Brussels, 27/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - Given Germany's refusal to apply the guidelines on the application of State aid rules to national regional aid, as adopted by the Commission last December (EUROPE 9095), the Commission has decided to open formal investigation procedure against Berlin. Unlike the 24 other EU Member States, Germany has said that it does not wish to end certain existing aid regimes, which will be incompatible with the new rules to take effect on 1 January 2007. “I am...