Brussels, 03/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has prolonged the framework on state aid rules for shipbuilding for three more years, until 31 December 2011. This extension follows an extension in 2006. The Commission has concluded that the framework, which came into effect on 1 January 2004, has been applied without any problems and does not need to be revised at this stage. The Commission points out that the framework's rules on innovation aid have had as yet limited...