This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today launched a Call for Evidence and a public consultation to seek input on the scope and content of its revision of the Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty (‘Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines’). This […]Commission seeks input on revision of rescue and restructuring State aid guidelines
August 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today launched a Call for Evidence and a public consultation to seek input on the scope and content of its revision of the Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty (‘Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines’). This […]Commission amends State aid rules to provide public access to justice in environmental matters
May 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has adopted today amendments to its State aid rules to provide public access to justice in environmental matters in relation to EU State aid decisions. For that purpose, the Commission revised rules which allow non-governmental organisations (‘NGOs’) to request a Commission […]Commission approves a €400 million Austrian State aid scheme, and a €36 million Lithuanian State aid scheme, to support renewable hydrogen production
March 11, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €400 million Austrian State aid scheme, and a €36 million Lithuanian State aid scheme, to support the production of renewable hydrogen through the European Hydrogen Bank‘s “Auctions-as-a-Service” tool for the auction closing in […]Commission opens in-depth State aid investigation into Croatian support to wood companies
February 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether public support that Croatia has allegedly granted to Hrvatske Šume d.o.o. (‘HŠ’) and certain Croatian wood processing companies is in line with EU State aid rules. HŠ is a 100% State-owned company that […]Commission finds German public capital injection in favour of WestSpiel to be incompatible State aid
November 25, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has concluded that a German public capital injection in favour of the casino operator Westdeutsche Spielbanken GmbH & Co. KG (WestSpiel) is not in line with EU State aid rules. Germany must now recover the incompatible aid, including interest. The Commission’s […]Remarks by Executive Vice-President Vestager following the Court of Justice rulings on the Apple tax State aid and Google Shopping antitrust cases
September 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. “Check against delivery” Today is a big win for European citizens and for tax justice. The Court of Justice confirms the decision from 2016 by the European Commission: Ireland granted Apple unlawful aid which Ireland now has to recover. And this judgement is final. […]Commission closes State aid investigation into Danish and Swedish public financing of Øresund fixed rail-road link
February 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has concluded that the State guarantee model granted by Denmark and Sweden for the construction of the Øresund fixed rail-road link does not constitute new aid within the meaning of EU State aid rules. The Commission has also found that part […]Commission approves amendment to State aid measures supporting resolution of Polish Getin Noble Bank
November 27, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an amendment to the support measures granted by Poland in the context of the resolution of the Polish Getin Noble Bank S.A. The Commission approved the initial support measures in October 2022 (SA.100687). According […]Commission approves €24 million Romanian State aid scheme to support investments in sea and inland ports in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine
October 16, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved an up to €24 million Romanian scheme (RON 118,6 million) to support investments in sea and inland ports in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, […]State aid: Commission approves €6.5 billion German scheme to address carbon leakage risk for energy-intensive companies resulting from national fuel emission trading system
August 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €6.5 billion German scheme to partially compensate energy-intensive companies to address the risk of carbon leakage from higher fuel prices resulting from the German fuel emission trading system (‘German fuel ETS’). The German […]State aid: Commission approves €1 billion Polish scheme to support agricultural producers in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine
May 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved an approximately €1 billion (PLN 4.7 billion) Polish scheme to support the liquidity of agricultural producers in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted by […]State aid: 2022 Scoreboard shows that in 2021 State aid levels remained high to tackle economic effects of the pandemic
April 25, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The annual State Aid Scoreboard provides a comprehensive overview of EU State aid expenditure based on the reports provided by the Member States. Today, the European Commission publishes the 2022 State Aid Scoreboard, relates to State aid expenditure in 2021. The 2022 edition shows the important […]State aid: Commission approves €401 million Czech scheme to promote green district heating
April 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €401 million Czech scheme to promote green district heating based on renewable energy and waste heat. The measure will contribute to the implementation of Czechia‘s National Energy and Climate Plan and to the […]State aid: Commission approves €2 billion Austrian support to Wien Energie in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine
April 5, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved a €2 billion Austrian measure to support the energy supplier Wien Energie GmbH in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The measure was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted by the Commission on […]State aid: Commission approves €600 million Slovak scheme to support its economy in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine
January 31, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved a €600 million Slovak scheme to support its economy in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis Framework, adopted by the Commission on 23 March 2022 and amended on […]State aid: Commission approves €100 million Austrian measure to reduce electricity consumption in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine
January 20, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved a €100 million Austrian measure to reduce peak electricity consumption in Austria in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. This is the first measure aimed at supporting electricity consumption reduction that the Commission has approved under the State […]State aid: Commission approves Italian market conform scheme to manage publicly guaranteed loans
