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State Aid Uncovered
Critical Analysis of Developments in State Aid 2024
Author: Phedon Nicolaides
State Aid Uncovered presents analysis of the main policy and legal developments in the field of State aid in 2024 which was the first full year of the application of the new de minimis regulation (Regulation 2023/2831).
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