10/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - Extension of Portuguese and British schemes to aid the economy. On Monday 10 January, the European Commission authorised the extension until 31 December 2011 of both the Portuguese and UK state aid schemes for the real economy. In line with the temporary framework for access by businesses to finance during the crisis, these schemes allow for temporary aid of up to €500,000 per beneficiary to be granted. In both cases, beneficiaries had to apply for aid before...