03/05/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 3 May, the European Commission confirmed that it had approved state aid to support commercial operators using inland waterways rather than roads. The Slovak measure, which was initially approved by the Commission on 2 April 2008, allows commercial operators to be exempted from excise duty on fuel when they use inland waterways. This support, which has been put at around €38.4 million over ten years, aims to promote inland waterway transport over...