Press Release: State aid: European Commission authorises a Slovak aid of €11 million towards the purchase of digital TV decoders by socially vulnerable persons

The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules a €11 million aid scheme supporting the purchase of digital television terminal equipment for socially vulnerable groups in Slovakia. The Commission found the measure to be in line with Article 107(2)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, that allows aid of a social character. In particular, the measure observes the principles of neutrality and non-discrimination between the different types and technologies as well as the geographical origins of decoders. The scheme has been approved until 1 July 2013.