Brussels, 14/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission and the European Investment Bank have welcomed the final adoption on Thursday 13 October of new legislation on EIB lending outside the EU on the basis of an EU budgetary guarantee. The new mandate streamlines the objectives of EIB lending and provides for additional resources to tackle climate change and to support the EU's Southern and Eastern neighbours. This new mandate is expected to come into force on 1 November...