04/06/2014 (Agence Europe) - Close cooperation with Italy. Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank, and Italian Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoàn discussed the priorities of the upcoming Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU and the launch of “joint initiatives” in the second half of 2014 at a meeting in Rome on Wednesday 4 June. They emphasised that Europe needs modern and efficient infrastructure to support growth and strengthen its competitiveness, says an EIB...