The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that Luxembourg is contributing €2 million to the EIB-managed FEMIP Trust Fund for projects preparation and implementation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Luxembourg's Minister of Finance, Gilles Roth, has renewed the country's commitment to the Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP) Trust Fund by signing a €2 million contribution letter in Luxembourg City on Saturday 6 December 2025. Luxembourg's contribution brings the size of the trust fund to €72 million and will allow deploying further technical assistance in the MENA region.
EIB President Nadia Calviño noted that Luxembourg, apart from being the EIB Group's host country, has long been a valued partner in the group's efforts outside of the EU: "Luxembourg's contribution strengthens our ability to deliver projects in the North Africa region that promote stability, boost growth and improve lives."
Minister Roth added that "Luxembourg is proud to reaffirm its commitment to the FEMIP Trust Fund, a leading instrument for fostering sustainable development and stability in the Southern Neighbourhood. By joining forces with the EIB and our European partners, we are helping to deliver tangible results in the Middle East and North Africa region in areas where they are needed most, supporting economic resilience, social inclusion and opportunities and prospects for future generations."
The EIB noted that Luxembourg is among the biggest and longest-standing EIB Trust Funds donors, with an overall contributed amount of more than €110 million. Through various ministries, the country contributed to nine EIB Trust Funds in total and has been championing climate action and financial inclusion in developing and emerging countries. Through its contributions to trust funds, Luxembourg also supports Ukraine's economic recovery and reconstruction, sustainable development and infrastructure investments in the EU neighbourhood and sub-Saharan Africa.
The FEMIP trust fund uses grant financing to prepare and implement projects that align with EU policy objectives outside the EU. According to the EIB, the fund has played an important role in channelling financing to the MENA region, with a total of close to 100 grants awarded to date. The investment projects supported by these grant operations have a cumulative investment cost of €6.7 billion, out of which €3.8 billion was EIB lending.
