Press Release: State aid: Commission opens in-depth investigation into €57 million aid to Ford for training project in Craiova, Romania

The European Commission launched a formal investigation under EC Treaty state aid rules into Romania's plans to grant public funding worth €57 million (approx. RON 2 billion) for a staff training programme at the Ford Motors car plant in Craiova, in the South West of Romania. The Commission had doubts whether the aid would give rise to additional training over and above what Ford would be likely to carry out in the absence of the aid. The opening of an inquiry gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the measures. It should not prejudge the outcome of the procedure.