Abstract
The last year has been marked by contrasting developments in EU State aid and specifically regional aid, as well as important evolution in UK subsidy control. On the one hand, there has been significant activity by countries amending their regional aid maps to respond to various triggers. On the other, regional aid is arguably becoming less relevant in the EU context, and less widely used. A succession of temporary EU-level frameworks has provided the broader context for the granting of vast amounts of crisis aid in response to Covid-19, the Ukraine war and the energy crisis. Now, the EU-level aid focus has moved on to how best to support green transition. The resulting regulatory spider’s web is incredibly complex. At the same time, changes in the regulatory margins around transparency may be giving rise to a disproportionate administrative burden for public authorities. Within this context, this report outlines the main changes which have taken place over the last 18 months and explores MSs responses/views on developments.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Glasgow |
| Publisher | University of Strathclyde |
| Commissioning body | European Regional Policy Research Consortium, EoRPA |
| Number of pages | 43 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | ISBN 978-1-914241-75-8 |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Nov 2024 |
Funding
The European Regional Policy Research Consortium (EoRPA) is funded by twelve national government ministries and agencies responsible for regional policy in Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It is managed and run by EPRC and produces comparative research and knowledge exchange on regional policy in 30 European countries.
Keywords
- State aid
- EU state aid
- subsidy control
- European Union
- Regional Aid Guidelines
- regional aid
