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 […]
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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. […]
Restrictions on Sale of Land and Social Housing
Introduction This posting reviews the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union […]
Taxes and Tax Reductions on Air Travel: Selectivity and Compatibility
This posting examines an Irish and a German measure concerning reduction in passenger taxes. As […]
Fiscal Leveraging: Donations and State Aid for Culture and Sports
Introduction In this blog I examine primarily a Dutch measure that supports cultural institutions by […]