19/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 19 July, the European Commission decided to refer Spain to the European Court of Justice for failing to comply with a Commission decision of 27 November 2002 declaring state aid granted to Refractarios Especiales SA incompatible with the single market. The 2002 decision ordered Spain to recover this aid from the beneficiary. Almost five years after the adoption, the Spanish authorities have only recovered a fraction of this aid. (cd)