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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited world leaders from government, finance, business, and civil society to the Climate Summit 2014 this 23 September to gather momentum for stepping up climate action. In the run-up Mr Ban Ki-moon has asked leaders to bring bold announcements and actions to the Summit that will reduce emissions and strengthen climate resilience. EIB President Werner Hoyer and Vice President for the Environment and Climate, Jonathan Taylor will attend the high-level gat...

The European Investment Bank will organise in the context of the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition taking place in Lisbon the week of 21 st September a workshop on Innovative Financing for Innovative Water Projects. The session will look at financing of innovation in the water sector. Ernst and Young will present the outcomes of an EIB-commissioned study which takes an indepth look at the gaps, successful practices and recommendations for financing research, development and innovation...

In accordance with its Rules of Procedure, the EIB convenes its Board of Directors at least six times a year. In line with its transparency policy, the Bank publishes: the meeting agenda consisting of a simplified and adapted version of the list of projects to be examined. The agenda is published as from four days before the meeting; the provisional summary of the decisions taken, along with the list of conflicts of interest declared by the participants with respect to a project to be financ...

As part of the public consultation on its Transparency Policy, the EIB will organise a consultation meeting on 10 th September 2014 in Brussels. This meeting is open to all interested stakeholders and offers the opportunity to exchange directly with EIB staff about the Bank’s Transparency policy and the key issues at stake within the review. This consultation meeting follows the kick-off meeting that took place on 10 th July 2014. Background The EIB Transparency Policy sets out the principles...

The Banco de Portugal and the European Investment Bank (EIB), are organizing a  conference entitled “ Investment Finance and the Recovery ” scheduled to take place in Lisbon on 5 September, 2014, as well as workshop on 6 September. The conference will be held on Friday 5 September 2014 and shall be preceded by a dinner on Thursday 4 September hosted by the Banco de Portugal and the EIB. The conference will be composed of a set of discussion panels, including speakers from the EIB and the Banc...

The EIB is delighted to participate in the 24th Economic Forum , a major political and economic event in the Central and Eastern Europe which brings together heads of states, members of government, businesses, academia and NGOs. It is a unique platform for exchange of opinions and thoughts on the future of the region. On 2 September the EIB will organise a panel session which will focus on financing investment in Poland and Central Europe. In addition, EIB delegates will have speaking slots i...

World Water Week is hosted and organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and takes place in Stockholm. The event has been the annual focal point for the globe's water issues since 1991. Every year, SIWI provides a platform for over 200 collaborating organisations to convene events at the World Water Week. In addition, individuals from around the globe present their findings at the scientific workshops. At this year’s event, EIB Vice-President Jonathan Taylor will be a ke...