European Investment Bank

The European Investment Bank was established in 1958 by the Treaty of Rome as a long-term financing institution of the European Union.

The EIB main goal is to contribute to the integration, balanced development and economic and social cohesion of EU member states.

The EIB borrows huge amounts of funds on capital markets and loans for projects contributing to the achievement of the EU. It continuously adjusts its activity to the evolution of European policies.

The EIB :

• has legal personality and financial autonomy within the institutional system of the EU ;
• acts in strict compliance with best banking practices and works closely with the banking community at large, when it borrows in the capital markets or when financing investment projects.