EU, 17 billion euros for small and medium-sized businesses/ Initiative aims to improve energy efficiency
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank Group (EIB) have launched a financing initiative worth 17.5 billion euros.
According to the Commission, more than 350,000 companies across Europe are expected to benefit from this scheme to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.
The Energy Efficiency Initiative for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises is led by the EIB Group. It aims to help companies use proven energy-saving technologies to reduce their energy bills and increase their sustainability and competitiveness, the Commission points out.
The programme will use a combination of existing and new financial instruments, including debt and equity. The EU expects to mobilise over €65 billion in investment in the sector by 2027.
To simplify access and support for businesses, the initiative will introduce a “single point of support for energy efficiency in enterprises.” The Commission explained that this unified entry point will integrate the European Investment Bank’s mezzanine lending offer and speed up implementation.
Commission sources pointed out that small and medium-sized businesses invest in energy efficiency at only half the level of large enterprises. “This initiative will be essential to close the investment gap, simplify access to finance and accelerate implementation,” the officials added.
Dual vocational education is expanding/ Minister Gonxhja: 16 vocational schools, 7 new branches
In the 2025-2026 school year, Dual Vocational Education in Albania is taking an important step, significantly expanding the network of schools and branches......
Edi Rama with NATO head: We are reviving the military industry, Rutte: Albania a strong ally
Prime Minister Edi Rama met this Wednesday in Brussels with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the North......
Rama in the "laboratory of Europe": Today's challenge is to strengthen bridges, not divisions
Prime Minister Edi Rama stopped by the College of Europe in Bruges today, where he admitted during his speech that he had been hesitant to come. He......
EU spending in Albania and Montenegro/ MEPs hold budget control in Tirana and Podgorica
A delegation from the Committee on Budgetary Control, led by Chair Niclas Herbst, will visit Albania and Montenegro from 16 to 18 September 2025. MEPs......
Dhe sa duhet të presim për të hyrë në BE? - Hapja e kapitujve me Shqipërinë, më e shpejtë se me çdo vend tjetër të rajonit
Procesi i negociatave me Shqipërinë po zhvillohet më shpejt se me çdo vend tjetër të rajonit, pasi në një kohë tepër të shkurtër kemi arritur të hapim një......
From transport to trans-European networks/Chapter 4 Group links the main reforms of the “Green Agenda”
Chapter 4 links the reforms of clean transport, energy markets, interstate infrastructure and environmental and climate protection, which are the main......
Budget revenues, Ministry of Finance: 33.9 billion lek more were collected from January to August
The Ministry of Finance has published some data on fiscal indicators for the period January-August 2025. According to this report, the preliminary......
Can the EU impose "drastic" measures on Beijing? Trump has called for 100% tariffs on China
US President Donald Trump has demanded that European countries impose tariffs of 50% to 100% on China as part of a joint strategy to counter Russia's......
