31

Oct

UPDATE: Malta News Briefing – Sunday 31 October 2021

Midday Briefing PM changes plans for election - PN Leader The leader of the Opposition Bernard Grech insisted Prime Minister Robert Abela had decided on calling an early general election,…

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18

Feb

European Commission publishes additional State aid guiding template on support for cloud capabilities

The European Commission has today published a new State aid guiding template to assist Member States in the design of their national recovery and resilience plans in line with EU State aid…

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17

Nov

State aid: Commission approves €5 million Slovenian scheme to support airlines affected by coronavirus outbreak

The European Commission has approved a €5 million Slovenian scheme to support airlines in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework. The…

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03

Nov

Spain approves 475 million euro aid package for Air Europa

The Spanish government approved on Tuesday a 475 million euro (427.9 million pounds) aid package for Air Europa, making the airline the first major Spanish company to tap into funds…

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31

Aug

Ryanair to challenge six state airlines in European court on State Aid

Ryanair has appealed to European Court of Justice, challenging state aid given by their respective countries to SAS, Finnair, TAP, Air France, KLM, and Lufthansa. The latest appeal was filed…

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14

Jul

EU recommends Member State not to grant state-aid to companies linked to tax-havens

The European Commission has today recommended that Member States do not grant financial support to companies with links to countries that are on the EU's list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions.…

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25

Jun

EU Commission tackles companies investing in Europe with state support

State-backed foreign firms will have a harder time buying European Union companies under a proposal by the the European Commission. New measures were needed because the existing foreign direct investment screening…

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14

Apr

Malta: Developers’ lobby wants construction workers to qualify for state aid

The Malta Developers’ Association is insisting that construction workers are entitled to state benefits like other categories of workers. In a statement on Tuesday, the MDA said it made tangible…

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02

Apr

European Commission approves Malta State Aid scheme to support economy in context of Covid-19 outbreak

The European Commission has approved a Maltese State aid scheme to support the economy in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary…

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10

Jan

EU launches investigation into whether Nike benefitted from tax arrangements in Netherlands which breaks ‘state aid’ laws

The EU has launched a probe into whether Nike benefited from sweetheart tax arrangements in the Netherlands that breached EU curbs on state support, FT reports. Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s…

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24

Apr

EU Commission opens in-depth investigation into Italian State loan to Alitalia

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether Italy's bridge loan to Alitalia totalling €900 million constitutes State aid and whether it complies with EU rules for…

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