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Commission tables proposal for EIB's external mandate until 2013 [EC, 21th April 2010]
Camdessus is taking our eyes off the ball [letter to editor European Voice, 18 th March 2010]
New European Parliament resolution calls on the European Union to tackle capital flight and tax havens [eurodad.org, 28th January 2010]

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31 March 2009

EIB - what's the EU's house bank doing away from home?

3 December 2008

Turning a curse into a blessing: Three testimonies about Africa's mineral wealth

1 July 2008

The European Investment Bank - facing challenges as it turns 50

5 October 2007

The European Union's Financing in the Energy Sector in Africa

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	European Investment Bank Annual General Meeting 8th June 2010: A Word of Warning It’s the European Investment Bank’s Annual General Meeting 2010. That means lots of self-congratulatory back-slapping and carefully selected statistics being waved around by men in suits. Don’t get us wrong: we at Counter Balance may be consistent critics of the EIB, but we do recognise some of the efforts the Bank is making to be less of a dinosaur. Its emphasis on renewables, SMEs, climate protection and fighting corruption all sound good, at least on the surface. Read more
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