Where the law stands, Dossier 2024/2053(INI)
Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024
Own-initiative report (INI): Parliament’s own position on a topic. It is not binding. · First reading
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Parliament adopted the text on 8 July 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- Referred to committee(done) 10 October 2024
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 4 June 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 17 June 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 8 July 2025
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
8 July 2025 · decision 7
EU budget & funds, Resolution
Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024
Adopted 417 for · 188 against · 75 abstained by a clear majority
AI summary:The report covers the EIB's role in closing Europe's investment gap, supporting competitiveness, climate action, security and defence, social infrastructure, and digital transformation.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:Adds a call for external prudential oversight of the EIB and a call to amend the exclusion list to finance weapons and ammunition. The other changes are formal: decimal points replaced with commas in numbers.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The report expands its scope, adding detailed recitals on EIB Group structure, investment figures, and external reports like Draghi and Letta. It strengthens calls for the EIB to address the investment gap, with specific figures and requests for mandates and capital increase. New paragraphs cover geographical balance, simplification, SME support, defence financing, and social infrastructure, including housing. The report adds sections on Global Gateway, transparency, and accountability, with calls for interinstitutional agreement and human rights due diligence. The other changes are formal and wording: renumbering, rephrasing, and updating the explanatory statement.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Economic and Monetary Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Francisco Assis (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Kinga Kollár (EPP), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Patriots), Johan van Overtveldt (ECR), Ľudovít Ódor (Renew), Damian Boeselager (Greens), Marc Botenga (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Budgets· rapporteurJoachim Streit (Renew)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 8 Jul 2025
AI summary:Parliament's resolution on the European Investment Bank's 2024 financial activities welcomes its record investment and calls for a greater role in closing Europe's investment gap, while safeguarding its 'triple A' rating.
Tabled for plenary· 17 Jun 2025
AI summary:This resolution assesses the European Investment Bank's 2024 activities. It welcomes the EIB's strategic roadmap and calls for a greater role in closing Europe's investment gap, while stressing the need to maintain its 'triple A' rating.
Committee draft· 17 Mar 2025
AI summary:This draft report on the European Investment Bank's 2024 financial activities welcomes its strategic priorities and calls for a greater role in closing Europe's investment gap, with support from the Commission and member states.
Committee opinions: Opinion (BUDG), Draft opinion (BUDG)
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 4 steps
8 July 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 8 Jul 2025 Report A10-0112/2025Adopted text TA10-0145/2025
7 July 2025
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
1 July – 2 July 2025
17 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
Amendment 1Amendment 2Amendments 3–5Amendments 6–8Amendment 9Amendments 10–13Amendments 14–17
17 June 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 6 steps
4 June 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
19 May 2025
BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
29 April 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
2 April 2025
Draft opinion from BUDG (Budgets)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
17 March 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
10 October 2024
Referred to the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; BUDG (Budgets) gives an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2024/2053(INI)