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End of European Commission in-depth investigation into Spanish aid to Air Nostrum

07/12/2020

On 17 November 2020, the European Commission closed its in-depth investigation into a Spanish aid in favour of Air Nostrum for the renewal of its fleet. The formal investigation procedure was opened in October 2019 because of the Commission's doubts about compliance with the rules on aid for environmental protection. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has severely affected the aviation sector, Air Nostrum has decided not to renew its fleet and to renounce the State aid at stake. The Commission's investigation had therefore become without object.

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Portrait ofAnnabelle Lepièce
Annabelle Lepièce
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Eléonore Mertens de Wilmars