Tag: European Commission
EU’s Vestager Takes UK To Court Over Gibraltar Tax Exemption
The European Commission has referred Britain to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing fully to recover illegal State aid of...
The EC Has Released New Guidance For European Contracting Authorities
The European Commission has released new guidance for European contracting authorities on how to use EU law to address suspected cases of collusion in...
EU Probes PPC’s Behavior In The Greek Electricity Market
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess possible abusive behavior by Public Power Corporation (PPC) in the wholesale Greek electricity...
EU Approves €351M State Loan To Finnair Due To Pandemic
The European Commission said on Friday it had authorised a loan of 351 million euros ($419 million) from the Finnish government to airline Finnair...
EU OKs €16.3M Swedish Loan To Support Air Traffic Control Services
The European Commission has approved a SEK 164 million (US$19.38 million) Swedish scheme to support air traffic control services affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme...
EC Invites Comments On The Application Of EU Competition Law To...
The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather views and evidence from citizens, businesses, social partners, academia, government bodies, and all interested...
Top EU Court Backs Italian Bank Bailout
Italy’s bailout of ailing bank Tercas six years ago did not involve State aid, Europe’s top court stated on Tuesday, March 2, in a...
EU OKs Danish Support For Thor Offshore Wind Farm Project
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Danish support for the Thor offshore wind farm project, which will be located in...
EU OKs €115M Czech Rent Compensation State Aid
The European Commission approved an approximately €115 million (US$140 million) Czech scheme to support retail businesses and service companies which are using rented premises...
EC Approves €30M German Scheme To Compensate Farmers
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €30 million (US$36.5 million) German scheme to compensate farmers for income foregone and...