16.6.2023
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 214/125 Thursday 19 January 2023
H. whereas the Member States may entrust to the EIB the implementation of financial instruments which they use to invest Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) funds into eligible projects; whereas the EIB may offer further financing and dedicated advisory support to the Member States for investing their RRF funds; I. whereas the EIB contributes to implementing the political and economic goals of the European Union and supports the Union’s external action priorities in all regions around the world, including in politically sensitive countries in the Eastern and Mediterranean Neighbourhood regions; J. whereas the EIB is the largest multilateral lender in the EU Neighbourhood regions, covering the Eastern Neighbourhood countries, the Western Balkans, the Middle East and North Africa; whereas the EIB runs operations outside the European Union through a network of nearly 30 external offices located in Africa, Latin America and Asia; K. whereas the EIB Group works closely with the EU institutions and other partners to support the Union’s objectives and policy priorities; whereas, in particular in the framework of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2021-2027, the EIB Group works in conjunction with the Commission and with national promotional banks and institutions and development finance institutions; whereas in order to achieve the principles and goals of the Paris Agreement by the end of 2020, the EIB Group worked in coordination with the European External Action Service and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; L. whereas the EIB is at the forefront of tackling the COVID-19 crisis in the European Union and has made a considerable effort to offer additional support in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by establishing the new Pan-European Guarantee Fund (EGF) to provide capital for SMEs, which have been hit particularly hard by the effects of the crisis; M. whereas the EIB’s AAA rating is necessary to ensure appropriate market sources of financing at the most preferential rates and must therefore be preserved; N. whereas the EIB’s business model requires the highest levels of integrity, transparency, accountability and good governance, as well as adequate measures to effectively and efficiently combat all forms of money laundering, the financing of terrorism, organised crime and harmful tax practices, as well as the types of prohibited conduct identified in its recently reviewed Anti-Fraud Policy;
Performance of the EIB’s financial transactions 1.
Underlines that the EIB is a leading issuer and continuously contributes to innovations and developments in the capital markets while promoting the most rigorous standards; 2.
Remarks that on 31 December 2021 the total EIB Group balance sheet stood at EUR 568 billion, which was an increase of EUR 11,9 billion compared to 31 December 2020; 3.
Notes that in 2021 the bank’s new lending signatures amounted to EUR 65,4 billion, in line with the target set in the Operational Plan 2021 and close to the results of the previous years (EUR 66,1 billion in 2020 and EUR 63,3 billion in 2019); acknowledges that EUR 54,3 billion of this amount was under the bank’s own resources (compared to EUR 64,6 billion in 2020, also under the bank’s own resources); 4.
Points out that, as in previous years, the biggest share was allocated in Italy, France and Spain (16 %, 14 % and 12 % of the total signatures respectively) and that, as in previous years, the transport, global loans and energy sectors received the largest shares (30,2 %, 18,5 % and 14,8 % respectively); 5.
Remarks that the total disbursements amounted to EUR 41,4 billion in 2021, of which EUR 40,4 billion was under the bank’s own resources (in 2020, disbursements amounted to EUR 58,3 billion, of which EUR 56,8 billion was under the bank’s own resources); 6.
Observes that since 31 December 2021 the outstanding volume of signed loans has slightly decreased to EUR 556,4 billion (from EUR 558,7 and EUR 560,3 billion respectively in 2020 and 2019), 82 % of which was for projects within the EU (82,2 % in 2020 and 81,4 % in 2019); notes that the EIB’s disbursed loan portfolio amounted to EUR 433,4 billion, compared to EUR 444,6 and EUR 447,5 billion at the end of 2020 and 2019 respectively;