19/11/2013 (Agence Europe) - EFSF to pay €3.7 billion. Following the positive assessment by Portugal's creditors at the most recent monitoring mission in Lisbon, the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) on Tuesday 19 November approved the disbursement of €3.7 billion for this member state. The envelope henceforth available between now and the end of the Portuguese programme in spring 2014 is €1.2 billion. “Portugal is now in the decisive phase of its return to the market (…). Given the remarkable progress made to date, this objective can be achieved”, said Director General of the EFSF Klaus Regling in a press release. (MB/transl.fl)