Public Funding of Projects that Encounter Financial Problems
Aid that is granted after the start of a project lacks incentive effect and is, […]
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SMEs Linked through Natural Persons
Two or more enterprises may constitute a single undertaking when their owners and/or managers are […]
The New Guidelines on State Aid to Airports and Airlines: Problematic Issues (part 2)
Introduction Last week I reviewed the main provisions of the new Guidelines on State Aid […]
The New Guidelines on State Aid to Airports and Airlines (part 1)
Introduction[1] One more set of State aid rules for 2014-20 has been adopted. On Thursday, […]
The Role of National Courts in Recovery of Incompatible State Aid
Introduction In December I examined the judgment in the case of Lufthansa v Frankfurt-Hahn, which […]
An Assessment of the State Aid Consistency of Financial Instruments Supported by Structural and Investment Funds (Regulation 1303/2013)
Introduction Last week I reviewed the new State aid guidelines on risk finance. This week […]
Guidelines on State Aid to Promote Risk Finance Investments
Introduction On 15 January the Commission adopted the fourth set of guidelines for the […]
Services of General Economic Interest and Horse Racing
Introduction Public authorities often argue that the activities they support are important and that they […]
The Possibly Conflicting Roles of EU Institutions on State Aid
Introduction On 10 December 2013, the Court of Justice, in C‑272/12 P, wrote another chapter […]
The Non-Equivalence of the Various Methods of Supporting Green Electricity
Introduction Ever since the judgment of the Court of Justice in 2001 on PreussenElektra [case […]