Since May 2009 the European Commission has assessed several State aidmeasures in favour of Hypo Group Alpe Adria, a banking group, which has extraordinarily attracted media attention in Austria and Germany at least since the emergency nationalisation of the bank in December 2009. Finally, State aid was authorised by Commission Decision of 3 September 2013. This case note aims to give an overview of this State aid case and its complex surrounding circumstances. Moreove