Brussels, 21/05/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 21 May, the European Commission unveiled more flexible rules for the granting of state aid for research, development and innovation (RDI).
The changes aim to ensure that the European Union can meet its R&D spending targets for 2020. As EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia noted, the EU failed to meet the 3% of GDP target, spending barely 2% on RDI. The new rules also aim to reduce uneven playing fields caused by the granting of...