Brussels, 28/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission concluded on Wednesday 28 that Italian measures in favour of two R&D helicopter projects by the Agusta company (A139 and BA609) were of a military nature and, therefore, fell within the scope of Article 296 of the EC Treaty that allows member states to take measures necessary for the protection of their essential security interests. The Commission has, then, closed its in-depth state aid investigation, opened in 2003, on a number...