Taking into account the situation generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which represents a major
shock for the entire global economy, but also for the national economy, tourism industry,
accommodation structures, food structures, travel agencies are among the most affected branches of
the national economy, the legal framework was established for the establishment of a state aid scheme
regarding the granting of financing from national public funds and / or external funds for the
enterprises in the field of tourism.
The aid is granted to the beneficiaries in the form of grants in order to partially cover, in the amount of
20%, the loss from turnover.
The maximum amount of state aid that can be granted to a beneficiary is EURO 800,000 per
enterprise, and the enterprise is not in difficulty on December 31, 2019 or have subsequently entered
due to the COVID-19 epidemic. As an exception, the aid may be granted to micro or small enterprises,
which were in difficulty on 31 December 2019, provided that they are not the subject of a collective
insolvency procedure and have not received rescue aid or restructuring aid.
In order to benefit from state aid, it is necessary that at the time of granting the aid, the economic
operators who received the rescue aid have repaid the loan or the guarantee has ceased, and the
economic operators who received restructuring aid are no longer subject to a plan restructuring.