16/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission is expected to authorise the Belgian state's EUR 124 million loan for Sabena, the Belgian airline that has gone into in receivership. According to information in the Belgian newspaper De Standaard, the decision was taken in line with the guidelines on aid for rescuing struggling companies, and was based on the following arguments: 1) the 6.33% interest rate meets market criteria; 2) the aid will help cope with a grave social...