Brussels, 19/10/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has begun a formal examination procedure relating to State aid in favour of a venture capital scheme notified by the British authorities. The regime in question provides for at least one risk capital fund aimed at SMEs and financed by the government and private investors to be set up in each of the English regions, in the aim of making up for the lack of venture capital available to these small and medium-sized companies....