State aid: Commission approves €300 million Austrian scheme to support organisers of events affected by coronavirus outbreak
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €300 million Austrian scheme to support organisers of events affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework. Today’s decision confirms the agreement in principle reached in December 2020. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Event organisers have been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus outbreak and the restrictive measures imposed by the government to limit the spread of the virus. This ...