21/12/2016 (Agence Europe) – In a judgement returned on Wednesday 21 December (joined cases C-164/15 P and C-165/15 P), the Court of Justice of the EU has upheld the European Commission's 2012 decision finding that Ireland's application of a lower tax for shorthaul flights constituted State aid that was incompatible with the single market. In so doing, the Court followed the conclusions of the Advocate General to the letter (see EUROPE 11587) and rejected the appeals brought by Aer...