autonomous institution of the European Communities created in 1958, with headquarters in Luxembourg. Non-profit organisation with the aim of financing investment by Common Market countries. It is administered and managed by a Council of Governors, an Administration Council and a Management Committee. Its main activity is the concession of long term loans to those least developed regions of the EU, an autonomous financial body within the EU, a. Rooma lepingule funktsioneerib iseseisva juriidilise isikuna Euroopa Majandusühenduse raames, pangakapital 1 mld arvestuslikku ühikut (1 ühik = 0,88867088 g puhast kulda); eesmärk on ühisturu programmide alusel tööstuse, põllumajanduse ja transpordi arengu krediteerimine mahajäänud piirkondades