Source: European Parliament
On 4 June 2025 at 14.45, ECON Members will vote on the ‘Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024’. The draft report welcomes the strategic priorities of the European Investment Bank (EIB) for 2024-2027 and includes a strong call for the EIB to play an even bigger role in addressing Europe’s investment needs and funding common EU priorities. It also reiterates the Parliament’s call for an interinstitutional agreement between the Parliament and the EIB.
As usual, the BUDG and ECON Committees alternate in preparing an own-initiative annual report on the EIB and this year it is ECON’s turn. Members tabled 317 amendments to the draft report by the Rapporteur, Francisco Assis, who then tabled five compromise amendments that deal with a wide range of topics. These include: closing the investment gap and fostering competitiveness; consolidating the EIB’s role as EU’s climate bank; financing peace, security and defence; addressing challenges in social infrastructure, cohesion policy and housing; promoting digital transformation and new technologies; EIB neighbourhood and Global Gateway; governance: accountability and transparency. The plenary vote is planned for the July 2025 part-session.
Rapporteur: Francisco ASSIS (S&D) Shadows: Kinga KOLLÁR (EPP), Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ (PfE), Johan VAN OVERTVELDT (ECR), Ľudovít ÓDOR (Renew), Damian BOESELAGER (Greens/EFA), Marc BOTENGA (The Left)