Brussels, 19/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 19 February, the European Commission authorised state aid a German scheme aimed at providing relief to companies encountering financing difficulties as a result of the credit squeeze in the current economic crisis. The scheme allows authorities at federal, regional and local level, including public development banks, to grant aid in the form of reduced interest rates on loans concluded by 31 December 2010. The scheme meets the conditions of...