EIB: Record €3.5 Billion Financing for Greece in 2025

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group’s financing for Greece in 2025—announced on 3 February 2026—reached a historic high of €3.5 billion (including EU funds managed by the EIB), reflecting the Group’s decisive support for climate resilience, water infrastructure, energy security, and Greek economic development. EIB financing rose by 59% year-on-year, expanding investments in student housing and boosting domestic industrial production of strategic raw materials. Of the total, €3.2 billion came from the EIB and €271 million from the European Investment Fund (EIF), the EIB Group’s arm supporting SMEs and innovation. In 2024, EIB Group financing for Greece stood at €2.2 billion. EIB Vice-President Yannis Tsakiris stated: “2025 is a landmark year for Greece–EIB cooperation. This record €3.5 billion reflects our deep confidence in Greece and its central role in Europe’s future. We are proud that, with our financing, Greece became Europe’s first and only gallium producer in 2025—strengthening its industrial base and contributing to EU value chain resilience. The EIB invests in Greece broadly, deeply, and sustainably—in infrastructure, energy, water, affordable housing, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Together, we’re building a stronger, more resilient, and more competitive Greece within a stronger Europe.” Greek Minister of National Economy and Finance and Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis added: “Today, referring to the EIB means more than citing a European financial institution active in Greece—it means acknowledging a partner helping Greece shift from crisis management to solution-building. We’ve come a long way together—and now enter an acceleration phase. Greece is transforming its productive model; Europe seeks resilience and strategic autonomy. Our partnership with the EIB sits precisely where these two paths converge. In 2026, we’ll do even more—move faster, invest more strategically, and go further.” Key 2025 initiatives include €500 million for sustainable urban infrastructure across Greek municipalities and €950 million in loans and guarantees to banks for business financing. Also notable: a €250 million agreement to upgrade water infrastructure in Attica.