The European Commission considers that an Italian public aid regime of €43.9 million up to 2020, aiming to support investments in regions hit by four earthquakes between 2016 and 2017, complies with EU rules.
In 2016 and 2017, four major earthquakes hit the centre of Italy, affecting some 600,000 people in an area of around 8000 km². This region is still facing abnormal seismic activity.
The Italian aid regime aims to boost economic activity in particular, as this has been reduced by...