Brussels, 10/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 10 May, the European Commission announced its intention to initiate proceedings before the Court of Justice in view of Italy's failure to comply with the Commission's decision of 25 November 1999 ordering Italy to recover illegal and incompatible state aid granted to companies in Venice and Chioggia. More than seven years after the Commission adopted this decision, Italy has only recovered about 1% of the total aid amount to be recovered,...