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State Aid Uncovered Blog

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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23. July 2024  |   State Aid Uncovered by Phedon Nicolaides

Electricity Produced from High-Efficiency Combined Heat & Power Plants
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News: The Commission has approved a draft block exemption regulation declaring certain categories of aid in the rail, inland waterways and multimodal transport sector compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 93. The draft regulation can be accessed at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C_202404539 Introduction The EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive [EED] [Directive 2012/27, as last amended in 2023 by Directive 2023/1791] […]
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8. February 2023  |   State Aid Uncovered by Phedon Nicolaides

State Aid May Have an Incentive Effect Even After the Start of Work: But Would it Favour Inefficient Operators?
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Introduction Perhaps the most important aspect of the compatibility of State aid with the internal market is the presence of incentive effect. That is, the aid is capable of changing the behaviour of the recipient. If it does not, then public money is wasted because it has no effect on what happens on the market anyway. In principle, in order […]
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- counterfactual scenario ×

23. July 2024  |   State Aid Uncovered by Phedon Nicolaides

Electricity Produced from High-Efficiency Combined Heat & Power Plants
State Aid Blogs - State Aid Uncovered photos 4
News: The Commission has approved a draft block exemption regulation declaring certain categories of aid in the rail, inland waterways and multimodal transport sector compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 93. The draft regulation can be accessed at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C_202404539 Introduction The EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive [EED] [Directive 2012/27, as last amended in 2023 by Directive 2023/1791] […]
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8. February 2023  |   State Aid Uncovered by Phedon Nicolaides

State Aid May Have an Incentive Effect Even After the Start of Work: But Would it Favour Inefficient Operators?
State Aid Blogs - Untitled design 11
Introduction Perhaps the most important aspect of the compatibility of State aid with the internal market is the presence of incentive effect. That is, the aid is capable of changing the behaviour of the recipient. If it does not, then public money is wasted because it has no effect on what happens on the market anyway. In principle, in order […]
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- counterfactual scenario ×

23. July 2024  |   State Aid Uncovered by Phedon Nicolaides

Electricity Produced from High-Efficiency Combined Heat & Power Plants
State Aid Blogs - State Aid Uncovered photos 4
News: The Commission has approved a draft block exemption regulation declaring certain categories of aid in the rail, inland waterways and multimodal transport sector compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 93. The draft regulation can be accessed at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C_202404539 Introduction The EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive [EED] [Directive 2012/27, as last amended in 2023 by Directive 2023/1791] […]
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8. February 2023  |   State Aid Uncovered by Phedon Nicolaides

State Aid May Have an Incentive Effect Even After the Start of Work: But Would it Favour Inefficient Operators?
State Aid Blogs - Untitled design 11
Introduction Perhaps the most important aspect of the compatibility of State aid with the internal market is the presence of incentive effect. That is, the aid is capable of changing the behaviour of the recipient. If it does not, then public money is wasted because it has no effect on what happens on the market anyway. In principle, in order […]
read more
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