27 Feb, 2024 Taking stock: Four months of notifications under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation - More than 150 cases and one Phase II investigation By Andreas von Bonin Paul van den Berg Merit Olthoff Martin McElwee Vanessa van Weelden Fabian Bickel Maxime Riethuisen +4 more... Show less The first months of notifications under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) have shown that more transactions and public...
12 Jul, 2023 EU’s foreign subsidies regime officially kicks off – a new chapter for M&A and public procurement in the EU By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Martin McElwee Paul van den Berg Vanessa van Weelden Aytaç Çelebi Joanna Goyder +4 more... Show less On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (Commission) published the much-awaited final version of the Implementing Regulation on...
11 Jul, 2023 Further guidance for businesses on the continued application of EU State aid rules in the UK By Martin McElwee Bola Ajayi Francesca Triggs Two and a half years after the end of the transition period, the European Commission has provided further clarity on the application of...
13 Mar, 2023 EU State aid for the green transition: the floodgates are open By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Florian Reiter-Werzin Jonas Levermann +1 more... Show less On 9 March, the European Commission (Commission) significantly amended its State aid framework to support the economy following Russia’s...
05 Jan, 2023 The UK Subsidy Control Act comes into force – Practical considerations for beneficiaries of subsidies By Martin McElwee Bola Ajayi Alexandra Forrest Subsidies and rules governing the distribution of subsidies remain a hot topic in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing Ukraine war...
14 Nov, 2022 Fiat Chrysler Finance Europe and Ireland v Commission: a summary of the ECJ decision By Laura Western On 8 November 2022, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) adopted its final judgment in the Fiat State aid case. The ECJ set aside the...
31 Oct, 2022 State aid: expanded Ukraine Temporary Crisis Framework allows recapitalisation By Andreas von Bonin Florian Reiter-Werzin Jonas Levermann On 28 October 2022, the European Commission (Commission) adopted a significant expansion of the Temporary Crisis Framework (TCF) it had...
10 Aug, 2022 Navigating the UK subsidy control and EU State aid regimes: how the introduction of the UK’s Subsidy Control Act impacts the analysis By Martin McElwee Merit Olthoff Bola Ajayi Alexandra Forrest Jake Bullock +2 more... Show less The UK’s Subsidy Control Bill receives Royal Assent More than a year after the UK Government sought views on how best to design a bespoke...
05 Jul, 2022 It’s official: EU’s foreign subsidies regime on its way to become law By Merit Olthoff Laurent Bougard Aytaç Çelebi Pablo Artero Lines +1 more... Show less On 30 June 2022, the three institutions of the European Union (the Commission, the Parliament and the Council) announced their political...
25 Mar, 2022 State aid: The Commission has adopted a Temporary Crisis Framework in response to the conflict in Ukraine By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Gabriel Andraos Clémence Coppin +1 more... Show less On 23 March 2022, in response to the conflict in Ukraine, the European Commission (the Commission) adopted a Temporary Crisis Framework...
16 Mar, 2022 The European Commission is consulting Member States on a Temporary Crisis Framework for State aid measures in response to the conflict in Ukraine By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Gabriel Andraos You can read an updated version of this blog here, which reflects updates made to the TCF after this blog was published. On 10 March...
19 Nov, 2021 EU COVID-19 Temporary Framework for State Aid: Sixth amendment By Jonas Levermann Andreas von Bonin Susanna Brintrup Clémence Coppin +1 more... Show less On 18 October 2021, the EU Commission published the sixth amendment to its Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the...