France, June 6 -- The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the state agency for water and drainage management in the Nice metropolitan area have announced a financing agreement to construct Haliotis 2, an expanded water treatment plant that is more environmentally sustainable than its predecessor. The current plant, operated by the agency, treats most of the wastewater of the association of municipalities Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur.The total financing contributed by the EIB is €250 million. The agreement was announced as part of the EIB Adaptation Days (5 to 6 June) held in Nice, organised by the EIB and the European Commission with the support of EDHEC Business School, on the day before the UN Ocean Conference (9 to 13 June). Several a...