EBRB, in partnership with the European Union (EU), is providing a loan of up to €15 million to Erste Bank in Serbia to support green investments by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has subscribed €76 million under VGP's existing green bond programme. VGP is a pan-European developer of premium logistics and semi-industrial real estate.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will lend €50 million to Romanian bank Garanti BBVA to strengthen its funding base.
Iberdrola has launched a €750 million green bond aligned with the new European Union Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) as well as the Green Bond Principles of the International Capital Market Association.
European Investment Bank and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna seal new financing agreement worth over €525 million.
EBRD advances the broader use of innovative financial instruments in Romania by signing a synthetic securitisation deal with UniCredit Bank S.A. (UniCredit Bank)
Polski Holding Nieruchomości (PHN) has secured €8 million in preferential financing from the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management for an 18 MW photovoltaic (PV) installation.
InnoEnergy, a leading European investor in clean technologies, has unveiled a new growth strategy for 2025–2030, aiming to secure up to €160 billion in funding for the sector.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group's new financing in Croatia has reached a record level of €1.24 billion last year, with major support aimed at greening transport, cities and businesses.
The European Commission has approved a €960 million Czech scheme to support investments in strategic sectors to foster the transition to a net-zero economy.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group's financing in Poland rose 10% on the year in 2024, reaching €5.7 billion and helping accelerate modern development of cities and regions, as well as energy transition.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €400 million Austrian State aid scheme, and a €36 million Lithuanian State aid scheme, to support the production of renewable hydrogen through the European Hydrogen Bank's “Auctions-as-a-Service” tool for the auction closing in 2025.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €240 million loan to Slovakia for co-funding of EU-supported green and digital projects across the country.
Serbia's government has signed a €100 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to refurbish the Bistrica and Potpec hydropower plants in the country's west.
Power, one of the largest independent renewable energy producers in Europe, has announced its first international project finance agreement with CaixaBank, S.A. and Banco BPI, totaling €38.6 million.
United Group, a telecommunications and media company based in Southeastern Europe, has made a major investment of €120 million ($124.6 million) to expand its green energy initiatives in Bulgaria.
EBRD will advance the broader use of innovative financial instruments in Poland by signing a synthetic securitisation deal and new lending commitment with Bank Millenium.
Top lenders discussed their strategies for integrating ESG considerations into financing decisions at the first CEE ESG Forum 2024, organised by Property Forum and Green Forum in Vienna last November.
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control of EEW Offshore Wind EU by EEW Holding and Sumitomo under the EU Merger Regulation.
Croatia's Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition has announced plans to allocate €651.8 million in grants next year.
The Agency for Financing Rural Investments (AFIR) has launched a new funding call, offering €150 million in grants for photovoltaic and wind power projects for self-consumption in Romania.
The European Commission allocated €26.8 billion in loans and grants under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) to Czechia, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Romania.
Enery has successfully secured a €214.45 million bank loan facility to drive the development and consolidation of its renewable energy projects in Romania.
Renewables developer OX2 has secured €73 million in financing from Germany's Nord/LB, a leading energy transition bank, for the development of a 100 MW solar farm in Poland.
Conducted in autumn 2025, the RICS Sustainable Real Estate Survey Europe gathered 112 responses from valuers, developers, investors and other professionals across 30 countries. The findings confirm that ESG has moved from a peripheral concern to a core driver of real estate value, risk and decision-making across Europe.
DSV – Global Transport and Logistics, the world's largest logistics operator, has launched a solar installation at its warehouse in Łozienica, Poland, in partnership with commercial real estate investor Accolade. The installation will meet the energy needs of Poland's first multi-client warehouse equipped with an AutoStore system.
Etem Gestamp, the Sofia-based joint venture between Viohalco Group and Spain's Gestamp Group focused on aluminium extrusion and processing for the automotive industry, and Rezolv Energy, the Actis-backed independent power producer, have signed a 10-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) in Bulgaria. The VPPA will see Etem Gestamp buy electricity from Rezolv Energy's 461MW 'Vifor' wind farm, which is about to come onstream in Buzău County, Romania. It is the first cross-border wind PPA that has been publicly announced in Bulgaria.
DP World has launched a five-year coastal restoration programme to create underwater "forests" of native seaweed to boost marine life near the Constanța South Container Terminal on the Black Sea.
Microsoft has achieved its goal of matching 100% of its annual global electricity consumption with renewable energy, reaching the milestone five years ahead of its 2025 target. The achievement supports the company's commitment to become carbon negative by 2030.
