Bank of scandals: toxic culture of favouritism exposed at the European Investment Bank
December 11, 2024
“Compared to other financial institutions, the EIB is run with a high level of internal secrecy,” said Anna Roggenbuck, who has been following the EIB for over 15 years for Bankwatch, a civil society organisation that monitors publicly financed projects.
The European Investment Bank has a chronic ‘revolving doors’ problem
December 5, 2024
Instead of the EIB shrugging its shoulders at yet another revolving door case, it must understand these new revelations as a wake-up call to drive the necessary changes that will enable it, as a key EU institution, to retain public legitimacy.
Ombudsman asks European Investment Bank to act on conflicts of interest issues
July 26, 2016
In a letter to the President of the European Investment Bank from July 22, the European Union’s Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has asked the bank to review its governance arrangements to help prevent potential conflicts of interest in the bank’s governing bodies.