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21 Mar 23
The devastation caused by last month’s earthquakes in Turkey have led the European Union lending arm to override its years-long ban on providing finance to the country.
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22 Jan 21
The climate credentials of the European Investment Bank, the EU financing arm, have been questioned by campaigners who say it has more to do to meet its green ambitions.
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25 Nov 20
The European Investment bank has approved an €890m loan towards the development of a high-speed rail line from Madrid to the Portuguese border.
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3 Aug 20
Barcelona is pursuing 40 climate action projects to help the city’s ‘green recovery’ from the Covid-19 crisis and meet its environmental commitments, after declaring a climate emergency earlier this...
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2 Aug 19
The European Investment Bank looks likely to make a “game-changing” move and stop funding fossil fuels by the end of 2020.
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7 Nov 18
The European Investment Bank should take the opportunity to finally fix serious transparency and governance flaws as it looks to revamp its complaints mechanism, says Counter Balance’s Xavier Sol.
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18 Jun 18
The European Investment Bank must stop investing in fossil fuels and boost its support for sustainable energy, and prioritise human rights, a group of European NGOs have urged.
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11 Jun 18
Local authorities in the UK are demanding their government clarifies how it will fund infrastructure after they lose billions of pounds from the European Investment Bank following Brexit.
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9 Oct 17
The European Investment Bank’s plan for the region will add 690,000 new jobs by 2020 and help boost the European economy, the bank has said.
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16 Dec 16
Construction cartels and firms with links to organised crime could benefit from billions in European public money after winning contracts to build a pipeline carrying gas from Azerbaijan to Europe,...
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29 Nov 16
Public-private partnerships across the European Union often fail due to weak political commitment, the absence of a strong legal framework, and a lack of public funding, according to the European...
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14 Nov 16
Plans to increase the size of the fund underpinning the EU’s so-called Juncker Plan by €12bn are premature and not supported by evidence, the European Court of Auditors has argued.
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28 Sep 16
The silent giant of the EU’s economy, the European Investment Bank, needs to be less secretive, more accountable and firmer about corruption
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10 Aug 16
Over $80bn in climate finance was mobilised for projects funded by the world’s six largest development banks in 2015, a joint report from the banks has said.
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8 Jan 16
The European Investment Bank has priced up two of its bonds this week, one of which amounts to the largest ever issue by a supranational institution in the GBP market.
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15 Dec 15
China and Lebanon have been approved to become shareholders of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
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8 Dec 15
The European Investment Bank has approved a $600m loan towards the construction of a power plant in Egypt that will help the country secure a sufficient, reliable and affordable energy supply.
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19 Nov 15
Refugees, hospitals and infrastructure projects are among the beneficiaries of over €12bn worth of new loans from the European Investment Bank.
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9 Nov 15
Jordan is set to receive €126m of financing from the European Investment Bank for projects in its energy and water sectors.