Today, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed an ambitious
Guarantee Agreement through which the European Commission will support up to €26.7 billion of EIB
financial operations to enable crucial public investments in sectors like clean energy, digital and transport
infrastructure, health and education over the next seven years, rolling out Global Gateway worldwide.
Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, said: “Today's landmark guarantee
agreement with the European Investment Bank will enable to finance the implementation of our
Economic and Investment Plans for the Western Balkans, the Southern and Eastern Neighbourhood.
We launched these three substantial investment plans to support their post-COVID socio-economic
recovery and to speed up the closing of their development gap with the EU“.
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