- Volume 12 (2013), Issue 1
- Vol. 12 (2013), No. 1
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- Pages 69 - 82
- pp. 69 - 82
State Aids to the Publishing Industry and Cultural Policies in Europe
The aim of this article is to examine the European Commission’s approach concerning the appraisal of Member States’ aid schemes targeting the publishing industry and, in particular, cultural publications. What has been the assessment practice of the European Commission and what considerations have guided its evaluation? The analysis will investigate the balancing exercise undertaken by the Commission to weigh the objective of promoting culture against the safeguarding