18/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 18 September 2009, the European Commission gave the go-ahead to the extension until the end of the year of the Greeks aid scheme for lending institutions, which the Commission authorised on 19 November 2008 (see EUROPE 9787). The plan involves recapitalisation, a guarantee scheme and a collateral system whereby lending institutions which meet the relevant criteria can buy state bonds as a way of granting them access to credit. The Commission's go-ahead...