On Friday 5 April, the European Commission announced that, following an in-depth investigation launched in January 2021, it had concluded that investment aid granted by the Czech Republic to certain large national agricultural companies in 2017 and 2018 did not comply with EU State aid rules.
The aid in question was intended to support large companies in their investments in irrigation and the restructuring of orchards.
The granting of investment aid to companies is authorised under...