The funding of public broadcasting in Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands may be in breach of EU competition rules, the European commission warned today. The commission said it had written to the governments of the three countries asking them to justify their funding or suggest changes after a preliminary investigation into complaints from competitors.
"Having examined allegations from several complainants, the commission's preliminary view is that the current financing system in these member states is no longer in line with treaty rules requiring member states not to grant subsidies liable to distort competition," the commission said.
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