Governance concerns the decision-making structure, processes and associated controls of the European Investment Bank (EIB). As the EIB is both an EU body and a bank, it is governed by both public and corporate governance principles.
The overall governance and operational structure of the EIB is composed of:
The EIB’s statutory bodies are responsible for the strategic decisions and management of the Bank.
Working in multidisciplinary teams, the Directorates and Departments prepare and implement the decisions of the Bank's management.
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EIB Group Corporate Governance Report 2021
The EIB Group report describes the EIB Group’s corporate governance practices, in place in 2021, which comprises data on the Bank’s governance and shareholding structure as of 31 December 2021.
European Investment Bank Activity Report 2021
Our flagship report illustrates how the European Investment Bank Group confronted two great threats in 2021, the climate crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, even as the challenges posed by development grew more urgent. The EU bank tackled these hazards by thinking hard and moving fast — in new directions.
Statute and other Treaty provisions
This publication contains the Statute of the EIB as well as various provisions relating to the EIB taken from the Treaties.
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