August 29, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has found Italy’s plan to enable the transfer of certain State guaranteed loans to a newly created platform managed by AMCO S.p.A. to be free of any State aid. The Commission found that, under the scheme, the Italian State will be […]State aid: Commission approves modifications to Polish scheme, including €5.1 billion budget increase, to support companies in context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
August 18, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved modifications, including a budget increase of €5.1 billion (PLN 24.5 billion), to an existing Polish scheme to support companies across sectors in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The amendments were approved under the Temporary Crisis Framework, adopted […]State aid: Commission approves €218 million Bulgarian scheme to support agricultural producers in context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
August 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved a €218 million (BGN 426 million) Bulgarian scheme to support certain agricultural producers in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis Framework, adopted by the Commission on 23 March […]State aid: Commission approves €149 million Romanian scheme under Recovery and Resilience Facility to support renewable hydrogen production
August 9, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €149 million Romanian scheme made available through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (‘RRF’) to support the production of renewable hydrogen. The measure aims to contribute to the development of renewable hydrogen in line […]State aid: Commission approves €110 million Austrian scheme to support agricultural producers in context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
August 8, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved a €110 million Austrian scheme to support primary agricultural producers in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis Framework, adopted by the Commission on 23 March 2022 and amended […]State aid: Commission approves 2022-2027 regional aid map for Denmark
August 4, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules Denmark’s map for granting regional aid from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2027 within the framework of the revised Regional aid Guidelines (‘RAG’). The revised RAG, adopted by the Commission on 19 April […]State aid: Commission approves €181.5 million Latvian schemes to support companies in context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
August 2, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved two Latvian schemes with a total budget of €181.5 millionto support small and medium-sized enterprises (‘SMEs’) and large companies across sectors in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis […]State aid: Commission approves €500 million Croatian scheme to support companies in context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
July 8, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved an up to €500 million Croatian scheme to support companies across sectors in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis Framework, adopted by the Commission on 23 March 2022, […]State aid: Commission approves €374 million Italian scheme to compensate rail freight transport companies for the damage suffered due to the coronavirus pandemic
June 22, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, €374 million Italian support to compensate rail freight transport companies for the damage suffered during the period between 12 March and 31 May 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions that Italy […]State aid: Commission approves €453.25 million Portuguese restructuring aid in favour of SATA Group
June 8, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Portugal’s plans to grant air carrier SATA Air Açores (‘SATA’) restructuring aid for a total amount of €453.25 million. The measure will enable the company to finance its restructuring plan and restore its long-term […]State aid: Commission approves 2022-2027 regional aid map for Cyprus
February 22, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules Cyprus’s map for granting regional aid from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2027, within the framework of the revised Regional aid Guidelines (‘RAG’). The revised RAG, adopted by the Commission on 19 April […]State aid: Commission invites comments on draft proposal to further facilitate implementation of aid measures promoting the green and digital transition
October 6, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is inviting Member States and all other interested parties to comment on certain proposed amendments to the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER). The purpose of the proposed revision is to reflect the changes to various sets of State aid Guidelines, which […]State aid: Commission approves award of slots at Paris-Orly airport to Vueling in context of Air France’s recapitalisation
September 21, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has ranked Vueling first among the air carriers that have applied for the portfolio of up to 18 daily slots at Paris-Orly airport. These will be made available by Air France to remedy possible undue competition distortions following its recapitalisation by […]State aid: Commission approves 2022-2027 regional aid map for Hungary
September 16, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules Hungary’s map for granting regional aid from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2027. The Hungarian regional aid map is among the first maps approved by the Commission within the framework of the revised […]State aid: Commission approves €520 million Italian scheme to compensate the trade fairs and congress sector for damages suffered due to the coronavirus outbreak
August 31, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €520 million Italian scheme to compensate companies active in the trade fairs and congress sector and their service providers for the damages suffered due to the restrictive measures introduced by the Italian government […]State aid: Commission approves €500 million Greek aid scheme to support uncovered fixed costs of companies affected by coronavirus outbreak
August 30, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved a Greek scheme to support the uncovered fixed costs of companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework and has an estimated budget of up to €500 million. Executive Vice-President Margrethe […]
Commission invites comments on draft amendments to State aid rules with respect to access to justice in environmental matters