<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.eib.org/infocentre/news/index.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>News</title><link>http://www.eib.org/infocentre/news/index.htm</link><description/><item><title>The intermediary banks and financing institutions for credit lines</title><link>http://www.eib.org/about/news/the-intermediary-banks-and-financing-institutions-for-credit-lines.htm</link><description>These following banks and financing institutions are our intermediaries for investments financed in the framework of EIB's credit lines (so-called EIB Global Loans).
Within the European Union:

Austr...</description><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/about/news/the-intermediary-banks-and-financing-institutions-for-credit-lines.htm</guid></item><item><title>EIB confirms: no bailouts</title><link>http://www.eib.org/about/news/eib-confirms-no-bailouts.htm</link><description>EIB President Philippe Maystadt confirmed in a media statement that the European Investment Bank will only finance economically viable projects. &#8220;The EIB's mission and Statute do not allow for ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/about/news/eib-confirms-no-bailouts.htm</guid></item><item><title>EIB confirms: no bailouts</title><link>http://www.eib.org/about/news/eib-confirms-no-bailouts.htm</link><description>EIB President Philippe Maystadt confirmed in a media statement that the European Investment Bank will only finance economically viable projects. &#8220;The EIB's mission and Statute do not allow for ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/about/news/eib-confirms-no-bailouts.htm</guid></item><item><title>Board agrees exemplary transparency and accountability standards</title><link>http://www.eib.org/about/news/board-agrees-exemplary-transparency-and-accountability-standards.htm</link><description>The European Investment Bank adopted a revised transparency policy and an updated complaints mechanism during its board meeting of 2 February 2010.&#160; The Board commended the documents as exemplar...</description><pubDate>Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/about/news/board-agrees-exemplary-transparency-and-accountability-standards.htm</guid></item><item><title>Public Call for Tenders: Multi-sector framework agreements with consultants for small assignments</title><link>http://www.eib.org/about/news/public-call-for-tenders-2009-s-61-086670.htm</link><description>Contract award notice:

OJEU ref. 2010/S 22-030214 of 02.02.2010
http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:86670-2009:TEXT:EN:HTML
List of selected candidates

Corrigendum:

OJEU ref. 2009/S 77-109973 ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/about/news/public-call-for-tenders-2009-s-61-086670.htm</guid></item><item><title>Public Call for Tenders: Hosting and Workplace Recovery Sites</title><link>http://www.eib.org/about/news/public-call-for-tenders-2009-s-99-142749.htm</link><description>Contract award notice:

OJEU ref. 2010/S 22-030215 of 02.02.2010
http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:30215-2010:TEXT:EN:HTML

Contract notice:

Open procedure
OJEU ref. 2009/S 99-142749 of 26.05....</description><pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/about/news/public-call-for-tenders-2009-s-99-142749.htm</guid></item><item><title>Public Call for Tenders: Management service for future local staff</title><link>http://www.eib.org/about/news/public-call-for-tenders-2010-s-19-025481.htm</link><description>Contract notice:

Restricted procedure
OJEU ref. 2010/S 19-025481 of 28.01.2010
http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:25481-2010:TEXT:EN:HTML
...</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/about/news/public-call-for-tenders-2010-s-19-025481.htm</guid></item><item><title>Public Call for Tenders: Reservation of places in cr&#232;ches by the European Investment Bank for EIB Group staff</title><link>http://www.eib.org/about/news/public-call-for-tenders-2010-s-19-025482.htm</link><description>Contract notice:

Open procedure
OJEU ref. 2010/S 19-025482 of 28.01.2010
http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:25482-2010:TEXT:EN:HTML
...</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/about/news/public-call-for-tenders-2010-s-19-025482.htm</guid></item><item><title>EIB-financed mine project in Mozambique wins Corporate Social Responsibility and Socio-Economic awards</title><link>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/eib-financed-mine-project-in-mozambique.htm</link><description>



