How much flexibility do we need? journal article Thomas Jaeger European State Aid Law Quarterly, Volume 8 (2009), Issue 1, Page 3 EStAL 1|2009 Editorial 3 The year 2008 saw interesting developments in several areas of State aid law, ranging from sectorial aid (e.g. the airline industry and airport infrastructure and utilities) to the rules applicable to specific forms of aid (e.g. taxation, SGEIs, privatisations) and also the principles of State aid prohibition (e.g. the limitation of the telos of the standstill obligation and an ensuing limit to recovery). Still, the ongoing financial crisis has r
Whip out your Keynes! (or any other) journal article Thomas Jaeger European State Aid Law Quarterly, Volume 8 (2009), Issue 3, Page 2 EStAL 3|2009 Editorial 257 Dating back to its very adoption by the Commission as part of its 2005-2009 State Aid Action plan, the More Economic Approach (MEA) has encountered some criticism in public debate and academic writing. That criticism is however directed less against an emphasis of economic reasoning in State aid decision-making, which is mostly welcomed, but against an alleged inconsistency and intransparency in the conditions and scope for its implementation.
Judgment By Formula: Regulatory Form and the Differentiation of Fiscal Measures and Non-Fiscal Measures in EU State Aid Law Christopher McMahon