PRESS RELEASE No 25/24

Luxembourg, 7 February 2024

Judgment of the General Court in Case T-146/22 | Ryanair v Commission (KLM II; COVID-19)

State aid in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: the General Court annuls the approval of State aid from the Netherlands amounting to €3.4 billion in favour of KLM

Where there are grounds to fear the effects on competition of an accumulation of State aid within the same group, the onus is on the Commission to exercise particular vigilance in examining the links between the companies belonging to that group

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