Work Area: State Aid

The EU has moved closer to implementing new rules to curb anticompetitive subsidies from governments outside the bloc, with the European Parliament and European Council reaching a political agreement on the new regulation.

01 July 2022

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To allow member state governments to assist companies affected by covid-19, the European Commission adopted a state aid regime worth exploring in the aftermath of the pandemic.

24 June 2022

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In the aftermath of the European response to covid-19, certain issues may require more scrutiny by policy makers in order to minimise the risks of distortions inherent to any public intervention.

24 June 2022

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Competition law in Denmark is similar to that of the EU, as demonstrated by analysis of recent practice and relevant developments in the Scandinavian country.

24 June 2022

Featured in Europe, Middle East and Africa Antitrust Review 2023

State intervention in France is common and has resulted in various state aid cases. France has a long-standing tradition of state intervention and the state regularly intervenes as a provider of subsidies, investors, lenders, guarantors and creditors.

24 June 2022

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The mechanisms and tendencies of granting state aid in Greece are heavily influenced by EU regulations of such state contributions.

24 June 2022

The EU’s General Court has dismissed a joint appeal by the UK government and broadcaster ITV that sought to overturn a European Commission decision ordering the recovery of illegal aid given to multinational companies like the London Stock Exchange Group over three years ago.

08 June 2022

The White House has said it will direct $1 billion to fund nascent meatpacking plants in an effort to spark industry competition.

04 January 2022

The European Court of Justice should annul the European Commission’s finding that Luxembourg granted Fiat Chrysler an unfair tax advantage, advocate general Priit Pikamäe has said.

16 December 2021

A member of the European Parliament and an official at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition have clashed over the need for clearer guidelines on new EU foreign subsidies rules proposed in May.

18 November 2021