Brussels, 10/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a loan of EUR 300 million for a high-speed rail link between eastern France (and Luxembourg, Germany and Switzerland) and Paris. "The new line will slash journey time between Paris and Strasbourg to 2h20", noted the EIB in a press release. This is one of 14 European TGV lines given priority status by the Essen European Council (in 1994) for which the EIB is the main source of funding. To date, it has...