EIB loans: eligibility of Central Asian countries granting a Community guarantee to the EIB against losses under loans and loan guarantees for projects outside the Community

This dossier concerns eligibility of Central Asian countries under EIB loans backed by a Community guarantee against losses on projects outside the Community. The amendments make EIB financing for the five Central Asian states conditional on progress on human rights, freedom of speech and the Millennium Development Goals, with benchmarks for Turkmenistan and a requirement that Uzbekistan await the lifting of EU sanctions, focusing lending on energy projects.