European Investment Bank

20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Aquafin N.V. have signed the first EUR 50 million instalment of a EUR 200 million 30-year loan for financing projects involving the additional sanitation of various discharge locations, the construction of wastewater … Read the full press release →

20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — At its plenary session of 14 and 15 November 2012 (meeting of 15 November), the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted this resolution, stating that, in light of the ongoing crises, the EU must restore trust in … Read the full press release →

19-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a first EUR 200m tranche of the EUR 600m loan approved by the Bank for the extension of the Cairo Metro and a EUR 45m loan for a Community Development Programme. … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 16-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, EU Development Commissioner Piebalgs announced that the EU will support the construction of what will be the largest African photovoltaic power plant, in Burkina Faso. It will provide 32 gigawatt hours per year, the equivalent of … Read the full press release →

16-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB), the long-term lending arm of the European Union, announced the completion of a new SEK (Swedish Krona) 750m Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) due November 2023. The transaction is the second new CAB line … Read the full press release →

15-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A first-time debate on the role of mobile financial services to address financial exclusion in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean was launched today by the European Investment Bank (EIB). A workshop, organised under the patronage of the EIB … Read the full press release →

14-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Minister for Education and Skills warmly welcomed the start of construction of eight schools which are being delivered under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. These are the first public sector projects to be funded under the … Read the full press release →

12-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing EUR 175 million in support of the knowledge economy in Turkey. The purpose of the project is to strengthen the science system and improve research and innovation capacity in the Republic … Read the full press release →

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 27 million to finance the energy efficiency refurbishments of residential buildings in Romania’s capital, Bucharest. 12-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The EIB loan will contribute to the financing of thermal rehabilitation of 94 high-rise panel residential … Read the full press release →

Joint Statement by Werner Hoyer, President of EIB Group; Jim Yong Kim, President of World Bank Group; Sir Suma Chakrabarti, President of EBRD 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Our institutions – the European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group), the World Bank Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and … Read the full press release →

9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is renewing its support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies (mid-caps) with a EUR 150 million loan to Akbank T.A.S. The EIB is resuming its partnership with Akbank, continuing the … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The action plan presented by the European Commission today (see IP/12/1187) aims to help strengthening the EU’s automotive industry between now and 2020. It builds on the vision for industry competitiveness and sustainability in 2020 and recommendations how … Read the full press release →

Olli Rehn – Vice-President of the European Commission and member of the Commission responsible for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro EU-EIB Cooperation Agreement for the pilot phase of the Project Bond Initiative /European Policy Centre Brussels, 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — President … Read the full press release →

9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB), Europe’s long-term lending institution, and United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, a leading Pan-African financial institution with presence in 19 African countries, have agreed to strengthen small and medium businesses in Africa … Read the full press release →

9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank, Europe’s long-term lending institution, has agreed to provide EUR 50m for the Khi Solar One Project. This is the first large concentrated solar power project in sub-Saharan Africa and one of the first … Read the full press release →

Bruxelles, 8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Europe 2020 Project Bond Initiative, which aims to improve capital market financing of infrastructure, passed its final approval stage today. Following signature of a Cooperation Agreement between the European Commission and European Investment Bank, clarifying risk … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Valcárcel at Nicosia informal council urges Member States to grant adequate funding for cohesion The President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Ramón Luis Valcárcel, intervened at the informal meeting of the Ministers responsible for Cohesion … Read the full press release →

31-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a EUR 150 million loan to the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with the purpose of part-financing projects that will contribute to the mitigation of climate change. The … Read the full press release →

A new Financial Regulation for the EU finances: What’s new, why and how does it work Brussels, 29-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Commission continuously assesses the way it manages EU funds, taking into account lessons learnt from the past, feedback from … Read the full press release →

25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — European Investment Bank Vice-President Philippe de Fontaine Vive and Bolloré Group CEO Vincent Bolloré today (12 October) signed a EUR 75 million finance contract for the development and operation of an open electric car-sharing service in Ile de France. On … Read the full press release →