Dutch ruling could hit RTÉ funding

THE Dutch public service broadcaster has been ordered to pay back over €76 million in State aid in a European Commission ruling that could have implications for RTÉ.

The financial backing that NOS, the Dutch umbrella organisation of public broadcasters in the Netherlands, received between 1994 and 2005, was judged to be illegal.

The ruling could have implications for RTÉ since the European Commission is currently investigating similar complaints against the Irish national television and radio station.