Brussels, 05/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 5 June, the European Commission approved an amendment to a German scheme allowing aid of up to €500,000 to be granted per company, initially approved on 30 December 2008 under the name of “Bundesregelung Kleinbeihilfen”. The amendment, intended to allow more flexible risk-capital investment, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the start-up phase, is limited in time and only applies to companies that were not in...