15/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - German Social Democrat Norbert Glante, MEP for the Land for Brandenburg (former GDR) has welcomed the European Commission's decision to not apply the new rules it has just published to discourage state aid until 1 January 2004 (see EUROPE of 14 February, p.7). This is extraordinarily important for the east German Länder since cutting state aid right now would have a terrible social and economic impact, explained the MEP in a press release, pointing out that he...