State Aid reform 2005-2009

Best Practices Code

• Best Practices Code for State aid control - 16.07.2018 (en fr de)

Strategy documents

• State Aid action plan: Less and better targeted state aid: a roadmap for state aid reform 2005 - 2009 - Consultation document adopted on 07.06.2005
  • Press release
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Results of the Consultation on the State Aid Action Plan - 09.02.2006
  • Conference: "The new approach to State aids – recent reforms under the State Aid Action Plan and next steps" - 21.11.2008
• Speech by Commissioner Neelie Kroes: "Reforming Europe's State Aid Regime: An Action Plan for Change" - 14.06.2005
• Speech by Commissioner Neelie Kroes: "The State Aid Action Plan - Delivering Less and Better Targeted Aid" - 14.07.2005
• Communication from the Commission: A pro-active Competition Policy for a Competitive Europe - 20.04.2004
  Press release
• Draft Communication from the Commission: 'Common principles for an economic assessment of the compatibility of State aid under Article 87.3' - 2009 (draft for public consultation and comments received)
• Common principles for an economic assessment of the compatibility of State aid under Article 87.3 EC (2009)