Brussels, 10/04/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 9 April, the European Commission approved the regional state aid maps of Finland, Latvia and Romania for 2014-2020. The maps list the breakdown of regional development aid over this programming period. For Finland, the map covers 24.18% of the population, with aid intensity of 15% of total investment costs in low-population areas. Around 7% less of the population is covered than in the previous period, but the aid intensity has not changed because the Salo sub-region has been made eligible for the first time. For Latvia, the whole country will be eligible for aid and the intensity has been set at up to 35% of total investment costs. For Romania, the entire country is eligible. Aid may be set at between up to 10% and 50% of the total investment costs, depending on the region. The areas covered account for 89.4% of the population. (FG)