18/12/2012 (Agence Europe) - Six month extension for Portuguese systems. On 17 December, the European Commission authorised the extension until 30 June 2013 of a guarantee scheme for credit institutions in Portugal. The Portuguese guarantee scheme was initially approved on 29 October 2008 and prolonged since then for periods of six months. It also approved the extension until the same date of the recapitalisation measure for Portuguese banks, which aims to ensure the banks' compliance with...