24/02/2025 (Agence Europe) – On 24 February, the Commission opened an in-depth investigation to determine whether the public aid that Croatia is alleged to have granted to Hrvatske Šume d.o.o. (“HŠ”) and certain Croatian wood processing companies complies with EU rules. The support would have been granted by: - the absence of any remuneration from HŠ to the Croatian State in exchange for exclusive rights to manage and exploit the Croatian public forest; - the market prices offered...