Through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Energy, the European Union is supporting the modernisation of the Čierny Váh pumped-storage hydropower plant in Slovakia by enabling its conversion to variable-speed operation. The EU is funding both the preparatory studies and the first phase of works under the SE Integrator project, led by Slovenské elektrárne, a.s. The […]

öGIG EIB lends €75 million to Austrian fibre infrastructure provider öGIG to expand high-speed connectivity across Austria, with focus on rural areas. The financing will support the rollout of open-access fibre networks across six Austrian federal states. Backed by InvestEU programme, credit marks initial part of planned EIB financing for öGIG initiative. The European Investment […]

©VVT/ VVT Vilnius public transport operator VVT to deploy as many as 160 zero-emission buses with financing from EIB and Council of Europe Development Bank Loans totalling €110 million also support Vilnius charging network for new bus fleet, bolstering city’s climate-neutrality goal Operation is part of first municipal transport financing programme in Baltic region jointly […]

The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) announces the election of Sinéad Ryan, Dean of Research, Trinity College Dublin as Chair and the re-election of Maria Girone, Head of CERN openlab, as Vice-Chair of the EuroHPC User Forum Coordination Group (UFCG). The elections took place in the context of the EuroHPC User Days 2026, following the […]