Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation -- Introduction -- I. Background -- II. Aim of the Book -- III. Literature Review -- IV. Structure of the Book -- PART I -- 1 -- The Substantive Rules on State Aid -- Introduction -- I. The Political Economy of...

In 2009 the Commission adopted a new Communication on the application of State aid rules to public service broadcasting. The new Broadcasting Communication includes fresh measures and reveals a trend giving Member States a greater role with regard to the compatibility of State aid granted for...

The recent financial crisis has posed tremendous challenges for the European Commission's state aid policy and questioned whether the European state aid rules should be applied rigorously to the financial sector in times of severe economic crises. In this paper I conclude that the financial...