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May 23, 2013 (newstodate): A new initiative from the EU Commission to prohibit direct public financing of airports with volumes of operations above certain, yet unspecified limits is causing alarm in several EU countries, including Sweden.
In Sweden, the state-owned company Swedavia operates the country's 11 major airports while another 33 regional airports are community-owned, and three are private or company-owned.
Fears are that the 33 community-owned regional airports will in many cases find it hard to survive if community financing becomes illegal after new EU rules on competition.
The regional airports are crucial to the infrastructure given the sparsely populated areas with long road or rail transport times in the country that is the 3rd largest in the EU after France and Spain, measured in total surface
In Sweden, the state-owned company Swedavia operates the country's 11 major airports while another 33 regional airports are community-owned, and three are private or company-owned.
Fears are that the 33 community-owned regional airports will in many cases find it hard to survive if community financing becomes illegal after new EU rules on competition.
The regional airports are crucial to the infrastructure given the sparsely populated areas with long road or rail transport times in the country that is the 3rd largest in the EU after France and Spain, measured in total surface