The European Commission confirmed on Wednesday 15 January that the sale of Piraeus Bank’s Bulgarian subsidiary to Eurobank was in compliance with EU state aid rules.
In November 2015, the Commission approved the State Aid granted by Greece for the restructuring of Eurobank and Piraeus Bank (see EUROPE B11442A16).
Following a sales process in November 2018, Piraeus Bank announced the sale of its Bulgarian subsidiary to Eurobank.
In January 2019, the Commission received a complaint from one...