09/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 8 October in Milan, the president of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Philippe Maystadt, met representatives from local authorities in the context of preparing the World Exhibition in the Lombard capital 2015. He also confirmed the EIB's willingness to finance the planned infrastructure and said that it was ready to begin appraising the corresponding projects according to its eligibility criteria. (O.L./transl.rh)