As a bank that is owned by the EU Member States, the EIB supports cohesion that pushes for a balanced territorial development and will leave no one behind. We prioritise projects that seek to address inequalities by providing:

• job and education opportunities,
• access to public infrastructure and services,
• a healthy and sustainable environment, and
• support for a thriving economy across the entire EU.

Tailored support for your project

The EIB has a wide range of products for municipalities and regional governments based on their investment needs:

• framework loans
• investment loans
• intermediated loans
• equity funds
• shared management funds and financial instruments

We cooperate with the European Commission, EU national and regional governments, international financial institutions and national promotional banks to support economically viable projects promoting EU policy objectives. 

With the support of the EU budget, we also offer technical assistance and financial structuring support to prepare and implement projects, build the capacity of national or regional partners and increase the chances that their projects will be eligible for funding.

In cohesion regions, EIB advisory services are crucial to:

• enhance the administrative and institutional capacity of public entities and private promoters, thus enabling projects to better contribute to growth and economic convergence by unlocking additional growth potential;
• allow a faster and more effective absorption of EU funds through support for the project preparation and implementation;
• offer custom-made advisory to the project teams and local administrations responsible for public sector investments via our Project advisory support unit.

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