EU to Consider New State Aid Fund to Boost Bloc-Wide Investments
The EU relaxed its state-aid rules during the Covid crisis and the energy crunch following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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European Union leaders will discuss this week an option to amend its strict state-aid rules by creating a new mechanism to fund projects that span across member states.
A report being prepared by former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta to be presented during the EU summit starting Wednesday will suggest member states could finance a new pan-European initiative to better compete with US and China as European companies lag further behind their global rivals, according to the draft summary seen by Bloomberg.