Brussels, 28/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 28 January, the European Commission adopted a communication extending the validity of the state aid assessment criteria for the production of films and audiovisual works until 31 December 2012. These criteria, laid down in a Commission communication of 2001, are used by the Commission to approve Europe's national, regional and local film support schemes under the EU's state aid rules. The new Commission communication also identifies a...