National Authorities Must Recover Aid they Grant Mistakenly
Assurances from granting authorities cannot guarantee the legality of State aid. Aid recipients must verify […]
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Tax Inseparably Linked to State Aid
Taxes which are inseparably linked with an aid measure are assessed together with the aid […]
Exemption from Taxes that Protect the Environment May not be Selective – Part II
Member States have discretion to impose taxes that penalise environmentally harmful activities. Exemption of undertakings […]
Exemption from Taxes that Protect the Environment May not be Selective – Part I
Member States have discretion to impose taxes that penalise environmentally harmful activities. Exemption of undertakings […]
Advantage through Contracts
A price below the regulated normal price confers an advantage. Competition is distorted even when […]
i) Transfer of State Resources, ii) Non-recovery of Incompatible Aid, iii) Primacy of Agricultural Policy over Competition Policy
Private resources that come under the control of a public authority become state resources. The […]
Existing v New Aid
Any alteration of an existing aid measure can affect the substance of the measure itself. […]
Even the Catholic Church Is not Absolved from State Aid Rules: The Essence of Economic Activity – PART II
Purely religious activities and education funded by the state are not economic in nature. […]
State Resources criteria in the spotlight once again: Comments on the Opinion of the Advocate General in case C-329/15 ENEA SA w Poznaniu v Prezes Urzędu Regulacji Energetyki
Today we are glad to welcome Nevin Alija to the State Aid Blog. She is […]
Transfer of State Assets between State-Owned Companies
Transfers of public assets for the purpose of extinguishing debt have to be valued according […]