Fundamentals of the European Investment Bank and its Role in Southern Mediterranean Arab Countries: an introduction for civil society organizations

The EIB is the European Union’s bank. It is the financing institution of the EU founded in 1958 by the Treaty of Rome and owned by the 27 EU member states. The EIB is headquartered in Luxembourg and has a network of local and regional offices in Europe and beyond. The EIB is one of the largest multilateral lending institutions in the world.