The European Investment Bank approved over one billion euros of projects in Israel involving companies blacklisted by the United Nations.

Omissions

• The 'over €1 billion' figure originates from an NGO complaint (Hind Rajab Foundation) and has not been officially confirmed by the EIB itself; the EIB's official complaints page confirms only that the complaint and its allegations were received.
• The 'UN blacklist' is the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) database of businesses operating in Israeli settlements, which is widely described as a 'UN blacklist' but is not a formal UN sanctions list.
• The legal commentary confirming the figure (Opinio Juris, 2026-07-14) was published after the session date (2026-07-06), although the data it covers (EIB operations since 2022) predates the session; the HRF complaint and Luxembourg Times reporting predate the session.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Investment Bank — Complaints Mechanism case SG/G/2025/01 'EIB's financing to Israeli companies'On 12 August 2025, the EIB-CM received a complaint from the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) regarding the EIB financing to four operations in Israel ... Allegations: Alleged EIB's support to Israeli companies listed in the UN database for their activities in the illegal settlements in Palestine.
• SecondaryOpinio Juris — The European Investment Bank's €1 billion lending operations to U.N.-blacklisted enterprises in IsraelSince 2022, the EIB has invested over €1 billion in four projects in Israel involving three entities – two Israeli (Bank Leumi and Electra Ltd) ... [listed in the UN database of businesses operating in Israeli settlements].
• SecondaryLuxembourg Times — EIB plans to continue funding Israel projects amid complaintFormal complaint lodged by pro-Palestine NGO over two companies on UN blacklist involved in projects funded by EU lender ... The two Israeli firms are named on a United Nations blacklist for their business activities in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
• SecondaryHind Rajab Foundation — HRF Forces EU Bank to Face Its Complicity in Israeli CrimesThe complaint outlines four major projects funded by the EIB that channel public European funds to institutions complicit in illegal settlement [activity in the occupied Palestinian territories].