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In Lexxion’s State Aid Uncovered blog, Prof. Phedon Nicolaides publishes weekly critical analyses of recent State aid judgments and decisions. Each post presents the key points of a court judgment or EU Commission decision, places it in the context of similar case law or practice, assesses the underlying reasoning and highlights any inconsistencies or contradictions.

Guest contributions from other State aid experts will also be published on the blog at irregular intervals to complement the content of the blog posts.

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25. August 2020  |   State Aid Uncovered by Phedon Nicolaides

The Non-economic Nature of Certain IT Services for Higher Education
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Publicly funded educational services are not economic in nature. Activities intrinsically linked to public tasks are not economic in nature. Update on Temporary Framework: Number of approved and published covid-19 measures, as of 21 August 2020: 262* Legal basis: Article 107(2)(b): 28; Article 107(3)(b): 220; Article 107(3)(c): 20 Four Member States have implemented 16 or more covid-19 measures each: Belgium, […]
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18. May 2016  |   State Aid Uncovered by Phedon Nicolaides

PART II: Regional Development and i) Market Economy Operator Test ii) Services of General Economic Interest
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A market economy operator undertakes activities whose incremental revenue exceeds their incremental costs. A market economy operator ignores costs which are unaffected by those activities. A service of general economic interest has special characteristics that set it apart from other services with positive impact on the economy. Having a positive impact is not enough.   Part II: Public tasks and […]
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25. August 2020  |   State Aid Uncovered by Phedon Nicolaides

The Non-economic Nature of Certain IT Services for Higher Education
State Aid Blogs - ipad 820272 1920 1
Publicly funded educational services are not economic in nature. Activities intrinsically linked to public tasks are not economic in nature. Update on Temporary Framework: Number of approved and published covid-19 measures, as of 21 August 2020: 262* Legal basis: Article 107(2)(b): 28; Article 107(3)(b): 220; Article 107(3)(c): 20 Four Member States have implemented 16 or more covid-19 measures each: Belgium, […]
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18. May 2016  |   State Aid Uncovered by Phedon Nicolaides

PART II: Regional Development and i) Market Economy Operator Test ii) Services of General Economic Interest
State Aid Blogs - m 29 1
A market economy operator undertakes activities whose incremental revenue exceeds their incremental costs. A market economy operator ignores costs which are unaffected by those activities. A service of general economic interest has special characteristics that set it apart from other services with positive impact on the economy. Having a positive impact is not enough.   Part II: Public tasks and […]
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- public tasks ×

25. August 2020  |   State Aid Uncovered by Phedon Nicolaides

The Non-economic Nature of Certain IT Services for Higher Education
State Aid Blogs - ipad 820272 1920 1
Publicly funded educational services are not economic in nature. Activities intrinsically linked to public tasks are not economic in nature. Update on Temporary Framework: Number of approved and published covid-19 measures, as of 21 August 2020: 262* Legal basis: Article 107(2)(b): 28; Article 107(3)(b): 220; Article 107(3)(c): 20 Four Member States have implemented 16 or more covid-19 measures each: Belgium, […]
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18. May 2016  |   State Aid Uncovered by Phedon Nicolaides

PART II: Regional Development and i) Market Economy Operator Test ii) Services of General Economic Interest
State Aid Blogs - m 29 1
A market economy operator undertakes activities whose incremental revenue exceeds their incremental costs. A market economy operator ignores costs which are unaffected by those activities. A service of general economic interest has special characteristics that set it apart from other services with positive impact on the economy. Having a positive impact is not enough.   Part II: Public tasks and […]
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