Stories
Discover the impact of financial instruments and how they meet the financing needs of businesses around Europe.
Energy efficiency programmes for multi-apartment buildings in Latvia
Find our interview with Aleksejs Kaņējevs, Deputy Head of Programme Development at ALTUM, where we discuss how the resources from the Recovery and Resilience Facility contributed to renovations of multi-apartment residential buildings in Latvia. Thanks to this collaboration, the quality of living was improved by decreasing energy consumption costs and increasing the property value for over 66 apartments in Sigulda.
Affordable homes for hundreds of vulnerable people
At a time when affordable housing has become a critical issue across Europe, an innovative ERDF-backed financial instrument in Slovakia is making a real difference. A unique public-private partnership has enabled hundreds of vulnerable people to find quality homes at prices ranging between 5% and 30% below market rates depending on the location and the financial situation of the tenant.
From coal to clean
Nestled in the scenic Pomorskie Voivodeship on Poland’s Baltic coast, a pioneering regional public financial institution has been successfully promoting investments in renewable energy sources (RES). The history of Pomorski Fundusz Pożyczkowy (PFP, Pomorskie Loan Fund) dates back to 2004, the year Poland joined the EU.
Banca Etica and EIB unite to support refugee inclusion in Italy
As a significant step towards helping refugees integrate into Italian communities, Banca Etica, the EU’s leader in ethical finance, has strengthened its support for this vulnerable group with assistance from the European Investment Bank (EIB).