Category: European Commission

European Commission – State aid: Commission approves restructuring aid for Slovenian airline Adria Airways

European Commission Press release Brussels, 9 July 2014 The European Commission has concluded that restructuring measures taken by Slovenia in favour of the national airline Adria Airways were in line with EU state aid rules. …read more

European Commission – State aid: Commission approves restructuring aid for Greek bank Alpha Bank

European Commission Press release Brussels, 9 July 2014 The European Commission has found the restructuring plan of the Greek Alpha Bank, including the acquisition and integration of Emporiki Bank, to be in line with EU state aid rules. …read more

European Commission – State aid: Commission orders Belgium to recover incompatible state aid from financial cooperative ARCO

European Commission Press release Brussels, 3 July 2014 Following an in-depth investigation, the European Commission has concluded that a Belgian guarantee scheme for shareholders of financial cooperatives was incompatible with EU state aid rules. …read more

European Commission – Mergers: Commission approves acquisition of ONO by Vodafone

European Commission Press release Brussels, 2 July 2014 The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition of Grupo Corporativo ONO (“ONO”) by Vodafone Group Plc under the EU Merger Regulation. Both companies provide fixed and mobile telecommunications services in Spain. …read more