Brussels, 29/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB), the Union's long-term financing institution, is providing its first ever loan for an environment project in the Western Balkans. The EUR 27 million financing is for water infrastructure in 5 Albanian municipalities (Durrës, Korce, Lezhe & Shengjin, and Saranda). The project concerns basic water supply, sewer network and collection systems and low-cost wastewater treatment infrastructure. Integral to the project are...