Not a Defence Ministry — A Force Multiplier 🛡️🇪🇺 | How the EIB Strengthens Europe’s Security! Europe’s security effort needs coordination, not confusion. Speaking in Brussels, Nadia Calviño explains where the European Investment Bank Group fits into Europe’s defence architecture — alongside the European Defence Agency and NATO. The EIB’s role is financial — and highly specific: long-term financing for large-scale defence infrastructure support for major R&D programmes across Europe nurturing