%A Weiß, Wolfgang %A Rom, Eva %D 2022 %T The Aarhus Convention and the Exclusion of State Aid Review: %! The Aarhus Convention and the Exclusion of State Aid Review: %X <p>The Union legislator has recently amended the Aarhus Regulation with the aim of bringing it more in line with the requirements the Aarhus Convention lays down. EU State aid decisions, however, remain excluded from its scope. This exclusion raises questions that form the object of this contribution. The article argues that the arguments presented to justify the continued exclusion of State aid review are not convincing. By not complying with the recommendations of the ACCC, the EU is in clear violation of international law. Therefore, the article deliberates over the necessary changes and possible exemptions for a sound implementation of the Aarhus Convention against the procedural specificities of State aid review, considering also the Commission´s recently presented options, which contain a number of problematic aspects. Keywords: Aarhus Regulation; Aarhus Convention; Hinkley Point C; internal review; ACCC</p> %U https://doi.org/10.21552/estal/2022/4/4 %0 Journal Article %R 10.21552/estal/2022/4/4 %J European State Aid Law Quarterly %V 21 %N 4