On Thursday 12 July, the General Court confirmed the decision by which the Commission approved the aid provided by the UK in favour of an EDF subsidiary that is due to begin operating the new generation EPR Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in 2023 (Case T-356/15) (see EUROPE 11172).
Opposed by Austria but supported by Luxembourg, this aid is made up of three parts: a contract ensuring price stability for sales of electricity and to guarantee compensation in the event of an early...