EU sets regional aid areas for Greece, Poland, other states during 2007-13

The European Commission said it has agreed the areas that will qualify for regional aid under EU rules in Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia from 2007 to 2013.

These are the first regional aid maps defined by the commission under new guidelines adopted in December 2005.

'The approved regional aid maps support our cohesion objectives and contribute to the state aid action plan's focus on less and better targeted aid,' EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes said.

Kroes urged other member states to notify the commission of their regional aid maps.

'From my side, I will do my utmost to ensure that the decisions on the remaining regional aid maps will be taken before the end of 2006,' she said.
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