{"id":443428,"date":"2026-01-21T12:22:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2026\/01\/21\/made-in-italy-lue-dice-si-agli-aiuti-di-stato-per-il-lattiero-caseario-dellalto-adige\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T12:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:58:07","slug":"made-in-italy-eu-clears-state-aid-for-south-tyrols-dairy-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/01\/21\/made-in-italy-eu-clears-state-aid-for-south-tyrols-dairy-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Made in Italy: EU clears state aid for South Tyrol\u2019s dairy sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels &#8211; <strong>The European Commission has given the green light to the state aid package for the development of the dairy sector in South Tyrol<\/strong> and the local economy. After assessing the case, the EU executive concluded that there were no issues regarding&nbsp;competition or compliance with state aid&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/competition-policy.ec.europa.eu\/state-aid\/procedures_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">procedures<\/a> and <strong>approved the&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"it\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"><strong>\u20ac18.2 million measure<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"jCAhz JpY6Fd\">in the form of a direct grant&nbsp;<\/span>for the Centro Latte Bressanone Societ\u00e0 Agricola Cooperativa, a dairy farmers&#8217; cooperative in the Bolzano province.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"><span class=\"jCAhz JpY6Fd\">&nbsp;The goal of the investment project is <strong>to expand the cooperative&#8217;s existing production lines<\/strong> for mozzarella and ricotta, <strong>introduce new products such as burrata<\/strong>, and optimise the production cycle while maintaining high quality and environmental sustainability standards.<\/span> According to the EU executive, the state aid will have &#8220;<span class=\"jCAhz\">a two-fold positive effect.&#8221;<\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz\">On the one hand, it will&nbsp;strengthen the dairy sector&nbsp;in Alto Adige by increasing demand for milk from local farmers. On the other hand, it will enhance the use of the by-product whey, thereby <strong>contributing to the circular economy <\/strong>and sustainable production. <\/span><span class=\"jCAhz JpY6Fd\">\u200b\u200b<\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz JpY6Fd\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"lRu31\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The EU Antitrust Authority considers the notified measure to be &#8220;necessary and appropriate to achieve the objective pursued&#8221; and also supports the objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Furthermore, the 18.2 million euros in aid &#8220;is proportionate, as it is limited to the minimum necessary&#8221;, and will have a &#8220;limited&#8221; impact on competition and trade in the EU.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission has given the green light to an 18.2 million eur direct grant to enhance local production. 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