Zagreb Tram Modernization: EIB Considers New Loan

As of early April 2025, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is weighing a new loan facility to support the renewal and modernization of Zagreb’s tram network, according to publicly available project documents and industry sources. The potential loan would build on a multi-hundred-million-euro framework loan already approved for the city, which has been directed toward public transport, energy efficiency, and social infrastructure.

Zagreb’s tram system is one of the most recognizable symbols of daily life in the Croatian capital, but parts of the fleet are decades old. The network still operates a mix of high-floor trams from the 1970