24/03/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 24 March, the European Commission approved a Spanish scheme to support the dubbing and subtitling of films in Catalan. Out of all the films released in Spain each year, around 800 are in Spanish while only 20-25 films are dubbed in Catalan. Aid amounts to €12 million, to be granted by the regional government of Catalonia until 31 December 2015. The Commission considers the scheme notified by the Spanish authorities is in line with EU law, authorising state aid to promote culture - in this case the promotion of multilingualism and cultural diversity. (O.L./transl.jl)