Brussels, 31/07/2012 ( Agence Europe ) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a loan of €500 million for Autostrade per l'Italia, the first instalment of which, worth €250 million, was signed in Rome on 26 July. The first instalment will be used to expand a 17-kilometre stretch of the A1 motorway between North Florence and Barberino del Mugello, a crucial section of Italy's motorway network and a key part of the trans-European transport network. The investment will renovate...