Brussels, 18/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has sent Belgium a reasoned opinion for failing to comply with a Court of Justice judgement concerning the Maribel case. The scheme granted reductions in social security contributions to the sectors most exposed to international competition. In December 1996 ordered Belgium to recover the aid to companies since the aid was illegal. As the Belgian authorities failed to reply to this injunction, the Commission decided to go to the...