The Necessity and Proportionality of Regional Aid
The Commission must open the formal investigation procedure when it has serious doubts about the […]
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Odysseus and the Sirens: A Rational Market Operator Can Agree to be Bound by the Ruling of an Arbitration Tribunal
A rational market operator can agree to arbitration if there is no reasonable prospect of […]
Calculating the Amount of State Aid in a 100% Public Guarantee
The proxy rates in the Commission Notice on Guarantees cannot be used in cases of […]
Concession Agreements Free of State Aid
Awards of concession contracts should follow a procedure which is open, transparent, non-discriminatory and unconditional. […]
Sale, Liquidation and Other Options for Private Investors
A private investor chooses the less costly option between selling a company at a loss […]
Bank Recapitalisation that Conforms to the Market Economy Investor Principle
A public authority acts like a private investor when it injects capital in a stricken […]
State Aid Is Not Compatible With the Internal Market when it Contravenes other EU Rules
Relief from a penalty imposed by EU rules is State aid that is incompatible with […]
Exceptions to the Exceptional Nature of State Aid for Banks
State aid for banks can be granted without triggering resolution in cases of precautionary recapitalisation […]
Sale of State-Owned Bank
The sale of a public asset is free of State aid when it is open, […]
Collective Insolvency and the GBER
The eligibility of an aid applicant and the legality of the aid are determined at […]