Brussels, 28/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the Council reached a political agreement on the external mandate of the European Investment Bank (EIB), granting priority to supporting countries on the borders of the EU. EIB President Philippe Maystadt told the press that he welcomed this "very good, well-balanced decision". At a level of 33 billion EUR in the initial proposal of the Commission, the sum total of funding available for the Bank's actions outside the EU was finally cut down...