Brussels, 29 April 2024
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an amendment to Sweden’s map for granting regional aid until 31 December 2027, within the framework of the revised Regional aid Guidelines.
On 15 December 2021, the Commission approved the 2022-2027 regional aid map for Sweden, including Sweden’s possibility to designate further areas eligible for regional aid under the derogation of Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘c’ areas). In order to further address regional disparities, the amendment to Sweden’s regional aid map approved today enlarges one already designated predefined ‘c’ area by adding parts of the regions of Örebro, Västra Götalands and Värmlands and one already designated non-predefined ‘c’ area by adding a part of the region of Kronobergs. The maximum aid amount for large enterprises is 20% of the eligible investment costs for the predefined ‘c’ area and 15% for the non-predefined ‘c’ area.
The non-confidential version of today’s decision will be made available under the case number SA.112034 in the State Aid Register on the Commission’s competition website once any confidentiality issues have been resolved.