French aid of 270 mn euro for port of Calais

The European Commission gave the green light, on 2 July, to public support of €270 million for an extension of the port of Calais in France, on the strait linking the North Sea to the Channel. The new infrastructure, to include a terminal, will contribute to achievement of the objectives of EU transport policy without unduly distorting competition in the single market. France conducted an in-depth financial analysis showing that the terminal operator's income from use of the infrastructure would…