Evaluation on the EU’s State aid rules for operating aid to airports

The Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission (DG COMP) has commissioned to a consortium led by Lear and participated by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and Sheppard Mullin, a study to support its evaluation of the rules regarding access to operating aid to airports under the EU Aviation Framework applicable as of 2014 (2014 Aviation Guidelines).
The study will assess whether the existing rules are fit for purpose, by investigating the adequacy of the transitional period of 10 years and of the passenger thresholds. The analysis will be based on data collected from a sample of European airports.

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