About: regional aid
MEPs join forces to raise EU state aid limit on regional airports
A group of lawmakers has called on the European Commission to raise the state aid threshold for regional airports, arguing they are “vital” to the local economy and create “thousands of direct and indirect jobs”. But green campaigners disagree entirely and back what they describe as a “balanced” set of rules.
Revised EU state aid rules ‘could lead to closure of 100 small airports’
Regional stakeholders from all over Europe are pressing the European Commission to show more flexibility over new guidelines on state aid for airports and airlines, warning these could have “damaging consequences” for local economies. VideoPromoted content
EU unfreezes regional aid funding for Hungary
Hungary won access today (9 September) to €2 billion in frozen EU development funds after convincing Brussels its management of projects met European standards. Johannes Hahn, the EU's head of regional policy, told the Hungarian prime minister's chief of staff János Lázár he was satisfied Budapest was correcting the errors in Hungary's management that prompted Brussels to suspend aid in January - in part over how project engineers were being chosen.
EU unfreezes regional aid funding for Hungary
Hungary won access today (9 September) to €2 billion in frozen EU development funds after convincing Brussels its management of projects met European standards.
Loss of funds for Europe’s outermost regions ‘unacceptable’
Leaders from Europe’s Outermost Regions have expressed their dissatisfaction with the Commission's new strategy which slashes their funding in half.
Danish presidency scolded for neglecting EU regional policy
As negotiations over the EU’s 2014-2020 budget move forward, the Danish EU presidency is being criticised in Parliament for paying little attention to regional policy in Europe's future financial framework.
German MEP ‘reinvents’ regional policy funds
MEP Michael Theurer, the German liberals' spokesman on regional issues in the European Parliament, is demanding an urgent reworking of structural and cohesion funds. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Regions in Ireland, Spain receive EU funds to fight jobs crisis
The European Parliament yesterday (15 June) approved EU Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGAF) aid for regions in Ireland and Spain, two of the EU countries hit hardest by the global recession. The funding should be seen as a "hand-up, not a hand-out," MEPs said.
Air France, Ryanair in spat over aid to local airports
The French company said it has filed a complaint with the European Commission against Ryanair for allegedly receiving millions of euros in illegal subsidies in exchange for using regional airports in France.
SME group wants EU regional funding scheme ‘redesigned’
An organisation representing small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Europe wants a rethink of EU funding for regional projects to make them more accessible to small firms.