BRUSSELS WELCOMES CLARIFICATION OVER AIRPORT STATE AID RULES
April 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has welcomed clarification from the European Court of Justice over what subsidies can be paid by national governments to airports. In a case on Euro EUR350 million payments to Leipzig Halle airport, Germany, the court ruled the Commission could block subsidies, if it chooses, even when funding security, customs, and other government-mandated services. "The...court confirms that the construction of airport infrastructure is part of the economic activity of operating an airport," and hence covered by EU state aid ...
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