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Banking sector speech: speech by Joaquín Almunia on the state aid perspective of restructuring the banking sector in the EU

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 26 2012

On 21 June 2012, Almunia, Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy, gave a speech on the State aid perspective of restructuring the banking sector in the EU

Italian banking tax aid case: European Court of Justice judgment on Italian banking tax aid scheme

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 26 2012

On 21 June 2012, the ECJ handed down its judgment on an appeal against a General Court ruling which dismissed an action by banks BNP Paribas and BNL against the European Commission’s decision that an Italian aid scheme in favour of restructured banks was incompatible with the EU

Broadband network: European Commission approves state aid for ultra-fast broadband network in Birmingham

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • June 21 2012

On 12 June 2012, the Commission announced its approval of the UK’s granting 6m of public financing to support the construction of an ultra-fast broadband network in Birmingham

State aid for environmental protection: European Commission approves UK renewable heat incentive scheme for Northern Ireland

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 21 2012

On 12 June 2012, the Commission announced its approval of a UK scheme to provide renewable incentives in Northern Ireland, under EU State aid rules, as it furthers environmental protection and limitation of carbon emissions without unduly distorting competition

Marketing measures: European Commission opens in-depth state aid investigation into Agrarmarkt Austria (“AMA”) marketing measures

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • Austria, European Union
  • -
  • June 21 2012

On 12 June 2012, the Commission announced that it has opened an in-depth investigation into whether the marketing measures put into effect by AMA between 1995 and 2008 comply with EU State aid rules

Credit insurance scheme: European Commission approves Finnish short-term export credit insurance scheme

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union, Finland
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  • June 21 2012

On 12 June 2012, the Commission announced it has approved a Finnish short-term export credit insurance scheme under EU State aid rules

Greenhouse emission allowance: European Commission publishes guidelines on State aid in the context of greenhouse emission allowance trading scheme

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • European Union
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  • June 12 2012

On 5 June 2012, the final version of the European Commission’s guidelines on State aid in the context of the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme post-2012 was published in the Official Journal

State aid modernisation: speech by Joaquín Almunia on State aid

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • June 12 2012

On 7 June 2012, the European Commission published a speech by Almunia, Vice President of the European Commission responsible for competition policy, on the modernisation of the Commission’s State aid policy

Private market economy investor: European Court of Justice dismisses European Commission’s appeal on the application of private market economy investor test

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
  • -
  • June 12 2012

On 5 June 2012, the ECJ dismissed an appeal by the Commission against the General Court’s judgment relating to the application of the private investor in a market economy test

Broadband networks: European Commission consults on draft guidelines for broadband networks

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
  • -
  • June 12 2012

On 1 June 2012, the Commission announced it is inviting comments by 3 September 2012 on the application of EU State aid rules to the public funding of broadband networks