EIBURS research leads to new research centre

For the first time, an EIBURS research has led to the creation of a dedicated new research centre: the Leibniz Science Campus Ruhr (LSCR). LSCR  is a research collaboration focused on “Health care challenges in regions with declining and ageing populations” and was...
Action plan to restore 12 religious buildings in Albania

Action plan to restore 12 religious buildings in Albania

The European Investment Bank Institute and Europa Nostra, the leading heritage organisation in Europe, have published a technical and financial report to restore 12 Post-Byzantine religious buildings in south-east Albania listed among The 7 Most Endangered heritage...
“Proud to be a SIT alumnus”

“Proud to be a SIT alumnus”

More than 40 social entrepreneurs from 14 countries attended the first Social Innovation Tournament (SIT) alumni meeting held in Copenhagen on 24 October. The meeting took place after the 2018 SIT Final Event held the previous day, which the participants also...

Fires in Greece: EIB donates EUR 271 260

Following the devastating fires in Eastern Attica (Greece) which claimed the lives of 99 people last July, the EIB group, via the EIB Institute, has provided a EUR 271 260 donation to the Desmos Foundation in Greece. Desmos is a foundation that serves as a hub between...
Demographic change in the EU

Demographic change in the EU

Europe is ageing fast. What does it mean for “the oldest-old”, notably in terms of more efficient elderly care ? On 6 December 2018, at an EIB Institute seminar, Professor Martin Karlsson and Norman Bannenberg, from the University of Duisburg-Essen, presented the...