Offshore wind energy to advance net-zero goals: EUR 2.6 billion greenlighted in Estonia
EU Innovation Fund: Commission allocates EUR 4.6 billion to support net-zero tech, EV batteries, and renewable hydrogen
ESA publishes Annual State Aid Scoreboard for EEA EFTA States
Railway sector: Commission approves EUR 1.9 billion German State aid for DB Cargo, subject to restructuring plan
Tax rulings: Commission closes state aid investigations into Fiat, Amazon and Starbucks
IPCEI: New Design Phase for Strategic Projects in Clean and Digital Technologies
Aviation Sector: Commission Approves EUR 122.2 million for Swedavia recapitalisation
Maritime sector: Commission approves French state aid for Corsica Linea and La Méridionale
Commission orders recovery of incompatible Estonian state aid in favor of Tartu Agro AS
Commission welcomes Greece's commitment to align its tonnage tax scheme with state aid rules
Gambling sector: German public capital injection in favour of WestSpiel is incompatible state aid
Economic vs. non-economic activities: Commission finds no state aid given by Italy to Cineca consortium
ESA askes Iceland to comply with EEA rules on state aid in the waste-management sector
Coal Mine Closures: EUR 790 Million Aid for uncompetitive mines in Romania greenlighted
Universal Postal Service: Commission approves Aid for Poczta Polska's
General Court confirms Commission’s failure to act on alleged Dutch state aid for electric fishing
Court of Justice confirms approval of Finnair’s recapitalisation
Madeira Free Zone: GC dismisses application for annulment
The GC Dismisses Wizz Air’s Action Against COVID-19 Aid granted by Romania to TAROM
Court of European Auditors publishes Special report “State aid in times of crisis”
Greenlight to Swedish tax exemption for non-food biogas and bio-propane
Formal investigation on Belgium’s alleged state aid to the gambling sector
The GC confirms Commission’s Decision on Preferential Tax Scheme in Zona Franca da Madeira
Support for uncovered fixed costs for businesses affected by COVID-19 in Germany: Court of Justice upholds 2022 GC Judgment
Aviation: AG Szpunar delivers opinion on support to Wizz Air at Timisoara airport
Electricity storage in Poland: Commission approves EUR 1.2 billion state aid scheme
Next episode in the “Micula” saga: GC rules on arbitral awards and state aid
Exemption from network charges in Germany: Court of Justice confirms Commission findings and upholds 2021 GC judgment
ESA opens formal investigation procedure into alleged state aid to Bane NOR
Foreign Subsidies: Conditional Commission approval in first ever in-depth review (Phase 2) for an M&A transaction
Taxation of profits: Court of Justice reiterates the selectivity assessment in UK CFC judgment
Proposal for the next College of Commissioners: Mission letter to the designated executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Teresa Ribera from Spain
Next episode in the “tax rulings” saga: Court of Justice confirms Commission decision requesting recovery of EUR 13 million from Apple
Aviation sector: Commission orders recovery of around €14 million in incompatible German State aid from Frankfurt-Hahn airport and Ryanair
Flašker: Court of Justice confirms its case law on the scope of the Commission's obligation to initiate the formal investigation procedure
Complaint on alleged state aid to PSG: Court of Justice refines the concept of ‘interested party’
The Commission requests feedback on the revision of the guidelines on state aid to the aviation sector
Semiconductors: Commission approves EUR 5 billion aid to construct and operate manufacturing plant in Germany
Commission approves €998 million Dutch State aid scheme to support renewable hydrogen production
Renewable hydrogen production: Commission approves Dutch support for an innovative technology
Restructuring aid to Condor: Commission opens formal investigation
FSR: Commission publishes guidance document
Production of renewable hydrogen: Commission approuves € 1.2 billion Spanish aid scheme
Dutch State aid scheme to support the decarbonisation of industrial processes approved
Support to sustainable biomethane production in France greenlighted
Lithuania: support for AB Achema to decarbonize fertiliser production processes
Norway : Green Industry Financing Fund approved
No aid for Farsund for local property development company
Formal investigation into alleged state aid to Norwegian Vy Buss AS
Commission opens formal investigation into alleged aid to NAJPI
Greenlight for the Italian public support to Caremar ferry service
Commission opens formal investigation into COVID support to recapitalise Lufthansa
Biogenic carbon dioxide capture and storage: €3 billion State aid in Sweden approved
Commission greenlights Denmark and Sweden support to SAS
No aid involved in Norway’s participation in SAS group restructuring
