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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7952

26 April 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 57
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid
Commission raises no objections to public subsidies granted by France to professional sports clubs

Brussels, 25/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission let it be known that it would not raise any objections to the French public subsidy scheme for professional sports clubs (football, basketball, rugby and volleyball), as these subsidies are not State aid, as they concern solidarity and initial training. For the Commission, it is a question of "an educational initiative under national education or that can be assimilate to it". The French scheme, which provides for...

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