EU ruling on public service subsidies

The European Court of Justice ruled on 24 July 2003 that financial support which merely represents compensation for public service obligations imposed by the Member States does not have the characteristics of state aid.

http://curia.europa.eu/en/actu/communiques/cp03/aff/cp0364en.htm http://curia.europa.eu/en/actu/communiques/cp03/aff/cp0364en.htm

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