Work Area: State Aid

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

The EU General Court has confirmed the European Commission’s decision to approve the acquisition of landing slots from Air Berlin by easyJet and Lufthansa, rejecting two appeals by a Polish airline that accused the enforcer of incorrectly defining the appropriate market.

20 October 2021

A European Commission official has defended her agency’s decision not to launch any probes into state aid applications received under the temporary framework, but acknowledged concerns about the disproportionate number of approvals being granted to specific governments.

21 September 2021

A complaint lodged on behalf of fans of FC Barcelona to the European Commission has claimed that footballer Lionel Messi’s expected transfer to Paris Saint-Germain FC breaches EU competition and state aid rules.

09 August 2021

The UK government has unveiled a subsidy control system to replace EU state aid rules, including a new advisory unit that will sit within the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority.

30 June 2021

The EU General Court has annulled the European Commission’s finding that Luxembourg gave Amazon an unfair tax break, but upheld a separate state aid decision concerning a tax advantage that the same country granted to Engie.

12 May 2021

The European Commission has announced plans to tackle foreign subsidies that may harm competition within the EU single market by introducing a new notification system for deals that are partly financed by non-EU governments.

05 May 2021