Brussels to ease aid for small companies

The European Commission intends to ease restrictions on government subsidies aimed at helping small and innovative companies. The Commission believes such companies do not get enough financial support and launched a public consultation on 21 September 2005 on measures to improve state aid for innovation.

European Commission: DG Competition: State aid: State aid action plan http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/state_aid/others/action_plan/

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/05/333 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/05/333&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Press Release: IP/05/1169 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/1169&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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