Brussels, 12/06/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 11 June, the European Commission gave the go-ahead to the regional aid maps of Portugal, Croatia and Luxembourg for state aid over the 2014-2020 programming period. The Portuguese map covers 85.01% of the country's population with aid capped at between 10% and 45% of total investment costs for large companies, depending on the area. This can be increased by 10% for medium-sized companies and by 20% for small business. All of Croatia is eligible for regional state aid, which is capped at 25% of total investment costs for big businesses inland (67% of the population) and 35% on the Adriatic coast (32.95% of the population). This can be increased by 20% for small companies and 10% for medium-sized companies. In Luxembourg, the regions of Differdange and Dudelange are eligible for aid. They have 7.83% of the country's population, half the numbers covered by the previous map. Aid is capped at 10% of total investment costs for big businesses, which can be raised by 10% for medium-sized companies and 20% for small business. (EL)