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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 8h

Very good #GlobalGateway Board meeting today.

We took stock of this key EU strategy, well on track to meet its targets - for people and the planet.

The @eib.org is contributing to mobilise 1/3 of total financing for climate action, health systems and global supply chains.

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 11h

This new @eib.org Group #TechEU financing is a great example of our support to industry de-carbonization.

Through projects like this, we foster innovation and drive competitiveness and security - in Portugal and across Europe.

#NetZero

European Investment Bank @eib.org · 13h

As part of our #TechEU initiative to accelerate EU innovation, we're signing the first €40m tranche of an €80m loan to:

✔️Speed up Navigator's decarbonisation plan
✔️Support an innovative plant producing moulded fibre packaging with eucalyptus pulp

go.eib.org/Portugal_Nav...

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 11h

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European Investment Bank @eib.org · 13h

New GEMs statistics reveal that investing in emerging markets may be less risky than often perceived.

Loans from Multilateral Development Banks and Development Finance Institutions show default and recovery rates comparable to those in advanced economies.

🔗 bit.ly/GEMs_RiskDat...

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 11h

Préstamo histórico a Costa Rica del @eib.org: USD 250M para construir el primer sistema de tren eléctrico del país.

Este proyecto, cofinanciado con BCIE & Green Climate Fund, beneficiará a +100,000 usuarios diarios, mejorando el acceso al empleo y la educación.

#GlobalGateway

European Investment Bank @eib.org · 11h

Clean transport is the way forward🚆

➡️ We're backing Costa Rica's 1st electric train launch with a $250m financing. Together with BCIE & the Green Climate Fund, we are delivering a clean transport system that will benefit over +3m people in San José.

👉 go.eib.org/EIBCostaRica

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 17h

Excellent meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luís Montenegro on the strong @eib.org Group🤝🏼Portugal partnership.

We finance key projects to boost growth, jobs and improve people’s daily lives in priority areas: housing, transport, education, technological innovation, health, security & defence.

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 1d

🇪🇺🇪🇸 La contragarantía del Grupo @eib.org permitirá a CaixaBank financiar inversiones de Navantia en componentes para energía eólica marina.

Este acuerdo impulsará la transición energética en Europa, nuestra competitividad industrial y autonomía estratégica.

#WindPackage

European Investment Bank @eib.org · 2d

We’re joining forces with CaixaBank to back Navantia's renewable energy division.

This €50m counter-guarantee deal will support investments in offshore wind components, driving Europe's energy transition while strengthening industrial competitiveness ⤵️

go.eib.org/Spain_CaixaB...

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European Investment Bank @eib.org · 1d

📽️ Watch our President @nadiacalvino.eib.org discuss with @joaohscosta.bsky.social from RTP how the EIB Group is supporting Portuguese and European innovators, helping them grow, thrive, and stay in Europe ⤵️

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European Investment Bank @eib.org · 1d

We’re signing a €370m loan with the Region of Brittany to maintain and renovate railway infrastructure and rolling stock.

A new step forward for collective and sustainable transport in close cooperation with local authorities.

🔗 go.eib.org/France_Railway

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 2d

Delighted to visit the impressive @champalimaudf.bsky.social, dedicated to advanced biomedical research improving lives around the world.

Thanks for the good exchange with institutions, investors and innovators, working together to boost investment and innovation.

#TechEU

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 2d

Very good meeting with Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion of Portugal Manuel Castro Almeida.

The @eib.org Group is a key partner to:
✔️Boost territorial and social cohesion
✔️Bring opportunities where talent is
✔️Support businesses
✔️Drive growth and build strong communities.

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 2d

Very good meeting with Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento.

The @eib.org Group is a strong partner for Portugal, with a solid pipeline in:

✔️High speed trains

✔️Housing

✔️Hospitals

✔️Schools

✔️Water

✔️Innovation

✔️SMEs.

We work together for a resilient, competitive economy.

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 3d

Comparto una noticia especial👇🏼

‼️📖 El 6 de noviembre sale mi libro

“DOS MIL DÍAS EN EL GOBIERNO”

En él, recojo mi experiencia, desde la llamada del presidente Pedro Sánchez hasta el cierre de 2023, clave para entender nuestra historia y la transformación económica del país.

