EU Approves 12.8 Million Euros In Italy Aid For Alitalia
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published May 13, 2021 | 11:40 AM
Brussels, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th May, 2021 ) :The European Commission on Wednesday cleared Italy to give 12.8 million Euros ($15.4 million) in state aid to the floundering Alitalia airline to help it absorb the losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
"The European Commission has found that an Italian aid measure of EUR12.835 million to support Alitalia is in line with EU state aid rules," said a Commission statement.
"This measure aims at compensating the airline for the damages suffered on certain routes due to the coronavirus outbreak during the month of January 2021," it added.
Alitalia is on the brink of bankruptcy and last year the authorities in Rome earmarked three billion euros ($3.
6 billion Dollars) for its relaunch.
But the plan to transfer Alitalia's assets to a new company free of debts has stalled.
EU competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager -- who could block the rescue plan under the bloc's state aid rules -- has been in talks with Italy's industry, labour and economy ministers, so far without reaching an agreement.
Alitalia has been losing money for years now and was placed under state administration in 2017. Since then, Italy has searched in vain for someone to take it on.
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