On Monday 13 April, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced plans to make the European rules on State aid more flexible by the end of the month, to enable Member States to take action to support their economies affected by the war in the Middle East.
The Commission has in fact presented a consultation “this week” on “more flexible State aid that will give Member States greater latitude”, with the aim of adopting a revised framework by April, declared...