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CEB approves fourteen loans totalling €1.2 billion
19 June 2026The CEB has approved 14 new loans totalling €1.2 billion for social investment across Europe. The financing targets key sectors including housing, education, healthcare and social inclusion, with significant support to Target Group Countries. Two additional loans for Ukraine bring total CEB approvals for the country to over €800 million since its accession to the Bank in June 2023.
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CEB wins top funding honour at GlobalCapital’s Bond Awards 2026
18 June 2026Most Impressive Supranational, Agency and Sub-sovereign Funding Team with an Annual Borrowing Requirement under €10 billion.
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CEB issues EUR 1 billion 3.250% Benchmark due 17 June 2036
11 June 2026The transaction marks CEB’s second EUR benchmark of 2026, following its successful EUR 1 billion 7-year issuance in April.
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CEB and the City of Tallinn sign €100 million loan for inclusive and sustainable urban development
11 June 2026The loan will co-finance priority investments under Tallinn’s 2025–2029 capital investment programme, focusing on modernising education facilities, improving social care and social housing infrastructure, and regenerating public spaces and sustainable mobility networks.
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€107 million for a new, more efficient and sustainable wastewater treatment plant in Wattrelos
08 June 2026This project marks an important milestone for the MEL, supporting its strategy to diversify its funding sources and mobilise European financing to accelerate major infrastructure projects.
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CEB issues USD 1 billion 4.000% Global SIB Benchmark
18 May 2026This marks CEB’s 27th SIB issuance to date and our seventh denominated in USD, highlighting the important role socially responsible finance plays for the Bank
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Joint Statement by Seven Multilateral Development Banks Pledging Support to Address Impacts of the Middle East Conflict
18 May 2026The signatory Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are responding to requests for support from countries and clients to help address the heterogeneous and compound impacts from the conflict in the Middle East
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CEB Governor received in audience by Pope Leo XIV
04 May 2026Governor Carlo Monticelli was received in audience by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV today, reaffirming the shared commitment of the Council of Europe Development Bank and the Holy See to social cohesion, human dignity and support for the most vulnerable.
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MDB Heads Deepen Collaboration to Support Countries Through Heightened Global Uncertainty
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Social investment is the key to economic stability in Europe, writes Euronews.
16 April 2026Social investment is Europe’s bedrock. Amid global uncertainties and tight public budgets, social investment is key for economic stability, says this special article published by Euronews marking the CEB's 70th anniversary. Discover how the Bank’s people-centred work strengthens Europe’s social fabric.
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MDB Common Approach to Measuring Jobs Outcomes
16 April 2026Closer collaboration between MDBs on a common approach to measuring the impact of our operations on creating more and better jobs. To achieve this, we will deepen coordination and partnership across countries, MDBs, the private sector, and other stakeholders.
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Statement by Governor Monticelli at Water forward: Driving jobs and prosperity (Washington D.C., 15 April 2026)
16 April 2026Governor Monticelli's statement at the launch of Water Forward, a new global initiative designed to strengthen water security and scale water partnerships that mobilise investment and unlock economic potential.
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Readout of the Seventh MDBs and Credit Rating Agencies Roundtable
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CEB, EBRD and EIB streamline procurement rules for joint projects
15 April 2026The three institutions have signed a tripartite Mutual Reliance Agreement, to streamline procurement in public sector projects they co‑finance outside the European Union, strengthening cooperation, efficiency and integrity.
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CEB issues EUR 1 billion 7-year Social Inclusion Bond Benchmark due April 2033
10 April 2026This transaction represents CEB’s flagship annual EUR-denominated 7-year SIB and marks the 10th series of this benchmark line.
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CEB publishes 2025 Social Inclusion Bond Report
31 March 2026In 2025 the CEB’s SIB issuance reached €2.6 billion, representing over 45% of the Bank’s total funding programme.
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CEB posts sound financial results for 2025
24 March 2026The audited financial statements for 2025 of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), approved by the Governing Board, post a sound financial performance, reflecting a sustained level of social investment, despite geopolitical challenges.
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Speech by Governor Carlo Monticelli at High-Level Conference on Social Rights (Chișinău, Republic of Moldova, 19 March 2026)
19 March 2026Celebrating the European Social Charter
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Opening Speech by Governor Carlo Monticelli at CEB's 70th anniversary in Warsaw, Poland
17 March 2026As the Council of Europe Development Bank marks its 70th anniversary, it is worth reflecting on the reasons why social investment has mattered in Europe – and why it matters today with renewed urgency.
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CEB governing bodies meet in Warsaw and re-elect Governor Monticelli for a new 5-year term
17 March 2026At a time when national budgets are strained by multiple crises and authorities across Europe face growing pressure to respond to rising social needs, the Bank’s shareholders highlighted the importance of sustained investment in social infrastructure and essential services – especially at the local level – to maintain social cohesion and to reach the most disadvantaged.