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<notificationOfRemoval>

    <schemaVersion>X0203</schemaVersion>

    <exchange>
        <cik>0000876661</cik>
        <entityName>NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE INC</entityName>
    </exchange>

    <issuer>
        <cik>33745</cik>
        <entityName>EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK</entityName>
        <fileNumber>001-05001</fileNumber>
        <address>
            <street1>100 boulevard Konrad Adenauer</street1>
            <city>L-2950</city>
            <stateOrCountryCode></stateOrCountryCode>
            <stateOrCountry></stateOrCountry>
            <zipCode>L-2950</zipCode>
        </address>
        <telephoneNumber>+ 352 4379 3122</telephoneNumber>
    </issuer>

    <descriptionClassSecurity>4.625% Notes due March 1, 2007</descriptionClassSecurity>

    <ruleProvision>17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(2)</ruleProvision>

    <signatureData>
        <signatureName>Paras Madho</signatureName>
        <signatureTitle>Director</signatureTitle>
        <signatureDate>2007-03-05</signatureDate>
    </signatureData>
</notificationOfRemoval>
