Memo: State aid: Overview of decisions and on-going in-depth investigations in the context of the financial crisis

In 2008/2009, the Commission adopted a temporary state aid framework to enable Member States to deal with financial problems in systemic banks, as well as to support access to finance for real economy firms. The temporary framework for state aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial and economic crisis expired in December 2011. The crisis rules for banks, which were tightened in July and December 2010, were extended on 1 December 2011.
This is an overview of the situation as of 3 September 2013.