13/01/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 13 January, the European Commission validated amendments to an existing Italian aid scheme, including a €50 million budget increase to support businesses in Lombardy in the context of the war in Ukraine. These amendments are deemed to comply with the State aid Temporary Crisis Framework adopted by the Commission on 23 March 2022 and amended on 20 July and 28 October. The Commission approved the initial scheme on 21 September. The measure is...