The EU Commission prolongs and amends the Temporary Crisis Framework to support the economy in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine

State aid: Commission prolongs and amends Temporary Crisis Framework* Today, the European Commission has adopted an amendment to the State aid Temporary Crisis Framework to enable Member States to continue to use the flexibility foreseen under State aid rules to support the economy in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine. The Temporary Crisis Framework was adopted on 23 March 2022 and first amended on 20 July 2022, to complement the Winter Preparedness Package and in line with the REPowerEU Plan objectives. Taking into account the feedback received from Member States in the context of a survey and targeted consultations of 5 October 2022 and of 25 October 2022, and in light of the recent Regulation on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices (‘Regulation (EU)