Brussels, 04/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the president and the vice-president of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Philippe Maystadt and Wolfgang Roth, presented the EIB activity report for 2004 and affirmed their support for the European Commission's communication which aims to refocus the Lisbon Strategy on growth (EUROPE of 4 February, p;4). Details of the 2004 report of the EIB follow.
The EIB lent nearly EUR 43.2 billion in 2004 to support projects for achieving the EU's...