Brussels, 16/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment has just granted a loan of €250 million to Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece, for the city's metro system. This concludes the signature of an overall facility of EUR 650 million, approved by the Bank in 2005.
The new EIB loan is intended for the design, construction, testing and commissioning of the first phase of the Thessaloniki Metro system comprising 9.6km of underground double track, 13 stations and 1 depot,...