MEPs stress that aid for innovation can give industry an incentive to invest more in research and development, but warn it should not distort competition, by for example, favouring one undertaking over others.
Klauzulas par cilvēktiesībām un pamatbrīvībām, kuras kopš 1990. gadu sākuma ES iekļauj savos nolīgumos ar trešām valstīm, ir viens no šādiem juridiskiem instrumentiem.