The EU Commission holds that no aid was involved in the financing of public TV in Portugal (RTP)

Mederer, Wolfgang

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2 Oct 1996

The EU Commission holds that no aid was involved in the financing of public TV in Portugal (RTP)

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EU Commission, RTP, Case NN 141/95, 2 October 1996

"Financing of Public TV in Portugal: No aid involved"* The public financing received by the Portuguese public television channel RTP (Radiotelevisão Portuguesa), including payments - averaging some ECU 35 million a year between 1992 and 1995 – in respect of its public service obligations, does not constitute state aid. This is the

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Wolfgang Mederer
European Commission - DG COMP (Brussels)

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Wolfgang Mederer, The EU Commission holds that no aid was involved in the financing of public TV in Portugal (RTP), 2 October 1996, e-Competitions State intervention, Art. N° 39520

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