"European Investment Bank's activities in East - Mediterranean: Contributing on the economic transitions"

Abstract

There is a large scale of studies dealing with the economic reforms of east Medi- terranean countries in correlation with the European Union‟s financial policies and economic target regarding this area. This article aims to analyze the process of economic transition of the above mentioned countries in interaction with the Eu- ropean‟s Union (EU) Mediterranean policy, focusing on the activities of the Euro- pean Investment Bank (EIB). The analysis is based on the official data provided by the EIB and the EU and a number of articles dealing with the EU‟s neighbor- hood policy regarding the Mediterranean counties and their inadequate economic growth.