Author: 21st Century Competition

European Commission – State aid: Commission approves restructuring aid for Greek Piraeus Bank

European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 July 2014 The European Commission has found the restructuring plan of Greek bank Piraeus, including the integration of several Greek banks, to be in line with EU state aid rules. …read more

European Commission – State aid: Commission approves restructuring aid for National Bank of Greece

European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 July 2014 The European Commission has found the restructuring plan of the National Bank of Greece (NBG) to be in line with EU state aid rules. The measures already implemented and those envisaged in the future will enable the bank to fully restore its… …read more

European Commission – State aid: Commission refers Italy to Court for failure to recover incompatible aid from Italian ground handling operator SEA Handling

European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 July 2014 The European Commission has referred Italy to the EU Court of Justice (EUCJ) for failing to comply with a Commission decision of 2012 ordering the recovery of incompatible state aid. …read more

Thailand: Pay-TV partnership confirms months of rumor (Competition Policy International)

Leading pay-TV operator CTH announced that it has entered into a partnership with a unit of GMM Grammy, confirming months of speculations of such a tie-up.

The transaction, first announced Monday, will see CTH LCO fully acquire satellite pay-TV unit GMM B. In exchange, GMM Grammy unit Z Trading will own …read more