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Aid to a regional airport: European Commission opens in-depth investigation into potential State aid at Beauvais airport

Mayer Brown LLP
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European Union
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June 7 2012

On 30 May 2012, the Commission announced that it has decided to open an in-depth State aid investigation into whether financial arrangements between public authorities and the French airport of Beauvais, and rebates and marketing agreements between this airport and its customer airlines, are in line with EU State aid rules

EU and UK antitrustcompetition group London bulletin

Mayer Brown LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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November 9 2010

On 9 November 2010 the European Commission ("Commission") fined 11 air cargo carriers a total of just under 800m for a worldwide cartel which affected cargo services within the EU

EC had ‘no duty to act’ on Ryanair’s aid, abuse claims over Munich Airport, says EU court

Mayer Brown LLP
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European Union
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May 24 2011

On 19 May the no-frills airline Ryanair lost its appeal of the Commission's refusal to investigate claims of illegal aid to Star Alliance airlines flying out of Munich Airport, and an alleged abuse of dominance by the airport itself

Commission infringement proceedings against Russian bilateral air service agreements

Mayer Brown LLP
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Estonia, European Union, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Malta, Russia, Slovenia
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March 21 2011

On 14 March 2011, the European Commission "Commission" announced that it has launched infringement proceedings against Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Malta and Slovenia in relation to their bilateral air service agreements with Russia

Commission launches infringement proceedings against Romania in relation to airline agreement with Russia

Mayer Brown LLP
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European Union, Romania, Russia
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May 24 2011

On 19 May 2011, the European Commission ("Commission") announced that it has commenced infringement proceedings against Romania in relation to its bilateral air service agreement with Russia

Two more Commission infringement proceedings against bilateral air service agreements with Russia

Mayer Brown LLP
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Bulgaria, Czech Republic, European Union, Russia
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April 11 2011

On 6 April 2011, the European Commission ("Commission") announced that it has launched infringement proceedings against Bulgaria and the Czech Republic in relation to their bilateral air service agreements with Russia

General Court finds that Commission failed to act in relation to Ryanair complaints

Mayer Brown LLP
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European Union
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October 11 2011

On 29 September 2011, the General Court ruled that the Commission had failed to act by not adopting decisions on three complaints made by Ryanair to the Commission against Alitalia

Commission closes investigation into international airline passenger services sector

Mayer Brown LLP
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European Union
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November 17 2011

On 14 November 2011, the Commission announced that it has closed its investigation into the international airline passenger services sector

Commission finds Hungarian state aid to be illegal

Mayer Brown LLP
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European Union, Hungary
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January 16 2012

On 9 January 2012, the Commission found that financing granted by Hungary to national air carrier Malév in order to renationalise the airline constituted illegal state aid and therefore had to be recovered

Commission publishes interim text of commitments accepted in International Consolidated Airlines GroupBritish Midland Limited merger

Mayer Brown LLP
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European Union
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April 10 2012

On 4 April 2012, the European Commission published a non-confidential version of the commitments accepted as a condition of its approval of IAG’s acquisition of bmi