Extractive industry and mining projects are often complex and challenging. But they can also be prime ways of adding value to indigenous natural resources, increasing export revenues and generati...</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/eib-financed-mine-project-in-mozambique.htm</guid></item><item><title>When mine projects are synonymous with social development</title><link>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/when-mine-projects-are-synonymous-with-social-development.htm</link><description>Founded by Kenmare in 2004, Kenmare Moma Development Association's (KMDA) goal is to strengthen the socio-economic development of the communities in the vicinity of the Moma mine in Mozambique.&#160;...</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/when-mine-projects-are-synonymous-with-social-development.htm</guid></item><item><title>Sebastian Vl&#259;descu, new Governor for Romania</title><link>http://www.eib.org/about/news/sebastian-vladescu-new-governor-for-romania.htm</link><description>Former Romanian Minister of Public Finance, Mr Sebastian Vl&#259;descu has been re-appointed Minister of Public Finance of Romania, succeeding Mr Gheorghe Pogea. Mr Vl&#259;descu thus also becomes EI...</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/about/news/sebastian-vladescu-new-governor-for-romania.htm</guid></item><item><title>Public Call for Tenders: Security Operations consolidation for the EIB Group in the Information and Communications Technology Sector</title><link>http://www.eib.org/about/news/public-call-for-tenders-2010-s-1-000012.htm</link><description>Contract notice:

Open procedure
OJEU ref. 2010/S 1-000012 of 02.01.2010
http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:12-2010:TEXT:EN:HTML
...</description><pubDate>Sat, 2 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/about/news/public-call-for-tenders-2010-s-1-000012.htm</guid></item><item><title>Africa: EIB promotes sanitation projects</title><link>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/africa-eib-promotes-sanitation-projects.htm</link><description>Through collaboration with European Commission

The EIB attended the signature of a LSL 201 million works contract with the Lesotho Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) for the rehabilitation, upgra...</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/africa-eib-promotes-sanitation-projects.htm</guid></item><item><title>European Union donates KSh 670,000 (EUR 7,000) to Kenyan Red Cross</title><link>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/european-union-donates-ksh-670000-eur-7000-to-kenyan-red-cross.htm</link><description>The European Investment Bank and the European Commission delegation in Kenya have&#160;pledged a total of EUR 7,000&#160;(equivalent to approximately Ksh 670,000) as a contribution towards&#160;human...</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/european-union-donates-ksh-670000-eur-7000-to-kenyan-red-cross.htm</guid></item><item><title>EIB support for the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative</title><link>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/eib-support-for-the-extractive-industry-transparency-initiative.htm</link><description>The European Investment Bank (EIB), set up to promote European Union objectives, has a mandate to support the EU&#8217;s development cooperation policies in many regions outside the EU Member States....</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/eib-support-for-the-extractive-industry-transparency-initiative.htm</guid></item><item><title>EIB financing for mining projects</title><link>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/eib-financing-for-mining-projects.htm</link><description>In the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries, the EIB finances projects that contribute to the Cotonou Agreement's objectives of poverty eradication, sustainable development and the gradual...</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/eib-financing-for-mining-projects.htm</guid></item><item><title>Tenke Fungurume Mining project, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)</title><link>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/tenke-fungurume-mining-project-democratic-republic-of-congo-drc.htm</link><description>The project
The Tenke Fungurume Mining project consists in the development of three consecutive open pit copper/cobalt ore mines, as well as in the construction and operation of an ore processing pla...</description><pubDate>Thu, 2 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/tenke-fungurume-mining-project-democratic-republic-of-congo-drc.htm</guid></item><item><title>Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project, Laos</title><link>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/nam-theun-2-hydropower-project-laos.htm</link><description>The Project
The "Nam Theun 2" (NT2) is a major hydroelectric power project in Laos. The EIB has signed a loan agreement of EUR 45 million with the Laos Government to help finance the project. The EIB...</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/nam-theun-2-hydropower-project-laos.htm</guid></item><item><title>Veracel Pulp Mill Project, Brazil</title><link>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/veracel-pulp-mill-project-brazil.htm</link><description>The project
The Veracel Pulp Mill project consists of the construction and operation of a large pulp production mill in the North-Eastern State of Bahia, based on eucalyptus plantations. Project prom...</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/veracel-pulp-mill-project-brazil.htm</guid></item><item><title>Sepon Copper project, Lao PDR</title><link>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/sepon-copper-project-lao-pdr.htm</link><description>The project
The project was withdrawn from the list as the loan application was cancelled by the project promoter
...</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>http://www.eib.org/projects/news/sepon-copper-project-lao-pdr.htm</guid></item></channel></rss>