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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9542
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid

Commission opens in-depth inquiry into planned French R&D aid for Peugeot-Citroen for hybrid diesel cars

Brussels, 13/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 13 November 2007, the European Commission launched an in-depth investigation to determine whether €96 million in state aid, which France is planning to grant Peugeot-Citroen and other partners for the development of a hybrid diesel car (VHD), is compatible with EU treaty state aid rules. The Commission fully supports the development of less polluting cars but in this case, the Commission thinks it is likely that Peugeot-Citroen, the second...

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