Activity Report 2004

Explore the Council of Europe Development Bank's (CEB) activities and financial performance in 2004 in this comprehensive report. Set up in 1956 to address refugee issues, the CEB has broadened its scope to strengthen social cohesion across Europe.

The report details the Bank's operations, including loans granted for social projects, emergency responses, and improvements in living conditions, with statutory priority given to projects concerning refugees, displaced persons, and victims of natural disasters.

Discover how the CEB supports various sectors such as education, health, social housing, and environmental protection, and learn about its financial resources, management structure, and key figures for the year. The Bank's member states include Albania, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey.

Key financial achievements include
Disbursements allocated among a total of 70 projects in 21 countries of operations. The CEB also approved 33 new projects and programmes under these three sectorial lines of action, worth respectively 782, 711 and 258 million euros.

The accession of Serbia and Montenegro, and Ireland as new members further solidified the CEB's position in Europe.