Commission approves Polish investment aid to SMEs in the shipbuilding sector

Further information:

The Polish regional investment aid scheme aims to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the shipbuilding sector in the Polish Pomorskie and Zachodniopomorskie regions.

The Commission found that the aid encourages new investment to modernise a sector that has traditionally been very important for the local economy. The Commission also found that the aid was limited to the minimum necessary.

Background information:

The Pomorskie and Zachodniopomorskie regions are eligible for regional aid (under Article 107(3)(a)) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union). The Commission assessed the measure under the Guidelines on Regional State Aid for 2014-2020, which enable Member States to support economic development and employment in the EU's less developed regions and to foster regional cohesion in the Single Market.

The European Commission approved on 15 January 2018 under EU State aid rules the support provided by Poland to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) int he shipbuilding sector.