Brussels, 26/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - On 25 February, the European Commission issued a set of guidelines to assist member states' courts in applying EU state aid rules. These guidelines update the Commission's 1995 communication.
The guidelines are to help national courts and potential claimants on points of law and procedure in cases of suspected state aid, in particular concerning the recovery of illegal aid from the beneficiary, interim relief or possible damages actions. They also...