Case T-142/21

DECISION

Title: Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 29 March 2023 (Extracts). Wizz Air Hungary Légiközlekedési Zrt. (Wizz Air Hungary Zrt.) v European Commission. State aid – Romanian air transport market – Aid granted by Romania to Blue Air in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic – Blue Air rescue aid – Loan guaranteed by the Romanian State – Decision not to raise any objections – Action for annulment – Aid intended to make good the damage caused by an exceptional occurrence – Article 107(2)(b) TFEU – Assessment of the damage – Causal link – Beneficiary’s pre-existing difficulties – Taking avoidable costs into account – Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty – Article 107(3)(c) TFEU – Contribution of the aid to an objective of common interest – ‘One time, last time’ condition for rescue aid – Principle of non-discrimination – Freedom to provide services – Freedom of establishment – Obligation to state reasons. Case T-142/21.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2023:164
Applicant: Individual
Defendant: European Commission, EU institutions and bodies
Judge-Rapporteur: Hesse
Type of procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Complementary documents:: Communication published in the Official Journal

Judgment (extracts)

Abstract

29/03/2023

Title: Case T-142/21: Action brought on 7 March 2021 — WIZZ Air Hungary v Commission

26/04/2021