EIB’s statement concerning 23/5/2021 events in Belarus

In line with the European Council, the European Investment Bank condemns the actions by the Belarus government leading to the forced landing in Minsk of a commercial flight on 23 May and the arrest of two of its passengers, Roman Protasevich, a journalist from Belarus, and Sofia Sapega, his partner. We join EU leaders in calling for their immediate release.

The EIB has been observing developments in Belarus with great concern over the past year.

The EIB stopped activity in Belarus since the country’s presidential elections and will continue to maintain the same stance in line with EU policy.

2 March 2021

Charles Michel, President of European Council and EIB President Werner Hoyer on key Team Europe mission to Moldova and Georgia

On 28 February and 1 March President Hoyer joined EU President Charles Michel on a mission to Moldova and Georgia, underlining the important role the EU Bank plays in Team Europe's effort to support the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood.

12 April 2019

Celebrating 10 years of the Eastern Partnership: Vice President Vazil Hudak joins the debate at the Atlantic Council in Washington

To answer this question, the Atlantic Council and the European Commission gathered representatives from the six Eastern Partnership countries Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine, and international financial institutions working in the region to take stock of successes and the challenges ahead.

19 December 2016

Signature of the DCFTA Initiative East

Supporting the effort to strengthen the economic developments and better diversify the economies of the Eastern Partnership countries that have decided to deepen their association and integration with the European Union, the European Investment Bank and the European Commission signed on 19 December 2016 the Delegation Agreement for the DCFTA (Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area between the EU and Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova). The Delegation Agreement foresees the provision of EUR 2.8 million for risk capital operations, EUR 7.8 million for technical assistance and EUR 49.7 million for guarantees through the EIB and the European Investment Fund. The implementation of the agreement will start immediately and run until December 2021.

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