On Thursday 5 December, the European Commission decided that the German project to strengthen the equity capital of the State-owned Norddeutsche Landesbank - Girozentrale (NordLB) did not constitute State aid. The measures include a direct investment of 2.8 billion euros, as well as investments to make the necessary structural changes and downsizing of the bank to ensure that NordLB continues to operate profitably on the market.
The Commission considers that the planned measures will be...