Brussels, 06/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - On 6 July, the European Commission announced that it was to grant an additional envelope of €150 million to the investment facility for the neighbourhood countries (NIF) in 2012. This additional funding will be allocated to projects on roadbuilding, climate change, energy and to support SMEs in the countries of the eastern and southern neighbourhood.
The NIF, which was officially launched in May 2008 to reinforce the EU's support to loan operations...