On 29 April 2026 the European Commission adopted a new State aid framework to enable Member States to support the EU economy in the context of the Middle East crisis. The Middle East crisis Temporary State aid Framework (METSAF) is a targeted and temporary framework to address the effects of the crisis on the most affected sectors.
METSAF will be in place until 31 December 2026.
METSAF allows Member States to provide aid to companies in the agriculture, fisheries and transport sector (road, rail, inland waterways transport and intra-EU short sea shipping):
- up to 70% of the extra costs due to the price increase of fuel and fertiliser caused by the crisis, verified at the level of the beneficiary;
- up to €50.000 on the basis of a general estimate of fuel consumption in the sector, taking into consideration relevant proxies.
In addition, the METSAF allows to increase the aid intensity of electricity price relief schemes approved under section 4.5 of the Clean Industrial Deal State aid Framework (CISAF) from 50% to up to 70% for the electricity cost of the eligible consumption with no increase in the decarbonisation effort required. A cumulation with aid granted under the ETS State aid Guidelines will be possible for up to half of the aid amount granted under Section 4.5 CISAF schemes.
Download the notification template to be attached to the formal notification in SANI.