Author: 21st Century Competition

European Commission – State aid: Commission approves measures for Waste-to-Energy project in Dublin, Ireland

European Commission Press release Brussels, 7 May 2014 The European Commission has found that a series of measures by the Dublin local authorities to participate in the Waste-to-Energy project in Poolbeg, Dublin, are in line with the EU state aid rules. …read more

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

European Commission Press release Brussels, 7 May 2014 The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules Denmark’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

European Commission – State aid: Commission approves restructuring aid in favour of Irish bank AIB

European Commission Press release Brussels, 7 May 2014 The European Commission has found that restructuring aid granted by Ireland to Allied Irish Banks plc (AIB) and its subsidiary EBS is in line with EU state aid rules. …read more

EU: Commission releases flattering 2013 competition report (Competition Policy International)

The European Commission has released its 2013 report on competition policy and its effect on market competition, highlighting results of the year’s most effective policy initiatives.

According to the Commission, its work in antitrust enforcement, merger control, state aid policy and competition enforcement have preserved and boosted the EU’s competitiveness. The …read more