Brussels, 04/07/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 4 July, the European Commission concluded that the aid measures granted by several Dutch cities to four football clubs - FC Den Bosch, MVV Maastricht, NEC Nijmegen and Willem II Tilburg - were in line with the 2004 guidelines on state aid for the rescue and restructuring of companies in difficulties.
“Professional football clubs our businesses and the Commission needs to make sure that the economic competition between clubs is not distorted...