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EU state aid

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  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Ryanair Holdings PLC
    EU court rejects Ryanair challenge to state aid for rival airlines

    Low-cost airline argues support given to national carriers is discriminatory

  • Wednesday, 3 February, 2021
    Brexit
    UK starts process to form post-Brexit state-aid watchdog

    Business secretary insists UK not seeking return to bailouts of 1970s as consultation on body’s powers launched

  • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
    Dan Joergensen
    The EU must lift limits on Covid-19 aid to business

    Danish, Austrian and Czech ministers say state aid caps are harming efforts to preserve jobs

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    Coronavirus economic impact
    Businesses miss out on Covid cash after UK sticks to EU state-aid rules

    Companies angry at being locked out of £4.6bn grant scheme because they have already passed agreed cap on support

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    European airports urge EU to loosen state aid rules

    Plea comes as industry cuts its forecast for passenger numbers amid Covid crisis

  • Friday, 25 September, 2020
    Brussels to appeal against court decision quashing Apple tax order

    Ruling had dealt severe blow to competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager

  • Friday, 11 September, 2020
    Camilla Cavendish
    State aid is the wrong Brexit hill to die on

    Why stall an EU trade deal by tinkering with an issue where the UK has a poor record?

  • Thursday, 10 September, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Britain’s dangerous Brexit brinkmanship

    The mooted state aid approach is misguided and interventionist

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
    Brexit
    UK will not finalise state aid plan until 2021

    Brussels angry at UK timetable for completing subsidy regime for companies

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  • Thursday, 20 August, 2020
    News in-depthGerman economy
    Germany haunted by spectre of zombie companies

    Economists say insolvency waiver introduced during pandemic should not be extended, but politicians are divided

  • Friday, 24 July, 2020
    Airbus SE
    Airbus to remove subsidies in attempt to end US dispute

    Brussels calls on Washington to now withdraw punitive tariffs on EU goods

  • Friday, 17 July, 2020
    News in-depthMargrethe Vestager
    Margrethe Vestager: the star commissioner brought down to earth

    EU’s competition enforcer faces hard choices after setback in Apple tax case

  • Thursday, 16 July, 2020
    Free LunchMartin Sandbu
    The EU’s economic case against Apple and Ireland Premium

    Brussels has lost a battle but not the war

  • Thursday, 16 July, 2020
    News in-depthCorporation tax
    EU refuses to admit defeat after Apple tax setback

    Commission insists it will continue to pursue cases despite court ruling in tech company’s favour

  • Wednesday, 15 July, 2020
    Apple Inc
    Apple wins landmark court battle with EU over €14.3bn of tax payments

    Judges annul ruling by European Commission in blow to competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager

  • Wednesday, 15 July, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Apple ruling strengthens case for tax crackdown

    Annulment of EU state aid action is a big setback for Vestager

  • Wednesday, 15 July, 2020
    Brussels Briefing
    Taxing times for Europe as pandemic cripples government revenue Premium

    Brussels faces formidable hurdles to its push for fairer taxation of companies across the bloc

  • Tuesday, 14 July, 2020
    Deutsche Lufthansa AG
    Lufthansa accuses EU of damaging its business model

    Airline forced to surrender slots in return for approval of a €9bn state bailout

  • Tuesday, 14 July, 2020
    European Union
    Brussels plans attack on low-tax member states

    Commission measure likely to attract fierce opposition from smaller EU countries

  • Monday, 15 June, 2020
    EU to relax state aid rules that hindered support for start-ups

    Move follows calls from tech industry for bloc to be more flexible on government help

  • Monday, 8 June, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    EU curbs on Chinese state aid are overdue

    Action on subsidies is a sensible step but fraught with difficulties

  • Tuesday, 2 June, 2020
    EU seeks to curb state-backed foreign rivals

    Push to rein in unfair competition from China comes at sensitive time for Brussels’ relations with Beijing

  • Monday, 1 June, 2020
    UK business & economy
    Companies falling foul of EU state aid rules seek help

    Businesses are unable to secure government-backed loans because of Brussels’ regulation

  • Monday, 18 May, 2020
    EU state aid rules hinder tech bailouts, say industry groups

    Trade associations in France, Germany, UK and Ireland ask Brussels for more flexibility

  • Friday, 1 May, 2020
    EU countries clash over state aid as rich inject more cash

    Germany accounts for half of state aid approved by commission during coronavirus crisis

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