Category: European Commission

European Commission – State aid: Overview of decisions and on-going in-depth investigations in the context of the financial crisis

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 13 August 2014 In 2008/2009, the Commission adopted a temporary state aid framework to enable Member States to deal with financial problems in systemic banks, as well as support access to finance for real economy firms. …read more

European Commission – State aid: Commission approves Abanka’s restructuring plan

European Commission Press release Brussels, 13 August 2014 The European Commission has concluded that the restructuring plan of the Slovenian bank Abanka Vipa (Abanka) is in line with EU state aid rules. The Commission has found, in particular, that the restructuring plan will enable Abanka to become viable in the… …read more

European Commission – Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Bulgarian Energy Holding for suspected abuse of dominance on Bulgarian wholesale electricity market

European Commission Press release Brussels, 12 August 2014 The European Commission has informed Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) of its preliminary view that territorial restrictions on resale contained in BEH’s electricity supply contracts with traders on the non-regulated Bulgarian wholesale electricity market may breach EU antitrust rules. …read more

European Commission – Antitrust: Commission consults on the functioning and future of the Insurance Block Exemption Regulation

European Commission Press release Brussels, 5 August 2014 The European Commission has issued a questionnaire to seek the views of stakeholders on the functioning and the future of the Insurance Block Exemption Regulation (IBER), which exempts certain agreements between companies in the insurance sector from EU antitrust rules. …read more