Selectivity and Administrative Discretion
On 18 July 2013, in case C-6/12, the Court of Justice of the European Union […]
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The Confusion between Necessity and Proportionality of State Aid [Case SA.35738: Public Funding of Port Infrastructure]
Introduction Several postings in this blog have examined cases concerning funding of port, airport or […]
The Flexible Boundary between Economic and Non-economic Activities
This is a rather long posting divided into two parts both of which deal with […]
How to Use Economic Tools to Ensure the Proportionality of Aid (Commission Decision SA.34938 on a gas storage facility in Poland)
Introduction Normally, economic analysis is used by the Commission to find out whether a measure […]
Public Support without State Aid
Public measures that do not constitute state aid are as interesting as the measures that […]
PuState Resources and Payments between Undertakings
Introduction A couple of years ago, the big issue in State aid law was the […]
Is the Commission Abusing its Discretion, or Should Member States be Allowed to Waste their Own Money?
The European State Aid Law Institute is celebrating the eleventh anniversary of its annual conference. […]
Public Funding of Stadiums and Arenas
Introduction After the judgments of the General Court and the Court of Justice on public […]
Exceptional Circumstances, Natural Disasters, Commercial Risk and Rights of Complainants
This posting examines several recent measures which do not have a single common theme. However, […]
The Puzzle of Environmental Aid: Why Do Firms Make Environmental Investments?
Introduction Environmental aid is the second largest horizontal category of state aid, after regional aid. […]