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21.6.2021 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 242/43 |
Judgment of the General Court of 14 April 2021 — Ryanair v Commission (Finnair I; Covid-19)
(Case T-388/20) (1)
(State aid - Finnish air transport market - Aid granted by Finland to Finnair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic - State guarantee on a loan - Decision not to raise any objections - Temporary Framework for State aid measures - Measure intended to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State - Failure to weigh the beneficial effects of the aid against its adverse effects on trading conditions and the maintenance of undistorted competition - Equal treatment - Freedom of establishment - Freedom to provide services - Duty to state reasons)
(2021/C 242/61)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Ryanair DAC (Swords, Ireland) (represented by: E. Vahida, F.-C. Laprévote, S. Rating and I.-G. Metaxas-Maranghidis, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, S. Noë and F. Tomat, acting as Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: L. Aguilera Ruiz, acting as Agent), French Republic (represented by: E. de Moustier and P. Dodeller, acting as Agents), Republic of Finland (represented by: H. Leppo, acting as Agent)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision C(2020) 3387 final of 18 May 2020 on State Aid SA.56809 (2020/N) — Finland — COVID-19: State loan guarantee for Finnair.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Ryanair DAC to bear its own costs and to pay those of the European Commission, including the costs relating to the request for confidential treatment; |
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Orders the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic and the Republic of Finland to bear their own costs. |