Aleksandra Antonowicz-Cyglicka ; Kadri Green ; Anna Roggenbuck ; Ana-Maria Seman ; Xavier Sol

2016
CEE Bankwatch Network

Abstract: This report provides an analysis of how the European Investment Bank (EIB) is fulfilling its development role under the so-called External Lending Mandate (ELM) for the period 2014-2020. It also formulates key recommendations for improving this mandate as part of the review currently being being conducted by the European institutions. This review process represents an opportunity for critical changes needed to ensure that the EIB’s external operations contribute to EU external policies and priorities including, most notably, climate change, human rights, transparency as well as ownership and the sustainability of development practices.

Keyword(s): Enhancing Transparency ; Tax evasion ; EIB Operations ; Financial Intermediaries ; Human Rights Policy ; Azerbaijan ; Country Cases ; Forced Displacement