EStAL 1/2023 – Reinventing EU State Aid to Address Global Challenges
Issue 1/2023 of the European State Aid Law Quarterly (EStAL) is now available! In the Articles section you can read about: the dangers of increasing reliance on ad hoc State aid frameworks; must the Commission prohibit State aid that harms the environment; STMicroelectronics and the Commission’s Communication ‘A Chips Act for Europe’; selectivity and proportionality and whether State aid control can learn from the free movement rationale; a State aid perspective on a centuries-old national practice of awarding royal warrants; and whether the Belgian State should take (regulatory) measures to ensure that Belgian courts can enforce EU State aid law.
Two Opinions on current topics discuss:
- The European Answer to the Inflation Reduction Act
- The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies and EU State Aid for Fisheries
In this issue’s Case Notes section you can find up-to-date annotations on:
- Case T-392/20 Flašker v Commission
- Case C‑331/20 P and C‑343/20 P Volotea, and easyJet v Commission
- Case C-656/20 P Hermann Albers eK v Commission
The News from the Member States inform you about the latest developments at national level:
- EEA and EFTA States: Scoreboard, Guidelines for RDI and Decisions on Energy and Transport
- Italy: Guidelines on ‘Do No Significant Harm’ in the ITC Sector
- Poland: ‘Artificially Created Conditions’ in Grant of EU Public Funds
- United Kingdom: Subsidy Control Act 2022
Editor’s Picks:
- FREE! Editorial ‘Never Fear Quarrels, but Seek Hazardous Adventures’ by Caroline Buts
- FREE! ‘The Three Poisons of Post-Covid State Aid Control: Emerging Trends in Interpretation and Legislative Approach to Member States’ Aid Measures’ by Jakub Kociubiński
- Opinion ‘The European Answer to the Inflation Reduction Act: Has Unleashing State Aid Control Any Potential to Enhance the European Competitiveness?’ by Péter Staviczky
- Case Note ‘The Government as Purchaser: The MEOP Still Requires a Thorough Examination of All Relevant Circumstances’ (Case C‑331/20 P and C‑343/20 P Volotea, and easyJet v Commission) by Cees Dekker and Ekram Belhadj
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