Existing Aid, New Aid and Retroactive Application of a Block Exemption Regulation
Changes to approved aid measures result in new aid. Only purely formal or administrative changes […]
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Disentangling the Impact of Covid-19 from other Business Problems
State aid may only compensate for the direct damage caused by covid-19. Introduction Aid that […]
Amazon and the Difficulty of Finding a Comparable Tax Payer
To apply the Arm’s Length Principle to transactions between two related companies, the Commission must […]
Is State Aid for Locally Established Undertakings Compatible with the Internal Market?
Limitation of State aid to companies which have a durable link with the local economy […]
State Aid to Group of Companies
In assessing the compatibility of State aid with the internal market, the Commission must also […]
Economic Continuity and Recovery of Indirect State Aid
Special insolvency procedures can confer a selective advantage that constitutes State aid. A recovery order […]
The Impossibility of Proving the Absolute Impossibility to Recover Incompatible State Aid
It is not sufficient to claim that is it absolutely impossible to recover incompatible State […]
Compensation for Universal Service Provision
As long as the compensation does not exceed the net extra costs of the universal […]
State Aid and Essential National Interest
State aid that is necessary for protecting essential national interests can be compatible with the […]
State Aid Measures May not be Funded through Discriminatory Taxes
A tax that is levied on both imported and domestic products but its revenue finances […]