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Effet Utile Taken to Extremes: Does an Opening Decision Already Trigger the “Stand-Still Obligation”? journal article

Ulrich Soltész

European State Aid Law Quarterly, Volume 12 (2013), Issue 4, Page 643 - 645

I. Introduction In his recent opinion1 Advocate General Mengozzi addressed an issue which is of pivotal importance for many aid recipients, namely the question whether a decision to open a formal investigation (Article 108(2) TFEU, Article 6(1) of Reg. 659/1999) can have legally binding effect on national courts. Under Article 267 TFEU a German Court had asked the question whether an “uncontested decision of the Commission to initiate a formal investi


The New Commission Guidelines on State Aid for Airports: a Step too far journal article

Ulrich Soltész

European State Aid Law Quarterly, Volume 5 (2006), Issue 4, Page 9

State aid in the aviation sector has various purposes and can be granted in a multitude of ways. On the one hand, public subsidies for the construction and enlargement of airports often serve to improve the traffic infrastructure, in particular in the regional sector. On the other hand, individual airlines receive subsidies. Start-up financing or a reduction in landing fees and charges are intended to encourage the subsidised airlines to serve certain regi

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