On 1 July 2026, the European People's Party (EPP) tabled a single amendment to the European Parliament's annual report on the financial activities of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, calling for the introduction of external prudential supervision of the Bank. The amendment, tabled by MEPs Isabel Benjumea Benjumea and Fernando Navarrete Rojas on behalf of the EPP, would insert a new paragraph 34a into the report drafted by rapporteur Joachim Streit. The proposal targets what the EPP describes as a gap in the EIB's oversight framework, arguing that the Bank's size and complexity warrant independent external scrutiny beyond the existing internal role of the EIB Audit Committee. The amendment explicitly notes that no external prudential oversight currently exists, except in liquidity management, and encourages the EIB's Board of Governors to address this deficiency. The move touches on the EIB's institutional autonomy and its relationship with its shareholders, the EU member states. As a proposed amendment, it has not yet been voted on and does not represent the Parliament's position; it will be examined and put to a vote in committee and, if adopted there, will be subject to a plenary vote. The EPP's push for external oversight could shift the governance debate around the EIB, potentially leading to a new supervisory layer that would affect the Bank's operational independence and its shareholders' oversight responsibilities. For the EIB, enhanced external supervision could increase compliance costs and reduce flexibility, but may also strengthen its credibility with investors and regulators. For EU member states, as shareholders, the change would imply a transfer of some oversight authority to an external body, while for the European Parliament, it would represent a stronger role in shaping EIB governance. The amendment is expected to be debated in the relevant committee ahead of the plenary vote on the annual report.
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