In this interview excerpt, Sir Brian Unwin, a diplomat in the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 1960 to 1968, a senior official in Her Majesty’s Treasury from 1968 to 1985, Chairman of the Board of Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise from 1987 to 1993 and President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) from 1993 to 1999, explains how he was appointed as EIB President in 1993.

In this interview excerpt, Sir Brian Unwin, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) from 1993 to 1999, explains how he worked to make the EIB a more active institution in the establishment of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in the 1990s.

In this interview excerpt, Sir Brian Unwin, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) from 1993 to 1999, outlines the main changes he made to the EIB’s organisation and communication methods during his term as President.

In this interview excerpt, Sir Brian Unwin, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) from 1993 to 1999, describes how the EIB decided to take a more proactive approach to tackling unemployment. He particularly refers to the establishment by the EIB in 1997 of the Amsterdam programme for growth and employment or ‘Amsterdam Special Action Programme’ (ASAP). Finally, he speaks about the aid granted to small and medium-sized enterprises through the European Investment Fund.

In this interview excerpt, Sir Brian Unwin, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) from 1993 to 1999, assesses his achievements as EIB President.