Press Release: Judgment in Case C-69/13. Mediaset SpA v Ministerio dello Sviluppo Economico

When executing a Commission decision declaring an aid scheme illegal and incompatible with the internal market, the national court is not bound by the institution’s later statements of position, but must take them into consideration by virtue of the principle of sincere cooperation.

In that regard, the calculations made by the national court to quantify the amounts to be repaid may, on the basis of all the factors of which it has been made aware, result in an amount equal to zero.