11/07/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 11 July, the European Commission approved an Austrian scheme aimed at stimulating equity investments in innovative small companies. The measure, with a budget of €45 million over three years (January 2017 to December 2019), takes the form of 20% aid granted to people investing up to €2,500 in such eligible companies. Considering that the effects on competition and trade would be very limited, the Commission considered that the scheme was...