Announcement
27 Nov 2020
In November 2020, the European Commission approved "Programa APOIAR", a EUR 750 million state aid grant programme (approx. USD 897.2 million) aimed to support Portuguese SMEs active in specific sectors. It comprises of two different schemes, namely, “Apoiar.PT” and “Apoiar Restauração”.
Source
Number of interventions
2
2 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
27 Nov 2020
Revocation date:
20 Jan 2021
Announced: 08 Apr 2021
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Announced: 15 Jan 2021
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Announced: 19 Mar 2020
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