2. Welcomes both the fact that the EIB supports the EU's development policy objectives set out in the Cotonou Agreement and defined in accordance with the eight MDGs, and the fact that the EIB stipulates that lending be conditional on the relevance of the projects being supported to the attainment of the MDGs with its new Development Impact Assessment Framework for projects under the Investment Facility; calls, however, for these criteria to be extended to cover all projects supported by the EIB in developing countries;

2. Welcomes both the fact that the EIB supports the EU’s development policy objectives set out in the Cotonou Agreement and defined in accordance with the eight MDGs and the fact that the EIB stipulates that lending be conditional on the relevance of the projects being supported to the attainment of the MDGs with its new Development Impact Assessment Framework for projects under the Investment Facility; calls, however, for these criteria to be extended to cover all projects supported by the EIB in developing countries;

6. Points out that the new bill strongly contrasts with the founding treaties of NATO and the WEU, which have been built on unreserved partnership and solidarity between the partners in case of armed attack on one of the signatories, and on abstention from violence in resolving conflicts between the partners; calls on NATO to add this issue to the agenda of its summit to be held in Prague in November 2002;

7. Points out that the new bill strongly contrasts with the founding Treaties of NATO and the WEU which have been built upon unreserved partnership and solidarity between the partners in case of armed attack on one of the signatories and on the absence of violence to solve conflicts between the partners; calls upon NATO to add this issue to its Prague Summit in November 2002;

Examples of projects supported are : - A project in Russia, led by the Italian Association for Women in Development, which aims to increase knowledge and understanding of the condition of women in Russia and of international legislation relating to women; - A project in Slovakia led by the Institut de Coopération Sociale Internationale (ICOSI) designed to develop democratic practices in the Union of Cooperatives of Slovakia; - In Bulgaria, a project by the Dutch Novib Foundation to encourage citizen participation in local community decision-making processes; - In Tajikistan, a project to be managed by the German Counterpart Foundation ...[+++] aiming at the development of NGO's through training and information activities; - In Poland and Hungary, a project sponsored by the Hungarian Civil Society Development Foundation aiming to develop corporate giving to voluntary organisations as well as enhancing advocacy and fund-raising skills; - In Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, a project by the UK Thomson Foundation aiming to provide skills training for 40 journalists in the areas of media and authority.

In the Netherlands and Portugal also, only one project is involved.