Report from the Commission – State Aid Scoreboard: Report on State aid contribution to Europe 2020 Strategy – Spring 2011 Update

This Spring edition of the State Aid Scoreboard provides an overview of State aid in the areas which are particularly relevant for the Europe 2020 Strategy. These areas are research and development and innovation (R&D&I), environmental protection, regional development, broadband, SMEs, employment and training.

For each of these areas, the Scoreboard sets out the policy context, describes the legal framework under which aid can be granted, provides data on the number and type of measures decided in the period 2004-2010 and on actual expenditure (up to and including 2009).

This Scoreboard is the first on State aid in the context of the Europe 2020 Strategy. It is intended to serve as a starting point for further analysis in the coming years, to be complemented, where possible, with a more qualitative analysis on the effectiveness of the aid measures.

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