Brussels, 12/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - On 11 March, the European Commission stated that loans granted to 17 Italian individual research and development (R&D) projects in the aeronautics industry by the Italian authorities are not in line with the applicable EU rules on state aid to research and development, and must be reimbursed. The loans, totalling over €450 million, were granted by the national government under Law 808/85 but must now be fully reimbursed by Rome within two months...