BRUSSELS APPROVES FINANCING FOR POLISH AIRPORTS
June 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has approved Euro 84.1 million subsidies from the Polish government for constructing a new airport at Lublin, eastern Poland. The state aid - deemed legal by Brussels June 4 on regional development grounds - will help purchase the airport site, then build a terminal, runway and aircraft taxiways. Meanwhile, the Commission has also approved Euro 1.7 million in Polish government subsidies for upgrading Gda?sk R?biechowo airport, with the money being focused on improving aircraft parking stands and taxiways.
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THE EUROPEAN Commission has approved Euro 84.1 million subsidies from the Polish government for constructing a new airport at Lublin, eastern Poland. The state aid - deemed legal by Brussels June 4 on regional development grounds - will help purchase the airport site, then build a terminal, runway and aircraft taxiways. Meanwhile, the Commission has also approved Euro 1.7 million in Polish government subsidies for upgrading Gda?sk R?biechowo airport, with the money being focused on improving aircraft parking stands and taxiways.
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