On Thursday 16 September, the European Commission approved under EU State Aid rules the map for granting regional aid for Hungary and Slovakia, valid from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2027. These maps are among the first to be approved by the Commission under the revised regional aid guidelines.
The revised guidelines, adopted by the Commission on 19 April 2021 and which will enter into force on 1 January 2022, will enable Member States to help Europe’s less-favoured regions to catch up and to reduce disparities in economic well-being, income, and unemployment, all of which are cohesion objectives at the heart of the Union.
Regions covering 82.09% of Hungary’s population will be eligible for regional investment aid. These regions are all among the most disadvantaged in the EU, with GDP per capita below 75% of the EU average. The maximum aid intensities for large companies are 30 or 50%.
Regions covering 87.97% of Slovakia’s population will be eligible for regional investment aid. The maximum aid intensities for large companies vary (30, 40 or 50%). (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)