Brussels, 26/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission opened an investigation into Italian State aid (more specifically from the Sardinian authorities) grated to farmers to compensate the differences in price between diesel and natural gas. The Commission feels, at this stage, that a State aid aiming to reduce exclusively and artificially farmer's production costs constitutes an operating aid. "Such an aid normally does not bring about any lasting improvement for the...