Author: 21st Century Competition

European Commission – State aid: Commission adopts new rules facilitating public support for research, development and innovation

European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 May 2014 The European Commission has adopted new rules that will facilitate the granting of aid measures by Member States in support of research, development and innovation (R&D&I) activities. …read more

European Commission – State aid: Commission introduces new transparency requirements

European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 May 2014 As a cornerstone of its State Aid Modernisation (SAM) initiative (see IP/12/458), the European Commission has introduced new transparency requirements concerning state aid granted by Member States to undertakings. …read more

European Commission – State aid: Commission approves UK compensation for indirect costs of carbon price floor

European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 May 2014 The European Commission has found UK plans to compensate certain energy-intensive users from higher electricity costs triggered by a mandatory carbon price floor to be in line with EU state aid rules. …read more

European Commission – State aid: Commission approves regional aid map 2014-2020 for Austria

European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 May 2014 The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules Austria’s map for granting regional development aid between 2014 and 2020. The map is based on the new regional aid guidelines adopted by the Commission in June 2013 (see IP/13/569), which set… …read more