Brussels, 21/12/2015 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has made a series of proposed changes to ensure the compliance of public aid to the maritime sector with the EU State aid rules.
The Commission's orientations on State aid to maritime transport allow the member states to tax shipping companies on the basis of the tonnage of the fleet (i.e. on the basis of the size of the transport fleet) rather than on the actual profits of the company. The Commission expressed concerns that the...