All CEB loans must be approved by the Bank's Administrative Council in accordance with the Bank’s social mandate. All loan projects have to meet specific technical and social criteria, and be in strict conformity with the Bank’s environmental, procurement and compliance guidelines and policies.

The sectoral lines of action underpin the CEB’s five-year development plan, which forms the Bank’s medium term-strategy. The current Strategic Framework organises these lines into: Investing in people and enhancing human capital; Promoting inclusive and resilient living environments and Supporting jobs and economic and financial inclusion corresponding to the new strategic priorities established by the CEB to better support the social policies of its member countries.

An exhaustive list of projects approved since 2010 is below. For more insights and impact stories of CEB social investment projects, see our Projects in focus.

List of projects approved

Date Borrower Line of action Amount Summary
10/06/2021 Housing Finance Agency PLC (Ireland) Inclusive growth € 75 000 000 A Programme loan to increase the supply of Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) and to reduce dependency on the traditional rental sector.
10/06/2021 Microcredit Foundation Horizonti (North Macedonia) Inclusive growth
Support for vulnerable groups
€ 1 000 000 A Programme loan to support the creation and preservation of jobs in North Macedonia by facilitating access to financial resources for micro entrepreneurs.
10/06/2021 Trnava Self-Governing Region (Slovak Republic) Inclusive growth € 30 000 000 A Programme loan to provide additional long-term financing to cover local investment needs and to accelerate and facilitate the realisation of projects financed by the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) and the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), to enhance further development of the Trnava Self-Governing Region.
10/06/2021 Žilina Self-Governing Region (Slovak Republic) Inclusive growth € 40 000 000 An EU Co-financing Facility to bridge financing needs, supporting future sub-projects financed by the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and the European Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund (ESIF), to enhance further development of the Žilina Self-Governing Region.
10/06/2021 SCI AUBER (France) Inclusive growth € 20 000 000 A Project loan to restore the historic ICAM campus in Lille and to provide facilities adapted to both present and future needs of students and other users of the campus, such as researchers, teaching and administrative staff and the general public.
10/06/2021 SCI Campus Pasteur Lille (France) Inclusive growth € 21 000 000 A Project loan to complement Phase 1 of the project by partially financing the construction of two new buildings and the acquisition of equipment (Phase 2).
10/06/2021 Republic of Romania (Romania) Inclusive growth € 216 000 000 A Project loan to support the rehabilitation, completion and/or building of six historical and two cultural public buildings included in the priority heritage and cultural infrastructure list in Romania, to help improve the physical condition of monuments and buildings, preserve their architectural and historical value and promote the further development of cultural activities.
10/06/2021 Partner Microcredit Foundation (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Inclusive growth
Environmental sustainability
€ 4 000 000 A Programme loan to provide micro-loan products to private households and micro-enterprises for investment sub-projects targeting increased energy efficiency in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
10/06/2021 Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (Germany) Inclusive growth € 140 000 000 An additional loan request, increasing the total amount of the loan to €290 million, to part-finance the Federal State of Brandenburg’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign expenses.
10/06/2021 Government (Hungary) Inclusive growth € 152 000 000 An additional loan request, increasing the total amount of the loan to €327 million, to further support the Government of Hungary in their efforts in providing medical support to those affected by Covid-19 and medical personnel in the first line of defence.
10/06/2021 Comunidad de Madrid (Spain) Inclusive growth € 200 000 000 An additional loan request, increasing the total amount of the loan to €400 million, to support the Comunidad de Madrid to further their efforts in providing medical support to those affected by Covid-19.
19/03/2021 Adoma (France) Support for vulnerable groups € 100 000 000 An additional loan request, increasing the total amount of the loan to € 200 million, to continue financing investments for the management, improvement and renewal of housing assets under Adoma’s Strategic Asset Plan 2012-2028. Planned interventions aim to provide reception conditions of a higher standard for the priority and vulnerable beneficiary populations
19/03/2021 Institut Municipal de l'habitatge i Rehabilitacio de Barcelona (Spain) Inclusive growth € 44 000 000 An additional loan request, increasing the total amount of the loan to € 103 million, to support the City’s “2016-2025 Right to Housing Plan” by constructing and equipping 2 059 social housing units.
19/03/2021 City of Tampere (Finland) Inclusive growth € 60 000 000 An additional loan request, increasing the total amount of the loan to € 180 million, to support the City’s strategies and investment plan with a focus on improving services for local residents, including the construction of new structures as well as the restoration, renovation or extension of existing facilities.
19/03/2021 Government (Kosovo) Inclusive growth € 25 000 000 An additional loan request, increasing the total amount of the loan to € 60 million, to support Kosovo authorities to further their efforts in providing medical support to those affected by COVID-19.
19/03/2021 Republic of Serbia (Serbia) Inclusive growth € 95 000 000 Project loan to improve and increase the access to and quality of university education in Serbia through capital investments in the state university infrastructure.
19/03/2021 Procredit Bank Skopje (North Macedonia) Inclusive growth € 15 000 000 Programme loan to support the creation and preservation of jobs in North Macedonia by facilitating access to financial resources for small and medium sized businesses.
19/03/2021 Xunta de Galicia (Spain) Inclusive growth € 50 000 000 A Public sector Financing Facility to support the regional authorities of Galicia in their efforts to provide medical services to COVID-19 patients.
19/03/2021 Santander Leasing S.A. (Poland) Inclusive growth € 150 000 000 Programme loan to support the creation and preservation of jobs in Poland by facilitating access to financial resources for micro, small and medium sized businesses, helping to maintain jobs during the pandemic and to finance post-COVID-19 recovery.
19/03/2021 Cooperative Bank of Karditsa (Greece) Inclusive growth € 2 000 000 Programme loan to contribute to self-employment, support the creation and preservation of jobs, and to enhance social cohesion in rural communities. It aims to facilitate access to credit for MSMEs for the development of their business activities as well as for working capital.