Brussels, 11/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) decided on Monday to finance small and medium-sized companies and infrastructure projects in Ireland with an overall loan of EUR 100 million, to be on-lent by the Irish group, Allied Irish Bank (AIB ). The mechanism will allow long-term loans to be granted for infrastructure projects in the energy, environment, urban renovation, education and health sectors.