Brussels, 02/10/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 1 October, the European Commission decided to open an in-depth investigation in order to verify whether specific financing measures for deficits granted by the public authorities of Brussels only to IRIS public hospitals of the Brussels Capital Region, and not to private hospitals in the region, comply with EU rules on state aid.
In 2005, a complaint was brought before the Commission by two private hospital associations in Brussels, which...