The new state aid rules: modernise the Commission's criteria to assess audiovisual support schemes; - exempt from prior notification schemes below 50 million euros per year - strike the right balance among economic, cultural and legal concerns, ensuring continued legal certainty.

These are smarter, tailored and simpler rules that: permit investment aid if there is a genuine transport need - establish transition periods for small airports - provide simple rules for start-up of new routes - are flexible towards isolated regions - ensure aid is not wasted and ends up where...

The objective of regional aid is to support economic development and employment in disadvantaged regions of Europe. In order to avoid or minimise any distortion of competition caused by this aid, the regional aid guidelines set out the rules under which Member States can provide financial...

State aid modernisation: cuts red tape and simplifies the granting of State aid, which increases the efficiency of state aid policy ; provides incentives for Member States to allocate good aid to companies in a non-distortionary manner, contributing directly to promoting growth and jobs ;...