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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11748

18 March 2017
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
Green light to operating concessions of 14 Greek airports awarded to Fraport AG-Slentel
Brussels, 17/03/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 17 March, the European Commission concluded that the concessions awarded to the German-Cypriot consortium Fraport AG-Slentel Ltd to operate 14 regional airports in Greece do not constitute illegal aid with regard to the European rules in 2014 on State aid airports and airlines.

In line with the commitments it made in the framework of the second bailout plan (see EUROPE 11315), the Greek government at the end of 2015 awarded the consortium two concessions contracts for the upgrade,...

Contents

60 YEARS OF THE ROME TREATIES
60 YEARS OF THE ROME TREATIES: First instalment of our commemorative series: 1957
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECOFIN: Packed tax agenda for finance ministers
ANTI-TRUST: Commission tackles airfreight cartel once again
STATE AID: Green light to operating concessions of 14 Greek airports awarded to Fraport AG-Slentel
STATE AID: Approval of Belgian aid for the operation of three nuclear reactors
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: No pride marking first anniversary of EU-Turkey agreement
INDUSTRY: Negotiations at Council on type approval and monitoring of the motor vehicles market forging ahead
SPACE: Member states want stronger focus on security and defence in the space domain
DIGITAL: MEPs to vote in committee on 23 March on implementation of Marrakesh Treaty
CONSUMERS: Social media networks have a month to guarantee user rights
HEALTH: EU ministers to consider access to medicines
EXTERNAL ACTION
CRIMEA: Federica Mogherini says human rights and security deteriorating in Crimea
UKRAINE: Parliamentary association committee calls on EU to do more to resolve Ukrainian conflict
UKRAINE: European Parliament's agriculture committee opposed to further quotas for wheat and corn
PALESTINE: Scott Anderson says Palestinian refugees feel forgotten
HORN OF AFRICA: EU announces €165 million in emergency aid to fight famine
DEVELOPMENT: Focus on Africa and European Consensus for Development
GAMBIA: EU to observe parliamentary elections and considers supporting security reform
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU invests €34 million in education of child refugees in Turkey
TURKEY: European Parliament draft report supports extending customs union to agricultural trade
TRADE: Way open for resumption of import of Norwegian organic salmon into EU
TRADE: Malmström welcomes Parliament approval of regulation on conflict minerals
NEWS BRIEFS
ALGERIA: EU to assess results of aid for Algerian transport sector
DIGITAL: Japan, key partner at CeBIT in Hanover
UNITED KINGDOM: May wants to build post-Brexit trade future on EU-Canada and EU-Japan FTAs
TRANSPORT: Transport organisations agree on priorities for future
SINGLE MARKET: Commission calls on Spain to bring its port system into line with European law
TUNISIA: EU backing for digitalisation of judicial documents
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: 20/03-26/03
Other events: 20/03-26/03