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What is State aid? Why do I need to be concerned about State aid? What is General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) and how to use it? These and many more basic questions will be answered in our videos on YouTube. Make sure to visit us!

 

With great pleasure we announce the beginning of a new era of e-learning about State aid at Lexxion: in various videos Prof. Phedon Nicolaides and other State aid experts will explain the basics of State aid rules and implementation.

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Within the next weeks we will release a new video every Thursday, so make sure to stay posted and feel free to share.We are looking forward to seeing you on YouTube!

 

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Established in 2002, Lexxion offers professional journals, books, and events closely related to legal practice. Lexxion’s products cover topics such as Competition law, State aid law, Public Procurement, Public-Private Partnerships, EU Funds, Food Law, Chemical law and Climate Law at the European level. In 2013 we have launched the State Aid Uncovered blog as a Lexxion imprint, in 2018 the CoRe Blog followed.

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