21/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 21 October, the European Commission authorised extension until 31 December 2010 of the Italian recapitalisation scheme for credit institutions. The Commission found the prolongation of the measures, initially approved on 23 December 2008, modified on 20 February 2009 and extended on 6 October 2009, to be in line with its guidance on support measures for banks during the financial crisis. The Italian measures are, in this sense, “appropriate,...