Europe’s Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia today revealed plans to modernise the European Commission’s state aid policy. Faaez Samadi in Brussels
Deutsche Post & Bpost to return state aid
Thursday, 26 January
The European Commission has ordered Deutsche Post and Bpost to return up to €1.5 billion of state aid which favoured them against their competitors.
Hungary accepts state aid ruling
Monday, 09 January
Hungary’s development ministry has today announced it accepts a European Commission state aid ruling declaring that millions of euros given between 2007 and 2010 to loss-making state airline Malév were illegal.
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