EStAL 1|2010 Editorial 1 The State aid community waves goodbye to outgoing Commissioner Neelie Kroes, now poised to take on the challenges of the information society, and welcomes her successor Joaquín Almunia Amann. Let’s stop for a moment to appreciate this event and the perspectives it holds for State aid control. Some initial scepticism greeted Mrs. Kroes when she took office, yet the management record for the last five years is actually very good: Comprehensive