The EIB is the European Union's bank

We are the only bank owned by and representing the interests of the European Union Member States. We work closely with other EU institutions to implement EU policy. Our expertise is based on more than 60 years' experience and the specialised knowledge of over 3,400 staff.

Our priorities

We support projects that make a significant contribution to growth and employment in Europe. As part of our counter-cyclical approach, our activities focus on four priority areas: innovation and skills, access to finance for smaller businesses, environment and climate, infrastructure.

Our priorities

We support projects that make a significant contribution to growth and employment in Europe. As part of our counter-cyclical approach, our activities focus on four priority areas: innovation and skills, access to finance for smaller businesses, environment and climate, infrastructure.

We raise the bulk of our lending resources on the international capital markets through bond issues. Our excellent rating allows us to borrow at advantageous rates. We thus are able to offer good terms to our clients.

We raise the bulk of our lending resources on the international capital markets through bond issues. Our excellent rating allows us to borrow at advantageous rates. We thus are able to offer good terms to our clients.

Why work for the EIB?

For many of us the greatest reward is to know that our contribution makes a positive impact on people's lives, in the EU and beyond. By joining the EIB you will have the opportunity to make your contribution, whilst also developing your skillset and facing new professional challenges.

Based in Luxembourg, with a network of local and regional offices in Europe and across the world, we offer a pleasant and interesting work environment where people can achieve their professional goals, while maintaining work-life balance; with excellent professional development opportunities through training, internal mobility and merit-based career growth.

Reverse Mentoring Programme on Disability and Neurodiversity Inclusion

This learning framework provides leaders with an insight into the lived experience of disabled and neurodivergent colleagues at the EIB.

In the video, Isabelle Cabos, Policy Officer in the General Secretariat and José María (Pepe) Fernández Martín, Deputy General Counsel in the Legal Directorate of the EIB share their personal experience as mentor and mentee of the programme.

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enAble

The leads of enAble, EIB’s staff-led network for colleagues living with a disability, caring for a person with a disability or a chronic illness - Gabriella Bomba and Giovanni Padovani - met with President Hoyer to discuss Disability Inclusion on the occasion of forDisability Inclusion Week 2021.

Their conversation was inspired by the PurpleSpace 2021 initiative “Leader to Leader Conversations” that encourages global conversations between Disability Employee Resource Groups / Networks Leaders and CEOs/Presidents.

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Giovanni Padovani

Giovanni Padovani, an enthusiastic swimmer and one of the founders of enAble, our disability Employee Resource Group: “It’s a commitment to myself beyond the professional and family life. However, it doesn’t mean that it is always easy to find the motivation. Yet, after training, when I get out of the water, I am rewarded by the good feelings that doing sports gives.

The curious thing is that when I go the pool and before I enter the water, where I indeed feel most ‘free,’ is also the moment my disability is the most visible to others and myself.

I wish that more people with disabilities would be present in places for sports, such as the swimming pools, not to feel like a ‘white fly,’ as we say in Italian.”

Paulo Agostinho Soeiro

Paulo Agostinho Soeiro, found his sport – basketball in a wheelchair – by chance and fell for it immediately:

“It’s not only for physical and mental benefits – it’s a way of life for me.

In disability team sports, there is often a mix of disabilities in the team. Everyone is unique and special; we need to know exactly each other’s strengths and weaknesses to be able to play our best.

Definitely sports are a form of inclusion, where inclusion can also become a matter of sharing good advice with those who also have a disability on how to manage life with their disability better. It can be very small and practical things like how to get in and out of the wheelchair, for example, or how to access certain facilities more easily.”

Giovanni Pagotto

Giovanni Pagotto practices hand cycling and is aiming for the next Paralympics!

“Today, I am practicing very seriously and aiming for the next Paralympics in Paris. It’s great to have an objective; it makes me feel alive and motivated to train hard! Sports is meeting people and going outside of your home, so of course it’s a vehicle of inclusion in that respect.

Spending time with other disabled people allows you to understand and meet the challenges that we face, better, easier, since you learn so much from the experience of others.”