Compensation to the Operator of a Canal Lock that Provides Free Services May Constitute State Aid
Introduction State aid rules are often perceived as straightjacket on Member State policies. Yet, the […]
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Arbitration Decision that is Free of State Aid
Introduction Some cases seem to run forever. In 1960, Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou [DEI], the then […]
The Commission Must Examine the Presence and Compatibility of Indirect State Aid
Introduction The Commission, in its 2016 Notice on the Notion of State Aid, made an […]
Injection of State Capital that Is Free of State Aid
Introduction Directive 2014/59 on the recovery and resolution of financial institutions and Regulation 806/2014 on […]
State-Aid Free Investment: Pari Passu or Benchmarked against Market Return
Introduction The Finnish state owned 100% of four different companies which operated risk capital and […]
Linked Enterprises through Relationships between Natural Persons
Introduction A perennial issue facing aid-granting authorities is whether the aid applicants are SMEs. A […]
Selectivity and the Reference System
Introduction A public measure must be selective and satisfy the other criteria of Article 107(1) […]
Coverage of Losses of a State-Owned Company
Introduction Eu law does not prohibit states from owning or investing in companies [see Article […]
Tax Exemption of General Application
Introduction In November 2014, the General Court in case T-219/10, Autogrill v Commission, held that […]
Subsidies to Incentivise Closure of Excess Capacity Are State Aid
Introduction Very often Member States claim that subsidies they grant as compensation for the costs […]