Dusseldorf Some describe the European Investment Bank as a powerful all-purpose weapon of the EU – others criticize the bank as an inefficient colossus. It is clear that the EIB has more than 66 billion euros available to finance high-tech, climate and other projects – and thus plays an important role in transforming the European economy. In many future-oriented fields, the EIB is the most important major financier, and the institute is investing billions of euros in start-ups through the European Investment Fund.
But how does the institute, based in Luxembourg, actually go about it? What is the position of the EIB on the current debate on nuclear power? How does Hoyer view the tech competition between the USA and China? How does the EIB intend to promote the green transformation?
Handelsblatt editor-in-chief Sebastian Matthes discusses all of this in the latest episode of the Handelsblatt Disrupt podcast with EIB boss Werner Hoyer. He has headed the institute for ten years and is a veteran of German politics. In his first career, Hoyer was, among other things, FDP general secretary and deputy foreign minister.
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More: The previous episode of Handelsblatt Disrupt can be found here.