On Monday 3 October, Czech Minister of Finance Zbyněk Stanjura and Minister of Transport Martin Kupka visited the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a formal meeting with Vice-President Kris Peeters and the EIB’s Central and South-eastern Europe lending team. The visit of the two ministers with their delegations comes as the Czech Republic holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union and coordinates the work of the 27 EU Member States.