The European Commission decided, on Thursday 28 January, to extend until 31 December 2021 the Temporary Framework for State Aid measures (adopted on 19 March 2020) to support the economy in the context of the coronavirus outbreak.
In addition, the scope of the Temporary Framework is expanded by increasing the ceilings set out in it and by allowing the conversion of certain repayable instruments into direct grants. EU countries have been consulted on this prolongation (see EUROPE...