Brussels, 09/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - During the European Investment Bank (EIB) board of governors' annual meeting on Tuesday 9 June in Luxembourg, Philippe Maystadt, the president of the institution confirmed what he announced ten days ago at a meeting with the president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso (EUROPE 9911), namely, that the European Investment Bank intends to raise its total lending in the European Union and Pre-Accession countries to as much as € 70 bn in 2009...