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6. Mai 2025 | State Aid Uncovered von Phedon Nicolaides

Restructuring Aid

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Introduction Following a formal investigation, the Commission in decision 2025/775 approved restructuring aid to TAROM, the Romanian airline which is 97% owned by the state.[1] In 2020, Romania provided rescue aid to TAROM, which was also approved by the Commission in decision SA.56244. The rescue decision was appealed by Wizz Air. Its appeal was dismissed by the General Court in […]

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14. Mai 2024 | State Aid Uncovered von Phedon Nicolaides

Restructuring State Aid

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Introduction State aid to failing undertakings is the most distortionary form of public subsidies. They prevent the market exit of inefficient companies. For this reason, State aid for rescue or restructuring of undertakings in difficulty must always be notified to the Commission which examines each case very carefully and allows this kind of aid only when, among other things, the […]

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27. Mai 2015 | State Aid Uncovered von Phedon Nicolaides

Restructuring Aid, Recovery of Aid and Procedural Rights

Restructuring aid can finance any part of a restructuring plan. Compensatory measures initiated before the granting of restructuring aid can be taken into account as long as they are linked to the restructuring itself. Member States have to comply with the conditions defined in Commission decisions. They cannot justify non-compliance on the grounds of domestic institutional difficulties. Regional authorities that […]

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