European Investment Bank triples its financial commitment to defence

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European Investment Bank triples its financial commitment to defence   With a new financial ceiling of €100 billion for 2025, the European Investment Bank (EIB) aims to invest in defence, energy networks and technology.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/20/european-investment-bank-triples-its-financial-commitment-to-defence  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The European Investment Bank reinforces its role as the European Union's financial arm.

00:10The bank's financing ceiling for this year reaches 100 billion euros, a new record.

00:16Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions, the EIB confirms its commitment to defense and security, tripling its financing effort.

00:24The EIB plans to devote 3.5% of total financing to the military sector, with 32 flagship projects currently in the pipeline.

00:32We are financing the public sector when we are talking about large military barracks, infrastructures.

00:38Just this week also, we have got the go-ahead for the financing of a very important infrastructure in Lithuania.

00:46Military barracks that will host a Buda's brigade very close to the Belarusian border.

00:52And we are working with the European Commission to identify other key public infrastructures for military mobility.

00:58We are also financing large private companies when it comes to research and development programs,

01:04when it comes to innovation and also industrial capability.

01:09Climate change and clean energy remain priorities for the EIB,

01:13as the bank sees climate action closely linked to European security.

01:17Therefore, it is launching a new program of investment in technology and innovation.

01:23The first wave of this new 70 billion euro tool will be dedicated to clean industries.

01:29This has to do with the products to build energy grids.

01:35It has to do with guarantees for clean tech innovators.

01:39It also has to do with support to the wind industry and also support to the deployment of power purchase agreements,

01:46which are key to stabilize energy pricing for large European industries.

01:51The EIB wants to promote the Union's strategic autonomy.

01:55To this end, it wants to ensure that European companies and producers remain in Europe.

02:00But!

02:02The EIB is such an open source of國家,

02:06M.J. is specific to UK,

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