Editing European Investment Bank (section)

== European Investment Bank Group ==
The EIB Group was formed in 2000. It is composed of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the EIB Institute.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annual meeting of the Board of Governors|url=https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2000-049-annual-meeting-of-the-board-of-governors|access-date=2021-04-28|website=European Investment Bank|language=en}}</ref>

=== European Investment Bank ===
90% the European Investment Bank's activity takes place inside the European Union with the aim of fostering European integration and development.<ref name="Our regions of activity"/> It makes investments outside Europe to support the European Union's development aid and cooperation policies. It is active in some 140 countries throughout the world in the following geographical areas: [[Enlargement of the European Unionhttps:/www.eib.org/en/projects/regions/enlargement/index.htm|Enlargement countries]], [[European Free Trade Association|European Free Trade Association (EFTA)]], EU Southern Neighbourhood, EU Eastern Neighbourhood, Sub-Saharan Africa, Caribbean and Pacific, Asia and Latin America, Central Asia and the United Kingdom.<ref name="Our regions of activity"/>

It is one of the largest supranational lenders in the world. Since its establishment in 1958, the European Investment Bank has invested over a trillion euros.<ref>{{Cite web|title=60 years improve lives together|url=https://testweb.eib.orgen/60years.htm|access-date=2021-04-28|website=EIB.org}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

=== European Investment Fund ===
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The [[European Investment Fund]] (EIF) is the European Union's venture capital arm. It also provides guarantees for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).<ref>{{Cite web|title=European Investment Fund|url=https://www.eif.org/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.eif.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=European Investment Fund (EIF)|url=https://evpa.eu.com/members/european-investment-fund-eif|access-date=2021-04-28|website=EVPA|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2018, 25 million SMEs in the EU made up 99.8% of all non-financial enterprises, employed around 97.7 million people (66.6% of total employment) and generated 56.4% of total added value (EUR 4,357bn).<ref name="auto">{{Cite book|title=EIB Group Corporate Governance Report 2019|url=https://www.eib.org/en/publications/2019-eib-group-corporate-governance-report|access-date=2021-04-28|date=12 October 2020|publisher=European Investment Bank |language=en}}</ref>

The EIF supports businesses through all their stages of development; pre-seed, seed-, and start-up-phase (technology transfer, business angel financing, microfinance, early stage venture capital) to the growth and development segment (formal venture capital funds, mezzanine funds, portfolio guarantees/credit enhancement).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Homepage {{!}} European Investment Bank|url=https://www.eib.org/en/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=EIB.org|language=en}}</ref>

The European Investment Bank is the EIF's majority shareholder, holding 62% of shares.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Frequently Asked Questions|url=https://www.eib.org/en/infocentre/faq/index.htm#who-are-the-owners-of-the-eib-group|access-date=2021-04-28|website=EIB.org|language=en}}</ref> The other main shareholder is the European Commission, which holds 29% of shares. The EIF operates on the basis of specific mandates from the European Council and the European Parliament, from the European Commission or other public authorities, from the European Investment Bank or at its own risk.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shareholders|url=https://www.eif.org/who_we_are/shareholder/index.htm|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.eif.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Register of Shareholders at 26.04.2021|url=https://www.eif.org/who_we_are/shareholder/register.htm|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.eif.org}}</ref>

=== EIB Institute ===
In 2012, the EIB Institute was created to promote and support social, cultural, and academic initiatives with European stakeholders and the public at large. It works on community and citizenship for the EIB Group. The EIB Institute is an integral part of the EIB and does not have a separate legal personality.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who We Are {{!}} EIB Institute|url=https://institute.eib.org/whatwedo/about/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=institute.eib.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Union|first=Publications Office of the European|date=2017-08-17|title=The EIB Institute : a question of priority.|url=http://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/d1075799-45ac-11e7-aea8-01aa75ed71a1|access-date=2021-04-28|website=op.europa.eu|isbn=978-92-861-3259-9 |language=en}}</ref>