This week, in Brussels there was full agreement among EU finance ministers to reinforce Europe's energy autonomy through homegrown renewables and reduced dependency on fossil fuels.
This is the objective of the new Clean Energy Strategy announced with Commissioner Jørgensen, which the EIB will underpin with a €75 billion investment package.
The president of the European Investment Bank Group Nadia Calviño had very good meetings with Commissioner Hoekstra to make the green transition a success, with Peter Klement, the new Head of the EU Anti-Fraud Office, to protect the financial interests of Europe and its citizens, and with Rebeca Grynspan, to promote global trade and investment.
We presented our 2025 activities in Portugal and visited the very impressive EIB financed flood prevention project in Lisbon.
We announced financing for waste infrastructure, affordable housing and digitalisation.
And finally, we celebrated International Women’s Day with a call for a more peaceful and stable world.
Watch President Calviño's previous One week, one minute recaps.
