Brussels, 18/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission adopted a new decision authorising Italian aid to Alitalia, which confirms its 1997 decision taking account of the objections of the Court of First Instance that had annulled the initial decision.
On 15 July 1997, the Commission had allowed Italy (through its holding company IRI) to inject 2,750 billion lire into the capital of Alitalia, in three slices: 2000 billion lire immediately, 500 billion in May 1998 and...