Brussels, 22/03/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 22 March, the European Commission approved Ireland’s regional aid map, valid from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2027, within the framework of the revised Regional aid Guidelines. Regions covering 35.90% of the population of Ireland will be eligible for regional investment aid under the derogation of Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (so-called ‘c’ areas). Ireland has designated as so-called non-predefined ‘c’ areas: West, Mid-West, South-East, South-West, Midland, Mid-East, Dublin and the entire Border region. In these areas, the maximum aid intensities for large enterprises vary between 10% and 15%, depending on their GDP per capita and unemployment rate. (LC)