The European Commission concluded on Thursday 17 June that the public service compensation granted since 2009 to Sicilia Regionale Marittima S.p.A. (Siremar) and Toscana Regionale Marittima S.p.A. (Toremar) for the operation of ferry services in Italy was in line with EU State aid rules. The same applies to the compensation granted to their purchasers, Società Navigazione Siciliana (SNS), since 2016, and Moby S.p.A (Moby), since 2012.
However, the Commission found that certain other...