EUROPE - The European Commission is to investigate whether the UK government's guarantee of BT Group pension liabilities is a violation of EU Treaty state aid rules.
In a statement, the EC said the investigation did not question the safeguards for BT's employees, introduced by the guarantee. The issue is a consequence of the guarantee where BT is exempted fr...
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