposal for the 2026 fishing opportunities for the Baltic Sea. It is based on a scientific assessment that indicates several fisheries are in a dire situation and puts forward total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for the ten stocks […]Poland: Constitutional Tribunal is illegitimate, unfit to interpret constitution
October 22, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Polish Constitutional Tribunal is “a tool for legalising the illegal activities of the authorities” No EU money for governments who flagrantly, purposefully and systematically undermine EU values EU must protect the people of Poland, who remain overwhelmingly pro-European Parliament condemns an attempt to undermine the primacy […]November infringements package: key decisions
November 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Overview by policy area In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues legal action against Member States for failing to comply with their obligations under EU law. These decisions, covering various sectors and EU policy areas, aim to ensure the proper […]EU invests €4.8 billion of emissions trading revenues in innovative net-zero projects
October 24, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has selected 85 innovative net-zero projects to receive €4.8 billion in grants from the Innovation Fund, helping to put cutting-edge clean technologies into action across Europe. For the first time, projects of different scales (large, medium and small, alongside pilots) and with […]EIB supports ZF in developing advanced braking and steering for cars
July 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a promotional loan of €425 million to German automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG. The funds will enable ZF to invest a total of €1.3 billion in research and development of innovative technologies for braking and steering systems, actively shaping the switch to software-defined […]Standing with the Ukrainian people: EU delivers further energy support for the winter
December 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. At a time when temperatures across Ukraine have dropped to below zero, Russian attacks have left millions without reliable access to electricity, central heating and water. To help those most in need, at the conference ‘Standing with the Ukrainian people’ in Paris today, President […]EBRD cuts growth forecasts amid surging trade policy uncertainty
May 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has lowered its regional economic forecast for 2025 by 0.2 percentage points relative to its February 2025 projections. According to the Bank’s Regional Economic Prospects report published today, economies in which the EBRD invests are now projected to […]International trade: What you need to know this month
October 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Macarena Torres Rossel, Acting Head of GATF, World Economic Forum 1. WTO halves trade growth forecast for 2023 The World Trade Organization (WTO) has halved its growth forecast for global goods trade this year, dropping it to 0.8% […]Ukraine opens its first railway line with European track width standard, boosting the country’s integration with the European Union
September 8, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Ukraine today opened its first railway line based on the EU standard for track width, deepening the country’s transport integration with the European Union. The 22 km line – funded by a European Investment Bank (EIB) loan and an EU grant under the Connecting Europe Facility – […]EU notifies exit from Energy Charter Treaty and puts an end to intra-EU arbitration proceedings
July 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU has taken the final step to exit the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), a multilateral trade and investment agreement applicable to the energy sector, which is not compatible with the EU’s climate and energy goals under the European Green Deal and the Paris […]July infringement package: key decisions
July 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Overview by policy area In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues legal action against Member States for failing to comply with their obligations under EU law. These decisions, covering various sectors and EU policy areas, aim to ensure the proper […]Non-transposition of EU legislation: Commission takes action to ensure complete and timely transposition of EU directives
September 29, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is adopting a package of infringement decisions due to the absence of communication by Member States of measures taken to transpose EU directives into national law. The Commission is sending a letter of formal notice to those Member States who have failed […]Spyware: MEPs call for full investigations and safeguards to prevent abuse
June 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. In a resolution adopted on Thursday, the European Parliament outlined the reforms necessary to curb spyware abuse. Based on a year-long investigation into the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware, MEPs argue that the illicit use of spyware has put “democracy itself at […]New York and Washington, D.C.: MEPs attended UN CSW and discussed women’s rights
March 13, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On 6-9 March, a delegation of the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee attended the UN Commission on the Status of Women and held meetings in Washington, D.C. on women’s rights. Led by the Chair Robert Biedroń, the delegation attended the 67th session of […]State of the EU: Ukraine, Green Deal, Economy, China, Artificial Intelligence
September 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. In the annual State of the European Union debate, MEPs quizzed President von der Leyen on the Commission’s work in the past and its plans until the June 2024 elections. Opening the debate, EP President Roberta Metsola said: “The European Union today is stronger, […]EU Civil Protection Mechanism launches preparations for possible extreme weather events for 2024 in the face of climate change
November 30, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič is meeting the Italian Minister for Civil Protection and Sea Policies, Nello Musumeci, for the opening session of the European Civil Protection Mechanism “lessons learnt” meeting on wildfires and floods. The meeting involves 54 representatives from 30 […]Germany: EIB and Commerzbank to boost Europe’s wind manufacturers
December 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is using again its €5 billion initiative to support manufacturers of wind-energy equipment in Europe by extending a €500 million counter-guarantee to Germany-based Commerzbank AG. The transaction will enable Commerzbank to set up a portfolio of up to €1 billion of […]Ukraine: More than €13 million to renovate Ukrainian universities
December 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. As part of the European Union’s efforts in Ukraine, the European Investment Bank (EIB), has come together with the EU Delegation to Ukraine and other partners to support the resilience of the country’s education sector. Within its Ukraine Solidarity Urgent Response package, the EIB is providing €10 million in […]
