At its 2005 Annual Meeting held on 7 June 2005, the EIB's Board of Governors endorsed the general orientations on future strategy outlined in the attached document, while taking note of the annexes.
Bio-based industries are Europe’s assets says EIB report
A new study published today by the European Investment Bank (EIB) shows that scaling up bio-based industries can strengthen EU’s strategic autonomy as well as competitiveness, foster innovation and create growth and jobs, particularly in rural and coastal regions.