The European Investment Bank (EIB)
As part of its 'Innovation 2000' initiative, the
European
Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) provides long-term financing for
large companies and promotes the development of SMEs through loans or
venture capital instruments where these
companies operate in the audiovisual and content industries (fiction,
animation, documentaries and multimedia).
It also supports, through long-term loans, investment projects with a
cultural dimension in the areas of:
• the development of cultural and architectural heritage (urban
renewal programmes or the preservation of historic sites)
• human capital development (education infrastructures, databases,
etc.)
• industrial research and development.
These actions are implemented in complementarity with the Commission assistance
programmes for the promotion of European audiovisual content, research
and development or the development of the Union's most disadvantaged regions.
The candidate countries of central and eastern Europe can also benefit
from some of these actions.
Promoters of large-scale projects (more than EUR 25 million) are eligible
for an individual loan directly from the EIB. SMEs wishing to receive
a global loan (funding in the medium and long term) or to have a venture
capital fund financed by the EIB group invest in their company should
contact one of the banks or venture capital funds which are partners of
the EIB. A list of these can be found on the websites of the EIB
and the European Investment Fund.
Contact the EIB
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