Spanish Tax Lease: General Court Upholds Previous Judgement
Sweden: Support to green steel plant approved
Commission Investigates Flemish Land Management Support for Potential State Aid Violations
Transport: European Commission Launches Public Consultation on New Rules for Land and Multimodal Transport
The Court of Justice confirms that the Commission can only rule on the compatibility with the internal market of measures constituting State aid
State aid and Transport: Commission opens in-depth investigation into measures taken by Germany in favour of a local bus operator
Foreign Subsidies Regulation: the Commission opens an in-depth investigation into e&'s acquisition of a stake in PPF Telecom
Commission finds Hungarian aid to support new car parts plant incompatible with state aid rules
Commission’s decision on the Spanish fund to support the solvency of strategic Spanish undertakings upheld
The Union withdraws from the Energy Charter Treaty
STEP: Commission Amends Guidelines on Regional State Aid to Allow Increased Support for Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform Projects
State aid to hydrogen - Commission Approves Major Hydrogen Project to Propel Green Deal Objectives
European Commission Approves €3.2 Billion Czech Scheme to Boost High-Efficiency CHP Electricity Production
Council Approves 'Net-Zero Industry Act' to Boost Green Technology Manufacturing in Europe
Decarbonisation: European Commission Approves €4 Billion French State aid Scheme to Advance Green Transition in Manufacturing Sector
EU Issues New Recommendation to Enhance Renewable Energy Auction Design
Ten State aid Judgements in Court’s Annual Publication "Selection of Major Judgments"
Spanish Tax Lease: General Court dismisses further actions for annulment
REPowerEU: Commission Presents Guidance and Recommendations to Accelerate Renewable Energy Roll-out Ahead of REPowerEU Anniversary
STEP: European Commission Publishes Guidance Note to Facilitate Implementation of Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform
Recovery: General Court Judgement on "Spanish Tax Lease" System provides clarifications
Renewables: Commission Greenlights Belgian State Aid Scheme to Boost Renewable Energy in Wallonia
LNG Terminal in Croatia: Commission Approves €25 Million State Aid
TCTF: European Commission Adopts Prolongation of TCTF to further support agriculture and fisheries sectors
Nuclear Energy: European Commission Approves €300 Million French Measure to Support Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Research
Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Commission Conducts Unannounced Inspections in Security Equipment Sector
General Court Upholds Commission Decision in Tax Dispute Case
TCTF: Commission Proposes Limited Prolongation to Support Agricultural Sector
State Aid Scoreboard: Insights into EU's Response to Crises and Economic Resilience
Agriculture: Commission Finds Czech Agricultural Investment Aid to be in Breach of EU State Aid Rules
Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Commission Launches Investigations into Romanian Public Procurement Procedure
EFTA Surveillance Authority Opens Formal Investigation into Proposed Environmental Tax Exemptions in Norway
Commission approves €900 million French Scheme to Boost Biomass and Renewable Hydrogen Investment
Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Commission Closes First Investigation Following Chinese Company's Withdrawal
EFTA Court annuls negative Decision on State Aid for Norwegian Streetlight Infrastructure Maintenance
EFTA Surveillance Authority opens formal investigation into possible breach of State aid rules benefitting the Norwegian wood industry
Spanish Tax Lease System: General Court dismisses action for annulment
The Fehmarn Belt fixed rail-road link: the General Court dismisses the actions for annulment
The Commission approves Germany’s RRF state aid of EUR 1.3 billion to ArcelorMittal for decarbonisation
Commission opens in-depth investigation into State aid to maritime transport companies Corsica Linea and La Méridionale
State aid and Arbitration: The Court of Justice further clarifies the application of state aid rules to arbitral awards
Commission opens first in-depth investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation
Spanish Tax Lease System: the General Court reaffirms the principle of effectiveness of State aid rules regarding recovery
General Court annuls the decision concerning support by the Netherlands to KLM during COVID
Commission greenlights Italian support towards renewable hydrogen in industrial processes
Review of EU Case Law on State Aid – European State Aid Law Quarterly, Volume 22 (2023), Issue 3
Petra Flasker and the Notion of Doubts in the Context of Preliminary Investigations of Both New and Existing Measures - Annotation, European State Aid Law Quarterly, Volume 22 (2023), Issue 1
