18/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 18 May, the Council of the EU adopted the amended regulation 332/2002 doubling the ceiling of the Community facility providing medium-term financial assistance for non-euro area member states' balances of payments to €50 billion. The ceiling was initially increased from €12.5 billion to €25 billion at the end of 2008. At the request of the European Council, the Commission brought forward a proposal at the start of April (see EUROPE 9879), which...