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 European Investment Bank was created by the Treaty of Rome in 1958 as the long-term lending bank of the European Union.
The task of the Bank is to contribute towards the integration, balanced development and economic and social cohesion of the EU Member States.
The EIB raises substantial volumes of funds on the capital markets which it lends on favourable terms to projects furthering EU policy objectives. The EIB continuously adapts its activity to developments in EU policies.
Besides supporting projects in the Member States, its main lending priorities include financing investments in future Member States of the EU and EU Partner countries. The EIB operates on a non-profit maximising basis and lends at close to the cost of borrowing. The Bank's consistent AAA rating is underpinned by firm shareholder support, a strong capital base, exceptional asset quality, conservative risk management and a sound funding strategy.
In 2009, the EIB raised nearly EUR 79.4 billion.
Besides, the EIB:
The Risk Sharing Finance Facility is a joint initiative of the European Commission and the EIB to support higher risk and reward investment in research, development and innovation. How does it work? What kind of investment projects benefit? This short film tells the story of a successful new debt financing instrument that allows for more investment in Europe’s knowledge economy.
The historical archives of the EIB are regularly transferred to the Historical Archives of European Union, Florence where they are available for consultation by researchers, journalists, students and members of the general public.
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