15/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to lend CZK 3 billion (approximately €117 million) to the City of Ostrava (Moravia-Silesia) to co-finance priority infrastructure projects with EU grant support in the period of 2007 - 2013. The EIB funds will help to implement Ostrava's Capital Investment Programme in the areas of urban renewal and infrastructure, public transport, environmental protection, sewage, education, cultural heritage and community services. (O.L./transl.rt)