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The European Investment Bank (EIB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ioannis Tsakiris to its Management Committee. Following a decision by the EIB’s shareholders – the Member States of the European Union – Ioannis Tsakiris from Greece succeeds Christian Kettel Thomsen, who left the bank last year to become Governor of the Danish Central Bank. The new Vice-President started his term on 01 May 2024.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending Greece €220 million to help protect against floods and wildfires occurring more often as a result of climate change as well as against other natural disasters such as earthquakes. The funding will be used to buy fire engines, firefighting planes and helicopters, drones, rescue vehicles and control centres.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) have each committed €80 million to support a significant new investment in Crete, which will shield vital agricultural lands in the Platys region from droughts by upgrading the water irrigation network in the area, while at the same time also protecting it against potential flooding.