Brussels, 18/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission adopted a communication explaining how State aid rules are applied to funding of public service broadcasters. The communication specifies that the Member States are, in principle, free to define the extent of the public service and the way it is financed and organised. It is, however, up to the Commission to assess the proportionality of State funding and to control possible abusive practices. With this in mind, it...