Press Release: State aid: Commission approves modification of French risk capital scheme to boost real economy

The European Commission approved, under EC Treaty state aid rules, a temporary increase in investment tranches of a French risk-capital scheme, approved by the Commission in March 2008. The proposed modifications are in line with the Commission's Temporary Framework for state aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial and economic crisis. In particular, the increase in investment tranches will be possible only until the end of 2010.