Financement des stades : attention aux aides (illégales) d’Etat !, ecofoot, December 2022
How Sports Teams Can Avoid Significant Fines For Public Sector Funding For Stadium Development, LawInSport, December 2022
Milestones in State Aid Case Law, 2nd edition, EStAL’s first 20 years in perspective, Lexxion
The Chips Act : The role of State aid rules in industrial policy and security of supply, EU Law Live, June 2022
The New Regional Aid Guidelines: First reactions, EU LawLive, April 2021
A Guide To How 'State Aid' Law Impacts European Sports Organisations, Lawinsport, March 2021
How 'State Aid' Rules Have Adapted For Covid-19 And What It Means For The Sports Sector, Lawinsport, March 2021
An Illustration of a Textbook Case or Rather of the Principle That the Devil Is in the Detail? · Cases T-607/17 Volotea, T-716/17 Germanwings and T-8/18 easyJet , EStAL 3/2020
EEA and EFTA States Covid – 19, EStAL 1/2020, 2/2020
Effect on trade of a state intervention: the firth criterion in the notion of state aid, ERA Forum Journal of the Academy of European Law Vol 21, Number 2, October 2020
State aid rules for environmental purposes: an effective instrument for implementing EU policy priorities? ERA Forum Journal of the Academy of European Law Vol 21, Number 4, January 2021
Brexit, the EEA and the EU State aid Rules, EStAL 1/2019
Third Party Rights and the State Aid Procedures Revisited by the European Courts: An Ever-Sounder State Aid Control, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, April 2019
“Prior in Tempore, Potior in Jure” does not exclude state aid to users of infrastructure, Annotation to Case T-108/16 Naviera Armas in European State Aid Law Quarterly 2/2018
Recent Highlights From the EEA EFTA States in European State Aid Law Quarterly 1/2018
The principles for recovery: SMI or the importance of a meticulous assessment of state interventions by the granting authorities and the Commission, in Milestones in State Aid Case Law, EStAL's first 15 years in perspective, February 2018
Nerea: Eligibility as state aid beneficiary and the concept of undertaking in difficulty, in Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2017
Brexit: a turmoil both for the EU and the EEA?, Creobis – Business Information and Seminars July 2016
Case T-319/12 and T-321/12 Ciudad de la Luz v Commission, Public investment in a cinema studio and state aid rules: the last showing, EStAL 1/2016
The notion of state aid resources: so near and yet so far, EStAL 2/2015
Case C-522/13 Ministerio de Defensa, Navantia SA v Concello de Ferrol - Not just another ruling on the definition of state aid in Article 107 TFEU but on enforcement of state aid law by national courts: how victory belongs to the most persevering, EStAL 1
State aid contributions on the concept of state aid, meop, de minimis; regional aid, restructuring aid in Schröter/Jakob/Klotz/Mederer [Hrsg.] Europäisches Wettbewerbsrecht, 2 Auflage, Nomos, 2014
The holy grail of establishing the market value of publicly owned properties; Annotation on the judgment of the EFTA Court of 22 July 2013 in Case E-9/12, EStAL 2/2014
Impact sur les PME de la nouvelle réglementation européenne, in Entreprendre, Brussels Enterprises Commerce and Industry 9/2013
State Aid Modernisation: another reform?, ERA Forum 1/2013
Is locus standi of competitors the "Alpe d'Huez" of the State Aid Procedures Tour?; Annotation on the Judgment of the General Court of 28 March 2012 in Case T-123/09 Ryanair v Commission, EStAL 1/2013
Aide d'Etat & Marchés publics – Après-midi du Droit public, Brussels – November 2023
The Irish Wind Farmers Workshop – Challenging the price cap, July 2023
State aid Training to the civil servants of Region Centre-Val de Loire (24 hours) – November 2022/ February 2023
Irish Wind Farmers Annual Conference – The energy sector, wind farms, Ireland and the EU, Kilkenny, October 2022
EDATER, Le cadre juridique des aides d’Etat et les aides à finalité régionale, September 2022
EStALI Autumn Conference, The role of State aid in a technologically sovereign Europe : to semiconductors and beyond, The European State Aid Law Institute, Brussels, September 2022
Vlamex Network Webinar, New EU guidelines for environmental aid : opportunities and challenges, May 2022
Annual Conference on EU Environmental Law 2022, ERA Academy of European Law, EU State Aid Rules for Climate, environmental protection and energy March 2022
EFE Abilways Conference, Taxation, rulings & State aid, February 2022
Annual conference on European State aid Law 2021, ERA Academy of European Law, Tax State aid : inventory and current issues, October 2021
Annual conference on European State aid Law, Informa, Brussels, July 2021
Annual conference on European State aid Law 2020, ERA Academy of European Law, State aid response to the Covid-19 outbreak, Recent measures & the way forward – Nov 2020
