The European Commission is asking all interested stakeholders to comment on a proposed revision of the EU state aid rules for research, development, and innovation.
The state aid rules provide a framework for using public funds to support research, development and innovation activities in areas where the market fails. The current rules work well but are partially out of date. The Commission now wants to simplify them, introduce provisions for supporting technology infrastructures and clarify certain definitions.
All stakeholders are invited to provide feedback to the Commission on the foreseen changes by 3 June 2021. Following the consultation, the Commission hopes to adopt the new state aid rules in the second half of this year.
