The European Commission had approved, with reason, the United Kingdom's aid measures for the construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) said on Thursday 7 May (Case C-594/18 P).
Noting that the Euratom Treaty does not contain any provisions on State aid, the Advocate General considers it appropriate that the rules of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU) on competition and State aid should apply...