This week, all eyes have been on the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.
European leaders have sent a strong message of unity and determination in reinforcing energy autonomy. They have also called for fast progress in the integration of Europe’s financial markets.
At the European Investment Bank, we are all hands on deck in these two areas.
In particular, we are preparing new instruments to scale up Europe’s capital markets in order to ensure that ideas, technologies and companies born in the EU can also grow and thrive here.
The 28th regime presented by the European Commission can also be a game changer in this regard.
This was central to discussions in Paris at the Euronext annual conference and a roundtable with leading investors. With Finance Minister Lescure, we also discussed shared priorities for security and defence.
We announced new financing for solar energy, for small and medium sized businesses and a first-of-its-kind agreement to support the stock market listing of a Swedish biotech company. We also opened new kindergartens in Armenia, as well as housing and an emergency medical centre in Ukraine.
Watch President Calviño's previous One week, one minute recaps.