EU Competition Law Webinar 1/2020, ERA Academy of European Law, EU Competition Law in Times of COVID-19: Impact of the Global Crisis, Application of State aid rules to support measures granted by Member States – July 2020
Annual Conference on EU Environmental Law 2020, ERA Academy of European Law, EU State aid rules for the environment and energy – March 2020
Chillin’ State Aid Workshop: Charting the Territory, Procedural and institutional issues - June 2019
State aid for Energy Intensive Users balancing competitiveness and environmental objectives, At Conference on State aid for environmental and energy projects, European Academy for Tax Law, Berlin, May 2019
Workshop on Energy and environmental projects: state aid or not? At Conference on State aid for environmental and energy projects, European Academy for Tax Law, Berlin, May 2019
106th Global Competition Law Center Lunch Talk: "Recent changes in State aid control procedures: a new dawn for third parties?" – February 2019
December 2018 - State aid and Services of General Economic Interest - Avignon
October 2018 - Brexit, the EEA and the EU: The state aid rules in turmoil? - State Aid Control: Where law and economics meet, Lexxion and Free University Brussels (Belgium)
August 2018 - State Aid from A to Z: State Aid Procedures, Lexxion, Como (Italy)
April 2018 - State aid for environmental and energy projects - European Tax Academy, Berlin (Germany)
September 2017 - Challenges related to the application of state aid in broadband State aid in the management of European Structural Funds and Investment Funds (ESIF) – DG Regio & DG Competition Brussels (Belgium)
September 2017 – State Aid from A to Z: Infrastructure funding and state aid, Lexxion, Ghent (Belgium)
August 2017 - The General Block Exemption Regulation and environmental aid - European Tax Academy, Berlin (Germany)
October 2016 - State aid and tax rulings: lessons to be learnt from recent Commission decisions, IFE Benelux, Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
September 2016 - Are state aid rules undermined by the use of international instruments? - State aid control; where law and economics meet, VUB, Brussels (Belgium)
August 2016 - The General Block Exemption Regulation in practice - European Tax Academy, Berlin (Germany)
June 2016 - State aid in the field of energy: challenges, State aid in the management of European Structural Funds and Investment Funds (ESIF) – DG Regio & DG Competition Brussels (Belgium)
March 2016 – New state aid rules for energy and environmental projects – EU Funding for Energy 2016 Financing Energy Projects in Europe and Beyond, European Tax Academy, Berlin (Germany)
March 2016 - State aid: Looking back and looking forward, State Aid Forum, Oslo (Norway)
January 2016 - Applying the state aid rules in the context of the structural funds, Orléans (France)
August 2015 - Cost calculation for the compensation of SGEI – State aid and SGEI in Health Care, Social Services and Infrastructure, European Tax Academy, Berlin (Germany)
August 2015 - New State Aid Rules for Energy and Environmental Projects – EU Funding for Energy 2015, European Tax Academy, Berlin (Germany)
June 2015 - State aid and SGEI, IFE Benelux, Brussels (Belgium)
May 2015 - Landmark state aid cases in the energy sector, Energy Community Workshop on State Aid in the Energy Sector, Energy Community Secretariat, Vienna (Austria)
March 2015 - How to comply with the public procurement requirements of the SGEI package, Training on State aid and SGEI - Lexxion, Brussels (Belgium)
February 2015 - Diversification of real estate transactions: how to comply with the state aid rules, Meeting Public Service Housing Companies, Namur (Belgium)
February 2015 - Energy Saving Measures, case study, State aid for environmental and energy projects, European Tax Academy, Berlin (Germany)
June 2014 - Modernisation of the state aid rules: how to ensure compliance from 1st July 2014?, IFE Benelux, Brussels (Belgium)
May 2014 - The notion of aid; State Aid and ESIF in Programming Period 2014-2020, Ministry for Development and Competitiveness, Hellenic Presidency of the European Council, Athens (Greece)
May 2014 - The new framework on Services of General Economic Interest; State Aid and ESIF in Programming Period 2014-2020, Ministry for Development and Competitiveness, Hellenic Presidency of the European Council, Athens (Greece)
November 2013 - Håndhevelsen av EØS-retten – ESA og EFTA-domstolens rolle / Enforcement of EEA law - the EFTA Surveillance Authority and the Court's role; Oslo Region European Office, Brussels (Belgium)
November 2013 - New EU policy for regional aid: impact for SMEs; European Week of SMEs, Brussels Enterprises Commerce and Industry, Brussels (Belgium)
September 2013 - State Aid: What you always wanted to know – a practitioner’s guide; Faculty of Law, University of Iceland, Reykjavik (Iceland)