Brussels, 22/07/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 20 July, the European Commission concluded that, thanks to the changes brought to it, the Swedish aid scheme in support of the written press is now in line with EU state aid rules. The method for calculating state support to metropolitan newspapers has been fundamentally changed and the aid intensities significantly reduced.
Joáquin Almunia, European Trade Commissioner, has said: “Despite the recent development of online news, traditional...