Czech agri businesses lose appeal to state aid recovery order at EU court
( July 15, 2026, 09:02 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Czech agricultural companies Úsovsko Agro and Úsovsko Eko have lost their legal challenge to a European Commission decision that required Czechia to recoup illegal aid granted to large agricultural undertakings. The commission ruled in 2024 that aid granted erroneously for investments in irrigation and the restructuring of orchards was incompatible state aid that needed to be recovered. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, the EU's first-tier General Court fully dismissed the appeal.The judgment is attached. Case reference is T-310/24. ...
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