On 17 May 2016, Volkswagen (VW) has pre-paid two EIB loans with a total volume of EUR 975 million. VW exercised its contractual right to pre-pay both loans ahead of schedule in compliance with the terms of the loans. The pre-payment of the loans does not modify or affect the EIB's approach to its relationship with VW.
Belgium: School roof solar panels — initial results of an ambitious programme from SeGEC together with the EIB, ELENA and Belfius Banque
In late September 2022, Secrétariat général de l’enseignement catholique (SeGEC), Belfius Banque, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the DUSS consultancy launched a major project to equip private schools with solar panels. A year and a half later, all of the partners together with Reno.energy — the company that won the installation call for tenders in 2023 — have stated that the project has so far been a success.