On Wednesday 24 May, the General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union annulled an Italian aid measure authorised by the European Commission and aimed at compensating, using a compensation fund of €130 million, airlines with an Italian operating licence for damage suffered in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In order to be eligible for aid, airlines had to meet, among other things, a minimum remuneration requirement in relation to their employees based in Italy and to...