Our Mission is to further the objectives of the European Union by making long-term finance available for sound investment.
The EIB Group promotes Corporate Responsibility through its mission and activities in the service of the European Union, through the way it implements these and through its internal management.
The EIB attaches great importance to engaging with civil society and building cooperative relations with its representatives.
The EIB furthers the objectives of the European Union by making long-term finance available for sound investment.
The EIB Group offers four main services to its clients: loans, technical assistance, guarantees and venture capital.
EIB lending is governed by a series of mandates from the EU in support of EU development and cooperation policies in partner countries.
Gemasolar is the first power plant that generates solar energy 24 hours a day without interruption. Its innovative technology and commercial focus represent a breakthrough in the solar industry.
The EIB organises regular public consultations on key policies governing its operations. In December 2011, a consultation on the Bank's transport lending policy concluded with the adoption of a revised policy. It was the first sector policy the Bank consulted upon publicly.
Key European high speed trains and lines, motorways, ports and airports, major bridges and tunnels and urban transport systems have benefited from EIB financing. With EUR 220bn in loans since 1958, the EIB is Europe’s mobility expert.
At the EIB annual meeting today President Werner Hoyer underlined the Bank’s important role in supporting sustainable growth, innovation and jobs in Europe and beyond. In 2011 the EIB provided its highest-ever financial contribution to the real economy with 60 billion Euro disbursed to its clients. At the end of last year, the Bank’s outstanding loans amounted to around 395 billion Euro, more than the loan portfolio of all other multilateral financial institutions combined.
The EIB is supporting SMEs in Spain with two EUR 200 millions loans to Banesto and Banco Popular. In 2011, the EIB Group provided a record financing of EUR 13 billion for small and medium-sized businesses, reaching more than 120 000 companies throughout Europe.
EUR 200 million made available to Banesto for financing SMEs
EIB and Banco Popular sign SME financing agreement
EIB President Hoyer met German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Friday. It was their first meeting since Werner Hoyer took office earlier this year. The EIB President and the German Chancellor discussed efforts to strengthen Europe’s growth capacity and competitiveness and the EIB’s role in this.
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