Our commitment in Europe

On behalf of the German Federal Government, KfW Development Bank cooperates closely with European institutions both at EU and member states level to further increase the effectiveness of European development cooperation (DC). This includes not only cooperation with the EU Commission, but also coordination with other European development organisations. A particularly efficient instrument for mobilising capital is so-called EU blending. This is the combination of grants from the EU and loans from development banks with the aim of facilitating larger investment projects and making even more efficient use of public EU development funds. Blending makes it possible to offer low-interest, long-term financing for important infrastructure projects in developing countries and emerging economies.

Together with the EU, KfW supports the countries of the EU Neighbourhood Regions in Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans or the Mediterranean on their way to Europe. Through our field offices in the respective capitals, we work directly with our partners on the ground and on the pulse of events. How people are doing there, what moves them and what hopes and challenges they associate with Europe – all this is described in the articles of our series "European perspectives", where local employees and partners regularly have their say.