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EU eases state aid rules to boost green projects, cut carbon footprint

GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE
June 26, 2025
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Businesses will find it easier to get state aid for projects aimed at cutting their carbon emissions and to switch to green projects while heavy industries will benefit from temporary power price relief under looser rules announced by the European Commission on Wednesday. The new state aid rules, valid until December 2030, are part of […]

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State aid in times of crisis: Lessons from COVID-19 support for firms in Italy and Spain

GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE
June 16, 2025
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The unprecedented wave of state aid to firms across the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic raised questions about who benefited and how effective these interventions were. This column uses firm-level data from Spain and Italy – two of the countries worst affected by the pandemic – to evaluate the economic impact of aid. Targeted support […]