Brussels, 04/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 4 December, the European Commission authorised a Romanian measure to help businesses to deal with the current economic crisis. Aid of up to €500,000 per firm may be granted until 2010 to businesses facing funding problems because of the current credit squeeze. The aid will be granted in form of direct grants, interest rate subsidies, subsidised public loans, rescheduled public debt waiving the interest rates. The Commission has concluded that the scheme meets the conditions of its Temporary framework for state aid measures, as it is limited in time, respects the thresholds, and is addressed to companies which were not in difficulty before 1 July 2008. It is therefore compatible with Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty, which permits aid to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a member state. (O.L./transl.rt)