The Finance Minister of the Czech Republic Zbyněk Stanjura made his first visit today to the Luxembourg headquarters of the European Investment Bank Group since taking office in December 2021. Minister Stanjura, who is also a governor of the EIB, met EIB President Werner Hoyer to discuss EIB operations in the country, cooperation on the priorities of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union, mitigation of the social and economic effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on EU Member States, and the role of EIB Global in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.