Brussels, 26/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 25 May, the European Commission, which runs the EFSM bailout fund, issued on behalf of the EU triple-A rated bonds to provide financial backing for Portugal of €4.75 billion, to be paid to Lisbon on Wednesday 1st June. Most of the bonds were snapped up by European countries (the UK 17%, Germany and Austria 14%, for example) and Asia (16%). This is the second issuing of bonds by the Commission this week, following one on Tuesday to raise...