State Aid, Grants and Structural Funds

General characterization

Prerequisites

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Bibliography

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Teaching method

Teaching will include a practical component which is indissociable from the case-law developments introduced by the CJEU in the field of State aid.

Evaluation method

Final written exam.

Subject matter

I. Introduction: object and contents of the seminar

II. General framework: funding as a type of State intervention in the economic activity

III. State aid 

    1. Evolution and rationale of State aid policy 

    2. Interaction between State aid policy and other EU policies

    3. Legal framework of State aid

        a) Primary law 

        b) Secondary law (general and sector-specific) 

     4. Substantitive aspects

        a) Qualification of a State measure: the defining traits; relevant case law 

        b) Compatibility assessment of State aid with EU law 

     5. Procedural aspects  

        a) Administrative procedure 

        b) Judicial procedure C

     6. Unlawful State aid: legal consequences 

IV. Structural funds: legal framework, rationale 

V. Conclusion

Programs

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