SAS state aid payment dispute referred to EU court
( August 13, 2025, 09:49 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: SAS's dispute over state aid payments has been referred for a preliminary ruling at the Court of Justice of the EU by the Copenhagen City Court. The national judges want to know if the Scandinavian airline company needs to pay illegality interest on state aid that had been approved by the European Commission but was subsequently cancelled by the EU General Court following a lawsuit brought by Ryanair.Official application is attached, as well as working document summing up the case. Case reference is C-329/25 SAS....
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