The European Commission on
Monday opened a probe to see if the 900-million euro bridge loan
granted to Alitalia by the Italian state constitutes prohibited
State aid to industry, sources said.
Brussels "at the moment is of the view that the State loan
might constitute State aid," a statement said.
The EC fears that "the duration of the loan, which goes from
May 2017 at least until December 2018, surpasses the maximum
duration of six months envisaged by the guidelines on rescue
loans," and that the loan is not limited to the minimum allowed.
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