Category: European Commission

European Commission – State aid: Commission approves two public service compensation measures for the French post office

European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 May 2014 The European Commission has concluded that tax relief granted by France to the French post office (La Poste) to ensure that a high density of postal services is maintained over the period 2013-2017 is in line with EU rules on state aid. …read more

European Commission – Mergers: Commission approves acquisition of Armajaro Trading by Ecom

European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 May 2014 The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the commodity trading and processing company Armajaro Trading Limited of the United Kingdom by rival Ecom Agroindustrial Corporation Limited of Switzerland. …read more

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

European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 May 2014 The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules Spain’s map for granting regional investment 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 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