Press Release: State aid: Commission authorises aid for revitalisation of degraded areas in Poland for the period 2007-2013

The European Commission has authorised, under EC Treaty State aid rules, around €500 million of public funding that the Polish authorities intend to grant for the revitalisation of economically deprived areas of Poland in the period 2007-2013. The aim of the measure is to reduce the disadvantages faced by less developed areas by supporting the modernisation of housing, national heritage and cultural institutions in the framework of revitalisation programmes. The Commission has concluded that the planned measures will not affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest and that the impact on trade between Member States will be very limited.

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