Ex Post Evaluation of State Aid: A New Instrument
Introduction: The need for evaluation The State Aid Modernisation that was launched by the European […]
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Objectively Justified Pricing: The Market Economy Operator Principle
Introduction: Objective justification of price differentiation In a landmark judgment 25 years ago [February 1988], […]
Sale of State-owned Airlines [Commission Decision SA.33337 on sale of subsidiaries by LOT Polish Airlines]
Introduction In the previous posting I examined the funding of a regional airport. In this […]
Airport Operators and Budget Airlines [Commission Decision SA.23324: Finavia, Airpro and Ryanair at Tampere-Pirkkala Airport
During the past 18 months or so, the European Commission has launched more than 20 […]
Where is the Money? The Link between Advantage and Transfer of State Resources
On 19 March 2013, the Court of Justice delivered an important judgment in case C-399/10 […]
Loans, Guarantees and Credit Worthiness
This post examines the two latest judgments of EU courts on State aid. They do […]
An “Alternative” Method of Valuation for State-Aid-Free Sale of Public Land
The obligation of the state to act as a private vendor When a public […]
The Market Economy Vendor Principle: Sale of Public Land by the Dutch Municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg [Commission Decision SA.24123]
The previous posting examined a case where the European Commission applied the Market Economy Investor […]
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State Aid Uncovered State aid law and policy evolve all the time. The basic rules […]
The Curious Case of Applying the Market Economy Investor Principle to a Monopoly
On 3 October 2012, the European Commission concluded, in case SA.33988, that OPAP, the Greek […]