03/12/2010 (Agence Europe) - Loan for energy efficiency in buildings in Lithuania. On Monday 29 November, the European Investment Bank (EIB), as manager of the JESSICA holding fund in Lithuania, signed a loan agreement with an intermediary bank in Lithuania, Šiauliu bankas. A further €15 million are available for financing vital modernisation investment in apartment blocks. This amount will be used to finance around 100 energy-efficiency projects. (O.L./transl.jl)