The European Commission has concluded an inquiry into state aid granted to RTBF, the Belgian French-speaking public radio and television service. The public service remit for this aid was initially judged unclear, but on 7 May the EU executive found that amendments made to the Belgian regulatory framework in 2012 brought the situation in line with EU rules on state aid.
The Commission launched its investigation in 2011, after receiving a complaint from the association of Belgian French-speaking press (…