This Eurobarometer survey examines the awareness about state aid amongst European citizens, as well as their perceptions about the transparency of information in this area. Its findings are important to better understand the policy context when applying the EU framework for state aid. Indeed,...

The need foran effective method of systematic quantification of State aid for the purposes of competition policy was fully perceived in 1985, the year which saw the publication of the Commission White Paper on completing the internal market. At the end of that year the Commission instructed its...

The general objective of the study is first to provide the Commission with input that is relevant for identifying the barriers for demand-response participation in electricity markets and State aid support. Then, data about the costs and revenues of demand-response in electricity markets and...

On 23 July 2021, the European Commission has adopted a new notice on the enforcement of EU State aid rules by national courts (the "New Enforcement Notice"). The New Enforcement Notice aims at providing: Concrete guidance on the enforcement of State aid rules at national level focusing on cases...

On 23 July 2021, the European Commission has adopted a new notice on the enforcement of EU State aid rules by national courts (the "New Enforcement Notice"). The New Enforcement Notice aims at providing: Concrete guidance on the enforcement of State aid rules at national level focusing on cases...

In the period March 2022 to June 2023, nearly €730 billion of aid was approved either under the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework or directly under the Treaty and based on TCTF principles. Around €141 billion was actually granted to companies, representing 19.3% of the aid approved...

The new state aid rules: modernise the Commission's criteria to assess audiovisual support schemes; - exempt from prior notification schemes below 50 million euros per year - strike the right balance among economic, cultural and legal concerns, ensuring continued legal certainty.

In the car sector certain segments have been struggling with structural overcapacity and dropping or stagnating sales volumes. Significant volumes of public support by Member States have been injected into the sector, and State aid control ensures that this is not at the expense of competition.

The rescue and restructuring guidelines allow for granting of State aid under strict conditions, ensuring that the aided company will become viable without continued state support. This helps to transform and modernise the European aviation sector, which needs strong and healthy airlines to meet...