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Institute joins European Heritage Alliance
The EIB Institute has become the first associate member of the European Heritage Alliance, an informal European sectoral platform composed of more than 50 European or international networks and organisations active in the wider field of cultural heritage. The...
EIB acquires five bodies of work from 2022 ADP artists!
The 10th edition of the Artists Development Programme (ADP), the Bank’s talent accelerator for emerging European artists, has come to a close. For this special anniversary, the Bank partnered with the Cité internationale des arts in Paris, a unique utopia that hosts...
Season’s greetings from the EIB Institute
Happy holidays and best wishes for 2022 from the EIB Institute! A lot happened this year. The war in Ukraine triggered an EIB unprecedented humanitarian aid package of more than €3.5 million coordinated by the Institute to support those affected by the war. A...
The effects of COVID-19 on firm dynamics
The role of targeted policy support in how EU firms responded to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was “considerable” according to a STAREBEI research grant by Russell Cooper, Wolfram Horn and Leonardo Indraccolo, European University Institute, and presented at the EIB in November 2022
88% of Africans believe climate change affects their life
88% of Africans surveyed for the first African edition of the EIB 2022 Climate Survey believe that climate change is already affecting their everyday life, while 61% believe that climate change and environmental damage have affected their income. More than half of...
Indonesia earthquake donation
On 21 November 2022, the deadliest earthquake to hit Indonesia since 2018 struck near Cianjur in West Java. At least 335 people died, including more than 100 children. The disaster also damaged or destroyed over 500 educational facilities. The EIB, through the EIB...
The EIB at the origins of a European environmental policy
When did environmental protection become an EIB eligibility criterion in its own right and how far did this affect the European discussion of environmental issues in the period from the 1970s to the 1990s? These were among the questions investigated in a STAREBEI research grant by Jacopo Cellini, European University Institute, presented at the EIB on 13 December 2022.
Iscte Lisbon wins European Ethics Bowl 2022
A team from Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Iscte) won the European Ethics Bowl 2022, a competition to raise awareness of the relevance and complexity of current ethical issues in the European context. The final event was held at the EIB in Luxembourg on 9...
New donation to support Ukraine
To support those affected by the war in Ukraine, the EIB Institute, the EIB Group’s philanthropic arm, has organised two additional donations totalling €1 million. Family-style orphanages coordinated by the Olena Zelenska Foundation will receive €800 000 and Ukraine...
Energy efficiency: Fit for 55?
How can residential energy efficiency help the EU to be Fit for 55? A workshop organised by the Sciences Po Climate Chair at the EIB Brussels office allowed experts from the European Commission and the EIB to exchange views with civil society and Brussels representatives.
Cecilia Bartoli, new President of Europa Nostra meets EIB
EIB Vice-President Teresa Czerwińska, together with EIB Institute director Shiva Dustdar, hosted world famous opera singer Cecilia Bartoli for dinner in Luxembourg in honour of her capacity as the new President of Europa Nostra.
Donation following the floods in Pakistan
Following the worst flooding in Pakistan in 80 years that has affected millions of people, the EIB, through the EIB Institute, has made a €250 000 donation to four NGOs operating in the country. The funds will be used as follows: Unicef Luxembourg: 1 100 boxes of RUTF...
EIB survey: Why we should support female entrepreneurs in Europe
Investing in women’s business leadership makes good economic sense. This is the result of a new research study published by the European Investment Bank (EIB): Support for female entrepreneurs in Europe: Survey evidence for why it makes sense. For its analysis, the...
European Ethics Bowl finalists are…
Teams from ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Université Paris Dauphine and Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” (FEBA) will compete in the final of the European Ethics Bowl 2022, a competition to raise awareness of the relevance and complexity of current...
EIB Investment Survey: EU firms lead fight against climate change
EU firms continue to lead the fight against climate change compared to the United States with 88% of firms having taken action to address greenhouse gas emissions and more than half of EU firms having already invested in climate action, according to the recently...
EIB Climate survey: war in Ukraine should accelerate green transition
Most people (66%) surveyed in the European Union believe that the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its consequences on energy prices should accelerate the green transition, according to the newly published EIB Climate survey 2022-2023. The proportion is 62% in the...
SIT Alumni at EVPA impact week 2022
Ten SIT Alumni will pitch their innovative solutions to investors during the EVPA Annual Conference organised in Brussels from 1 to 2 December as part of the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) Impact Week. The ten impact heroes from eight countries will...
First EIB climate chair lecture: “We need to be more ambitious”
“We need to be more ambitious and move away from pledges to policies” to tackle climate change, Prof Jos Delbeke, EIB Climate Chair at European University Institute warned during his first EIB Climate Chair lecture in November 2022
Disasters know no borders
"We need to be faster, wiser and smarter" when confronted with catastrophes that are becoming more frequent with climate change and do not respect borders, said EIB President Werner Hoyer at the first European conference on disaster preparedness, held on 27 October,...
Tucuvi (SIT 2020) awarded €5.5 million in new funding
SIT alumni Tucuvi (SIT 2020), a Spanish startup helping old people in their homes with artificial intelligence so they don’t have to operate tricky technology has been selected to by the European Innovation Council (EIC) to receive €5.5M in funding. Tucuvi is one of...