Competition Weekly e-news

You can now vote for the winners of the Student challenge, part of the Competition policy contributing to the European Green Deal conference of 4 February 2021.

When the conference closed, university students were invited to take the Student challenge. We asked entrants to watch the conference (click here if you missed it) and answer this question: "What would you have talked about if you had been a speaker?"

Click here to read the 12 best abstracts we received and vote. You can vote until the end of 26 March at 24:00 hours. And don't forget to spread the news among your colleagues and friends.

The European Commission has approved a €1.1 billion (PLN 5 billion) Polish scheme to support companies in various sectors affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework.

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, €511 million in Italian support to compensate providers of commercial, long-distance rail passenger services for the damage suffered between 8 March and 30 June 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak and the restrictive measures that Italy had to implement to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

The European Commission has approved a French scheme to support the uncovered fixed costs of companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework.

The European Commission has approved Latvian plans to grant up to €39.7 million for the recapitalisation of the State Joint Stock Company Riga International Airport (Riga International Airport). The measures were approved under the State aid Temporary Framework.

Speech by EVP Margrethe Vestager,
EuroCommerce Policy Talk Webinar,
12 March 2021.

[...]"Europe’s recovery mainly depends on Europe’s businesses, and the women and men who work in them. Our main role is providing and maintaining a sound legal and regulatory framework for you, the private sector, to get on with the job." [...]