26/05/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank has opened a liaison office in Berlin to strengthen its relations with the government and investors, as well as its presence at fora involving the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. After unification, Germany has become the first Member State to benefit from EIB loans. Loans granted increased sixfold between 1990 and 1999, to reach EUR 5.5 billion, or 18% of total EIB loans, states the European long-term finance institution in a...