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Posted on February 27, 2026
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The European Commission has opened an in-depth State aid probe into Romania’s revised restructuring plan for state-owned lignite power group CE Oltenia, to test compliance with EU rules. The case revisits a package the Commission previously approved conditionally at about €2.66bn for 2021–2026, amid
BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Friday it had opened an in-depth investigation into Romania's amended restructuring plan for state-owned lignite power holding company CE Oltenia.
The Commission will assess whether the revised restructuring plan complies with EU State aid rules, it said in a statement.
(Reporting by Gianluca Lo Nostro; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)
It opened an in-depth investigation into Romania's amended restructuring plan for state-owned lignite power holding company CE Oltenia.
The Commission will assess whether the revised restructuring plan complies with EU State aid rules.
CE Oltenia is a state-owned lignite power holding company.
The report is datelined Brussels.
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