The EIB held its Annual Press Conference in Brussels on Thursday 13 February 2003.
Philippe Maystadt, President of the EIB, reported on the Bank's 2002 activities, in particular EIB's response to EU policy initiatives, its Innovation 2000 Initiative, EIB's support for the enlargement process, its role in the Mediterranean and EIB on the capital markets. The President also outlined perspectives for 2003. This was followed by a question/answer session.
The following information is available :
- Press release containing the main highlights;
- Review of financing in 2002 by country/region;
- Background Notes on key topics:
- Photographs taken at the event are also available :
