Ivari Padar, new Governor for Estonia

Following the recent elections in Estonia, Mr Ivari Padar has been appointed that country’s Minister of Finance, succeeding Mr Aivar Sõerd. Mr Padar thus also becomes EIB Governor for the Republic of Estonia.

Mr Padar, 42 years of age, studied history at the University of Tartu. He became Assistant Mayor of the town of Võru in 1993, where he also served as the Chairman of the City Council from 2002 to 2005. He worked in the Ministry of Finance from 1995 to 1997, following which he took up the post of Director General of the company AS HT Hulgi. He was Minister of Agriculture from 1999 until 2002 and has been a Member of the Estonian Parliament since 2003. He has been a member of the Social Democratic Party since 1999.

18 April 2024

Belgique : des panneaux photovoltaïques sur le toit des écoles - premier bilan de l’ambitieux programme du SeGEC avec la BEI, ELENA et Belfius Banque

Fin septembre 2022, le Secrétariat général de l’enseignement catholique (SeGEC), la Banque européenne d’investissement (BEI), Belfius Banque, et le bureau d’études DUSS lançaient un projet d’envergure visant à équiper les écoles du réseau libre en panneaux photovoltaïques. Un an et demi plus tard, l’ensemble des partenaires ainsi que la société qui a remporté le marché public pour l’installation, en 2023, Reno.energy, tirent un bilan provisoire positif du projet.

2 April 2024

2024 One World Media awards: longlist unveiled

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28 March 2024

Serbia-Bulgaria railway project on Corridor Xc launched

Construction work has begun on the Niš-Dimitrovgrad railway section near the Serbian city of Pirot. The project involves the reconstruction and modernisation of an existing unelectrified single-track railway line from Sićevo to Dimitrovgrad and the construction of the northern rail bypass around the city of Niš, as well as electrification and signalling work on both stretches. As part of the EU Economic and Investment Plan, the overall modernisation of up to 104 km of railway lines will result in shorter journey times and improved safety and regional connectivity, while enabling a gradual shift to more environmentally friendly transportation options.

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