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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8217

24 May 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 40
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid/energy
Commission calls for aid granted to Spanish coal industry between 1998 and 2000 to be refunded

Brussels, 23/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the Commission authorised two aid schemes granted in 2001 by Spain to the Hunosa coal company: - aid of EUR 35.531 for reduced activity, and aid of EUR 19.508 million for covering exceptional costs. The Commission, however, did not authorise further aid of EUR 4.225 million to cover operating losses of plants of the former Minas de Lieres company that Hunosa reopened in 1994. Furthermore, it called on Spain to refund EUR 19.508 in aid paid...

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