The EIB’s role in financing sustainable urban transport projects

Between 2004 and 2008, EIB support for the urban transport sector amounted to over EUR 14 billion of direct financing. Some 69 urban transport projects were financed, of which 61 were located in the EU. These included the construction, extension or rehabilitation of public transport infrastructure (metro, light rail or tramway systems) and the acquisition of rolling stock in capital cities (London, Athens, Madrid, Sofia and Belgrade, for example) and other major towns (Barcelona, Valencia, Malaga, Marseille, Florence, Gdansk, Istanbul, etc.).

• Primary Source

EIB: Publications http://www.eib.europa.eu/infocentre/publications/index.htm

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