Maystadt unexpectedly died on 7 December 2017 from a respiratory disease. Honours Foreign honours : Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (20 February 1986) External links President, European Investment Bank (EIB) References 1948 births 2017 deaths Centre démocrate humaniste politicians Belgian Ministers of State Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Université de Namur alumni Claremont Graduate University alumni Deaths from lung disease Presidents of the European Investment Bank Belgian officials of the European Union Finance ministers of Belgium People from Verviers