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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8555

3 October 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 27
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid
Commission remains vague about excessive amount of aid to Alstom

Brussels, 02/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - Although spokesman Tilman Lueder himself confirmed that France had notified last Friday that EUR 900 million in additional aid had been granted to the Alstom company, given the worsening financial condition of the company. The commission published at the end of the afternoon a press statement in which it abandoned any explicit reference to this increase in funds. According to the communiqué, the measures notified on 26 September "are part" of a...

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