17/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission decided, on Tuesday 17 June, to refer Slovakia to the Court of Justice of the European Communities for failure to implement the Commission's decision of 7 June 2006 ordering Slovakia to recover SKK 416.5 million (approximately €13 million) of illegal and incompatible state aid. The aid was awarded to Frucona Košice a.s., a producer of spirits, by the local tax office in Košice. (O.L./transl.rt)