The current geopolitical context opens important opportunities to strengthen the international role of the euro and consolidate Europe as a stable base for investors.
This was the focus of discussions at the International Capital Market Association and the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, and at the Group of 30 meeting in Berlin.
With the EU’s 5 largest national promotional banks we agreed to reinforce our cooperation in strengthening Europe’s security and defence capabilities.
Alongside the European Commission, we signed with the Danish export credit agency the first agreement to cover EU companies exporting to Ukraine, thus supporting the country’s resilience and recovery within the European family.
We approved financing for a new university campus in Bulgaria, for smaller companies in the Baltics, and for a Dutch firm developing nasal sprays against COVID and influenza.
And we are supporting the Commission’s water strategy with a new 15 billion euro programme, for investments like the new wastewater treatment plant in Nice, serving well over half a million residents and cutting pollution in the Mediterranean.
Very fitting as we marked World Oceans Day and the EIB Group Adaptation event.
Watch President Calviño's previous One week, one minute recaps.
