Tag: state aid

EC Hunedoara to receive 44.2 million euros state aid for mines closure – Romania, 28 February 2017

According to the draft law, state-owned Energy Complex Hunedoara will receive about 44.2 million euros in state aid for coalmines closure in Valea Jiului. In November 2016, The European Commission (EC) approved the financial aid of 99 million euros that Romania will grant for the closure of two inefficient coalmines – Lonea and Lupeni, which […]

EC approved state aid for the closure of two coalmines – Romania, 25 November 2016

The European Commission (EC) approved the financial aid of 99 million euros that Romania will grant for the closure of two inefficient coalmines – Lonea and Lupeni, which are a part of Energy Complex Hunedoara. The EC ruled that this financial support does not breach the EU rules on state aid. The miners who will […]

State aid for Iasi-Ungheni gas pipeline in line with EU legislation – Romania, 11 October 2016

Chairman of the Romanian Competition Council Bogdan Chiritoiu said that the European Commission (EC) analyzed the state aid awarded by Romanian authorities to the country’s natural gas transmission system operator Transgaz for the construction of Iasi-Ungheni gas pipeline and found that it is in accordance with the EU legislation. In 2015, Transgaz received state aid […]