About
The European Commission is EIB’s leading trust fund contributor, as well as being the largest contributor of grant resources to the EIB via regional EU blending facilities. Since 2005, the Commission has contributed a total of €654.5 million to three EIB-managed funds. The Commission is a co-founder of, and donor to, the award-winning EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund (EU-AITF) that facilitates financing for complex infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa. The Commission also supports projects in the EU’s Neighbourhood through its contributions to the FEMIP Trust Fund (FTF) and the Eastern Partnership Technical Assistance Trust Fund (EPTATF).