20/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 20 December the Commission decided to open a formal examination procedure on the funding of the Hessische Staatsweingüter by the Hesse regional authorities. The Commission has doubts about the compatibility of the different support measures with the regulation on state aid. Hessische Staatsweingüter is the biggest wine growing area in Germany but has been incurring losses for some time. The Hesse regional authorities were responsible for these losses until...