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14. Mai 2024 | State Aid Uncovered von Phedon Nicolaides

Restructuring State Aid

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Introduction State aid to failing undertakings is the most distortionary form of public subsidies. They prevent the market exit of inefficient companies. For this reason, State aid for rescue or restructuring of undertakings in difficulty must always be notified to the Commission which examines each case very carefully and allows this kind of aid only when, among other things, the […]

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27. Oktober 2020 | State Aid Uncovered von Phedon Nicolaides

The Common European Interest and the Environmental Impact of State Aid: The Case of Nuclear Power

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I am grateful to Peter Staviczky for comments on an earlier version. The possible negative impact of State aid on the environmental is taken into account when the aid measure violates directly the relevant EU law. The Commission protects the interests of other Member States by ensuring that the negative effects of State aid are kept to the minimum possible. […]

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14. April 2020 | State Aid Uncovered von Phedon Nicolaides

Errors in State aid Procedures Need not Result in Annulment of a Commission Decision

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Interested parties have a right to know how the compatibility of aid with the internal market is assessed. Temporary Framework developments As of 13 April 2020, the European Commission had authorised 51 measures adopted by 23 Member States. According to the statement of the Eurozone finance ministers of 9 April 2020, Member States had provided liquidity in the form of […]

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