European Investment Bank

Europe News

EIB set to broaden defence investment scope later this month

The proposal, tabled by the bank's President Nadia Calviño, will be examined on 21 March.

05/03/2025

Europe News

EIB to invest €95bn in 2025, but only €2bn for defence

The EIB, the largest multilateral lender, will double its funding for defence and security from €1 billion to €2 billion by 2025. Its group president defends a proactive approach to both sectors within the bank's remit. "We are not a defence ministry," she said on Thursday.

30/01/2025

Green News

Paying to prevent more floods is a 'no brainer', says EIB president

A recent EIB survey showed that 94 per cent of the EU population consider climate action a top priority.

13/11/2024

Europe News

EIB allocates €900 million for recovery of Spain's flood-hit regions

The aid model follows the rapid response approach used by the EIB after the floods in Central Europe last September.

07/11/2024

Europe News

Portuguese minister calls for water resilience financing by EIB

Maria da Graça Carvalho was in Brussels to follow up on a letter sent to the EU executive during the summer asking for concrete action to increase water security across the EU.

03/09/2024

Business

Leaked report shows half of EIB staff fear whistleblowing reprisals

Staff at the Luxembourg-based EIB are hesitant to report incidents of bullying, harassment or fraud - FT.

28/08/2024

Europe News

EU prosecutors probe former EIB chief for corruption, misappropriation

The criminal allegations are ‘absurd and unfounded,’ said Werner Hoyer, who stepped down at the end of 2023.

24/06/2024

Green News

Launch of energy efficiency coalition seeks to fill investment gap

Implementation of EU laws to slash energy use and increase efficiency in the bloc’s building stock will require a great amount of financing, according to EU officials.

22/04/2024

Economy

EU states urge European Investment Bank to rethink defence policy

Germany, France, and a dozen other EU countries want the EIB to change its policy on defence investment.

18/03/2024

Green News

Euroviews. The European Investment Bank is not a leader in the green transition

As president, at a minimum, Calviño must commit to consulting people impacted by EIB projects as part of their design and either ensuring or providing remedies for negative environmental and social impacts of its investments, Sutharee Wannasiri writes.

27/02/2024

Economy

EIB president backs nuclear power as she outlines new vision

Nadia Calviño, the freshly-elected president of the European Investment Bank, shows an appetite for a riskier strategy.

27/02/2024

World

How will the EIB lead Europe's green transition under its new chief?

Euronews sits down with the President of the European Investment Bank, Nadia Calviño, to discuss how it is accelerating Europe's goal to offset carbon emissions by 2050 and its efforts to rebuild Ukraine.

13/02/2024

Europe News

Spain’s Nadia Calviño wins fight to head EU Investment Bank

The finance minister’s victory over Denmark’s Margrethe Vestager comes after months of wrangling

08/12/2023

Europe Decoded

Who’s who in the race to head the European Investment Bank?

Five candidates have thrown their hats into the ring to be the next President of the European Investment Bank (EIB).

11/09/2023

Tech News

Euroviews. EU should focus on 'bits and bytes' rather than 'concrete and steel'

COVID recovery packages should be directed towards those that can have the most impact in the fight against climate change.

31/08/2021

Money

Ethereum jumps to record high on report of EIB digital bond issuance

Reports of a bond sale by the European Investment Bank on the Ethereum network have sent the value of Ether soaring to new heights.

28/04/2021