From new motorways crossing the Carpathian Mountains and upgraded rail lines to green bonds financing clean energy, the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group played a key role in supporting Romania\u2019s economic transformation in 2025. With 1.6 billion euros in new financing in Romania last year, the EIB Group helped mobilise total investments of 5 billion euros, equivalent to 1.3% of the country\u2019s gross domestic product (GDP), reinforcing greener growth, stronger connectivity and long-term competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nearly 90% of financing targeted cohesion objectives, while more than half of all operations contributed directly to climate action and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Investments focused on areas with the greatest impact. More than \u20ac1.17 billion supported sustainable cities and regions through improved transport links and urban infrastructure. Almost \u20ac185 million were invested in energy projects, accelerating the transition to cleaner power. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) received over \u20ac170 million, while more than \u20ac150 million supported innovation, digitalisation and human capital development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRomania is advancing towards a greener, more connected, and competitive economy. The EIB Group is proud to support investments that strengthen transport and urban infrastructure, drive the clean energy transition, and foster long-term growth for communities across the country. These projects are laying the foundation for a sustainable and resilient future within the EU.\u201d<\/em> said EIB Vice President Ioannis Tsakiris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The latest annual results bring EIB Group financing in Romania over the past five years to more than \u20ac10.1 billion, underlining the Group\u2019s sustained commitment to the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the most emblematic projects of the year was EIB support for the A1 motorway, a vital transport link across the Carpathians. An initial \u20ac500 million EIB loan is helping to co-finance a 122-kilometre section between Pite\u0219ti and Sibiu, part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). Once completed, the motorway is expected to improve road safety, shorten travel times and strengthen economic links between Bucharest, western Romania and the wider European Union. The overall project cost is estimated at \u20ac5.5 billion, with the EIB planning to provide up to \u20ac1 billion alongside EU grants and national funding. The project also benefits from EIB Advisory support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Romania\u2019s clean energy transition also gained momentum in 2025. In July, the EIB acted as anchor investor in Electrica\u2019s first corporate green bond, a \u20ac500 million issuance listed in Luxembourg and Bucharest. Strong investor demand highlighted growing confidence in Romania\u2019s renewable energy sector, with proceeds earmarked for projects aligned with the EU taxonomy for sustainable activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beyond financing, the EIB Group expanded its advisory engagement. Through JASPERS, the EIB began an assignment with the Ministry of Investments and European Projects to prepare integrated urban mobility investments in the Jiu Valley, a key Just Transition region. The work will support six municipalities, with planned investments of around \u20ac30 million. Advisory support also continued for the long-term modernisation of Bucharest\u2019s metro network, covering feasibility studies, contractual issues and a network-wide energy efficiency strategy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The European Investment Fund (EIF) complemented these efforts by deploying \u20ac346 million in guarantees and equity instruments for innovation and SME financing. In 2025, Romania also joined the Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility, managed by the EIF, under which Exim Banca Rom\u00e2neasc\u0103 received a \u20ac43.75 million guarantee to support trade flows between the EU, Romania and Ukraine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From new motorways crossing the Carpathian Mountains and upgraded rail lines to green bonds financing clean energy, the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group played a key role in supporting Romania\u2019s economic transformation in 2025. With 1.6 billion euros in new financing in Romania last year, the EIB Group helped mobilise total investments of 5 billion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-financing","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4916"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4918,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4916\/revisions\/4918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-today.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}