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COMPETITION
19/01/2017
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State Aid Weekly e-News
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In this issue
- No. 02/17
19 January 2017
Covers 13 January to 19 January 2017
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| Public consultations on draft legislation |
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Deadline for comments
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Consultation on the Code of Best Practice on the conduct of State aid control proceedings
The European Commission is consulting stakeholders on how to revise the Code of Best Practice on the conduct of State aid control proceedings. The Commission intends to carry out a review to reflect, on the one hand, the amendments brought to the State aid framework (in particular with regard to the Procedural Regulation No 1589/2015) and, on the other hand, to take account of the experience gained with the implementation of the Code. The objective is to ensure coherence and consistency in the application of the various instruments of the State Aid framework (including the Simplified Procedure Notice and its recent public consultation) and to draw conclusions on the implementation and effectiveness of the Code of Best Practice.
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25/02/2017
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| Commission Decisions |
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| Block exemptions |
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| Court of Justice of the European Union |
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Court Case
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Italy
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C-467/15 P
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Commission v Italy
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Opinion
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18/01/2017
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Denmark
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T-92/11 RENV
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Andersen v Commission
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Judgement
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18/01/2017
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European Economic Area
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State Aid New Legislation
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Amending, for the one-hundred and second time, the procedural and substantive rules in the field of State aid by introducing new Guidelines on the notion of State aid as referred to in Article 61(1) of the Agreement on the European Economic Area
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Miscellanea
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Commission clears Italian liquidity support guarantee for Banca Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca
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The European Commission has found Italian plans to support the access to liquidity of Banca Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca with a state guarantee to be in line with EU state aid rules. In particular, the state aid consists of the Italian state providing a guarantee for bonds that the two banks plan to issue. Both banks will pay a fee to the Italian State for the guarantee. The Commission's assessment showed that measure is targeted, proportionate and limited in time and scope. The Commission has therefore concluded that this liquidity support is in line with EU state aid rules, in particular its 2013 Banking Communication. More information will be available on the Commission's competition website, in the public case register under the case numbers SA.47149 and SA.47150
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European Parliament: Debate with Council President Tusk on putting “Europe first” in 2017
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[…] Manfred Weber (EPP, DE) underlined the UK’s contradictory stance on Brexit - leaving the single market while at the same time demanding a free trade deal - and deplored UK threats. “Who will pay for the tax deficits that will result from the dumping plans of the UK government? In the end, ordinary people.” As for the recent statements by US President-elect Donald Trump, Mr Weber said that “We also have powerful tools, like state aid rules. If in the US they say ‘America first’, than we have every right to say ‘Europe first’”, he insisted.[…]
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Next publication date: Thursday 26.01.2017
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This e-News is issued every week to present the latest developments in the area of State aid. It features information on new legislative texts and proposals, decisions of the European Commission and the Courts of the European Union and other state aid–related documents and events. A great deal of additional information on State aid matters is available on the Internet. It can be accessed through the Europa server. Other documents related to the cases, can be found in the State aid Register.
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