Phedon Nicolaides
Professor at Maastricht University; Professor at University of Nicosia, and Academic Director at Lexxion Training
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Welcome Note & Introduction Round
System and Structure of State Aid Control in the EU
- Statistics on state aid
- Responsibilities of the European Commission, Member States and beneficiaries
Phedon Nicolaides
,
Professor at Maastricht University; Professor at University of Nicosia, and Academic Director at Lexxion Training
Coffee Break & Networking
Concept and Principles of State Aid
- The requirements of Art. 107 TFEU
- The notion of aid
- The notion of undertaking
- Economic vs. non-economic activity
- Determining advantage and selectivity of measures
- Impact on trade and competition
Phedon Nicolaides
,
Professor at Maastricht University; Professor at University of Nicosia, and Academic Director at Lexxion Training
Case Studies & Working Groups Exercise
Phedon Nicolaides
,
Professor at Maastricht University; Professor at University of Nicosia, and Academic Director at Lexxion Training
Coffee Break & Networking
Compatibility Assessment of State Aid
•Is there a need for a subsidy?
•Appropriateness of State aid measure
•Funding gap method and market failure
•Inctive effect and proportionality
•Avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States
•Transparency and evaluation |
Practical Exercise: The Market Economy Operator Principle (MEOP)
•When is a public measure State aid – The notion of advantage•The State as economic actor and public authority•The MEO test in practice: When and how to apply it?
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Phedon Nicolaides
,
Professor at Maastricht University; Professor at University of Nicosia, and Academic Director at Lexxion Training
Summary and Lessons Learnt of Day 1
Common Dinner & Networking