Austria's Ministry of Finance issued a release on 29 April renewing its call for the temporary suspension of EU State aid law in order to allow for quicker responses to the COVID-19 crisis. This follows a letter sent to the European Commission on 21 April 2020 calling for the temporary suspension. --- Blümel: The Commission is lacking problem awareness Austria renews call for temporary abolition and flexibilisation of state aid law – Enable fast and targeted aid for Austrian companies "The reaction of the EU Commission today shows that those responsible in Brussels still do not understand the problem. The...