Tag: State Aid
The Importance of Competitive Neutrality in Promoting FDI and Sustainable Recovery
Competitive neutrality principles encourage FDI by promoting a level playing field among competitors. When certain market players, such as SOEs, or selected private firms,...
State Aid and Essential National Interest
By: Phedon Nicolaides (Lexxion)
State aid should support outcomes that the market by itself cannot achieve. This implies that State aid that is restricted to only...
Air France-KLM Board To Meet On State Aid Rescue
Air France-KLM’s board is preparing to meet Monday, April 5, to consider a recapitalization plan for its French arm, according to Bloomberg.
The multi-billion-euro package...
EU Approves €22M Aid For Czech Exhibition & Fair Industry
The European Commission has approved an approximately €22 million (US$25.78 million) Czech aid scheme to support companies active in the organization of fairs, exhibitions,...
EU Approves €511M Italian Scheme For Rail Operators
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, €511 million (US$609.67 million) in Italian support to compensate providers of commercial, long-distance rail...
EU Approves €55M Irish “Umbrella” Scheme
The European Commission has approved a €55 million Irish ‘umbrella' scheme to support companies active in tourism or in directly related sectors in the...
EU’s Financial Watchdog Warns Airline Bailouts May Ignore Passengers
Airline passengers may have been unfairly treated while European Union’s regulators raced to approve bailouts to struggling carriers, the EU’s financial watchdog warned.
The European...
EU Approves €254M Romanian Aid
The European Commission has approved, under EU State Aid rules, Romanian plans to support the upgrade of the district heating system of the municipality...
EU OKs €1.4B Swedish Scheme For Companies Affected By Coronavirus Outbreak
The European Commission has approved an approximately €1.4 billion (US$1.7 billion) Swedish scheme to support the uncovered fixed costs of companies affected by the...
EC OKs €202M Croatian Scheme To Support Companies in Tourism
The Croatian government will soon have available an amount of approximately €202 million (US$245.4 million) to support companies of all sizes in the sectors...
