What is the European Investment Bank (EIB) and who owns it?

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The EU's lending bank, owned by the Member States; it finances projects supporting EU objectives. Based in Luxembourg.

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A body with its own legal personality — not one of the seven institutions.

Consolidated TFEU (EUR-Lex) — eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:12016E/TXT

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