EU antitrust authorities
have opened a probe into Alitalia's 700 million euro bridge loan
after complaints that it constitutes illegal state aid to
industry, the European Commission said Friday.
The EC said it had opened an in-depth probe to establish if
the loan was state aid and if it met rules on helping troubled
businesses.
It said the opening of the probe did not "prejudice in any
way the outcome of the inquiry per se".
It said it was liaising closely with the Italian authorities
on the question.
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