Should there be more women in politics?

Should there be more women in politics?

Women are under-represented in the political arena (30% on average in all of the EU Member States’ legislative bodies) but there are effective policies to promote political empowerment, said Professor Alessandra Casarico (Bocconi University) at a seminar organised...
Philanthropy report 2018 now available!

Philanthropy report 2018 now available!

In 2018, children in Greece, Venezuelan migrants in Colombia and victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia benefited from EIB donations following humanitarian catastrophes. Eight NGOs received EUR 771 260. After the devastating fires in Eastern Attica...

Season’s greetings from the EIB Institute

Happy holidays and best wishes for 2019 from the EIB Institute! What a year it has been! 2018 was the year of the first EIB Summer School, of the first EIB conference on the circular economy and of the first SIT alumni meeting. It was the year of the EIB art...

EIB donation following earthquake in Indonesia

The EIB Group, via the EIB Institute, is donating EUR 250 000 to three emergency aid agencies to support the victims of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Indonesia in September 2018. The three organisations focusing on helping children are UNICEF...
Inequality and happiness

Inequality and happiness

Happiness is a subjective notion but so is income inequality as “we are happier when comparing to others” said Professor Andrew Clark, Paris School of Economics at a seminar on “Inequality and happiness” organised jointly by the EIB Institute and the University of...