State aid weekly 5-9-08

Link to download

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/newsletter/current_issue.pdf

Content

Highlights
Public consultations
New legislation
Commission decisions
Block exemptions
European courts
European Economic Area
Additional points of interes


Highlights

Invitation to tender: study on the financial situation and restructuring prospects of a German credit institution (WestLB) - COM/2008/D3/019

Deadline for submitting tenders: 6th October 2008

Invitation to tender: Study on counterfactual scenarios to restructuring State aid: observed developments when no aid is granted to firms in difficulty - budget: € 400.000 (COMP/2008/A3/15)
Deadline for submitting tenders: 19th September 2008

Decisions to open formal investigation: formal comments periods running for four cases – EverQ, Deutsche Solar AG, France Telecom, Shipyard de Poli