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 3d

Siento profundamente la pérdida de Guillermo Fernández Vara, gran presidente de Extremadura, que tanto hizo por su tierra y por la política útil, basada en el trabajo, el respeto y la honestidad.

Un hombre bueno.

Todo mi cariño a su familia y amigos 🖤

Europa Press @europapress.es · 3d

#ÚLTIMAHORA | Muere a los 66 años el expresidente de la Junta de Extremadura Guillermo Fernández Vara

Muere a los 66 años el expresidente de la Junta de Extremadura Guillermo Fernández Vara

   El expresidente de la Junta de Extremadura Guillermo Fernández Vara ha fallecido este...

www.europapress.es

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 4d

Felicitatiounen un de Grand-Duc Guillaume!

Today is an important day for Luxembourg, a small country with a big European heart, home to the @eib.org Group.

Villmools Merci to H.R.H. Grand Duke Henri for 25 years of dedicated service.

#Trounwiessel

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 5d

My #1week1minute 🎥

✔️Unanimous shareholder approval for phase 2 of our Climate Bank Roadmap

✔️Excellent meetings with Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides and @ec.europa.eu Commissioner @piotrserafin.bsky.social

✔️New projects in Spain, Italy, and Ukraine

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 5d

Un placer charlar con estudiantes de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

Hemos hablado del papel del Grupo @eib.org en el nuevo contexto internacional, del futuro de Europa y de su liderazgo en el ámbito tecnológico y digital.

🎥➡️ youtu.be/uOE84DRCFD0

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 6d

Happy to participate in the #CMS2025 together with our partners @ec.europa.eu and ESM, represented by Commissioner @piotrserafin.bsky.social and Pierre Gramegna.

The @eib.org Group is in a unique position to contribute to shared priorities and, more than ever, invest in our European values.

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European Investment Bank @eib.org · 6d

President @nadiacalvino.eib.org on our #TechEU programme’s contribution to the Capital Markets Union at #CMS2025 ⤵️

We aim to ‘mobilise €250bn by 2027’, supporting European companies so that Europe moves from being the world’s incubator to becoming the world’s scale-up success.

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 7d

Excellent meeting with Commissioner for Budget @piotrserafin.bsky.social on the margins of the Capital Markets Seminar #CMS2025.

We are working closely together to maximise the impact of the EU budget in safeguarding competitiveness, security, and strategic autonomy.

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 7d

You can watch my full interview with Silvia Amaro @cnbc.com.

We discussed security and defence, green finance, Europe’s role in the world, support for Ukraine, capital markets union, and the unique position of the @eib.org Group to deliver on these priorities.

bit.ly/4gQzipt 🎥⤵️

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 7d

Delighted to welcome Bálint Balassa on his first day as the @eib.org Group's first Ombudsman.

Our people are our greatest strength. His broad experience at international organizations will help address conflicts and contribute to staff well-being in the best working atmosphere.

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European Investment Bank @eib.org · 7d

Practically every two weeks, we deliver for Ukraine.

On the margins of #CMS2025, President @nadiacalvino.eib.org told @cnbc.com about:
✔️Our €300m deal with Naftogaz to secure energy supply ahead of winter
✔️A new school opening in Lviv region

All to ensure Ukraine’s strong recovery.

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European Investment Bank @eib.org · 7d

Our 27 EU Member State shareholders unanimously supported the second phase of our Climate Bank Roadmap, consolidating our role as the climate bank.

'When others are pushing back, Europe is moving forward'.

President @nadiacalvino.eib.org on @cnbc.com on the margins of #CMS2025 ⤵️

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Nadia Calviño @nadiacalvino.eib.org · 8d

Very productive meeting with the @eib.org and EIF Boards in Cyprus, upcoming @consilium.europa.eu presidency.

✔️Phase 2 of Climate Bank Roadmap adopted
✔️Good exchange on digital money and AI.

Working together with Member states and national public banks, we are #MakingADifference.

#ThisIsEurope💪🏼

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European Investment Bank @eib.org · 8d

We’re financing Endesa with €500m through the Regional Resilience Fund set up by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and €150m from our own resources.

This will help strengthen and digitalise Spain’s power grid for greater resilience, supply security, and renewable integration⤵️

go.eib.org/Spain_Endesa

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