MEP Claims SME's in the West region are at risk of being unfairly excluded from EU supports - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune

MEP Claims SME's in the West region are at risk of being unfairly excluded from EU supports - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM SME’s and social enterprises in the West are at risk of being unfairly excluded from vital EU supports. That’s according to local MEP Ciarán Mullooly, who says it’s due to unclear rules that Ireland has failed to fix. He says the issue centres on a test in EU law called the “undertaking in difficulty” test, which prevents state aid going to firms that are collapsing. Independent Ireland MEP Mullooly a…