Evaluation

A powerful partnership: The impact of risk capital investments on private sector development and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Southern Mediterranean.

A comprehensive evaluation of the EIB Group's debt support to small and medium-sized firms.

The EIB offers a vast range of advisory services in the EU. This independent evaluation assesses if the EIB’s organisation, processes and monitoring are suited for delivering quality advice in the EU.

An independent evaluation of the Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership Trust Fund (FTF) (2004-2022).

An independent evaluation of EIB’s Project Advisory Support in Bulgaria and Romania in the period 2015 to 2022.

This independent evaluation finds that EIB water projects outside the EU led to the expected results, strongly contributed to climate action and environmental sustainability but that development outcomes were not optimised.

A comprehensive evaluation of the EIB Group’s equity and quasi-equity support to fast-growing, innovative small and medium-sized firms.

Rapid assessment of the EIB Group’s operational response to the COVID-19 crisis: did the EIB Group support the clients that needed help, at the right time and in the right form?

The evaluation considers the rationale for the EIB to carry on higher risk activities – Special Activities – by assessing their implications in terms of additionality, cost coverage, profitability and capital intensity.

An independent evaluation of the EIB support to urban public transport (trams, metros, buses) in the EU in the period 2007 to 2019.

This evaluation of EIB support for climate change adaptation (period 2015 to 2020) assessed key challenges and opportunities to increase support for adaptation; thus providing timely insights to inform the development of the EIB Adaptation Plan.

This third independent evaluation points out that EFSI has matured over time into a mechanism generally acknowledged as effective and valuable, catalysing private investment in line with EU policy objectives.

An evaluation of the Eastern Partnership Technical Assistance Trust Fund (EPTATF), ten years after its establishment.

A comprehensive evaluation of EIB financing in support of cohesion – the reduction of regional disparities in the EU.

The EIB has played a key role in developing the green bond market. EIB’s independent evaluation function evaluated the Bank’s CAB programme and generated insights to inform the future CAB strategy.

The EIB Group Risk Enhancement Mandate (EREM) came in response to the June 2013 European Council, which called for urgent mobilisation of EU resources to support SMEs and boost financing of the economy. A recent evaluation examines how EREM worked overall as a Mandate, what it achieved and whether the design choices made under the Mandate were appropriate given its objectives.

Over the last 15 years, the EIB has increasingly pooled resources with the European Commission and other third parties to increase our lending impact. These lending mandates now represent more than one-third of the Bank’s activity.

The evaluation will help EIB review its Energy Lending Criteria to reflect market and policy developments.

The EIB offers a vast range of advisory services in the EU. This independent evaluation assesses if the EIB’s organisation, processes and monitoring are suited for delivering quality advice in the EU.

An independent evaluation of the Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership Trust Fund (FTF) (2004-2022).