Greek newspaper Dimokratia sees EU Court referral decision published
( October 26, 2026, 10:15 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Greek Council of State has released the public version of its decision in August to refer to the EU top court a dispute between the Greek state and the newspaper Dimokratia. The dispute regards a decree that used specific conditions to decide whether two applicants for a state aid scheme would be considered as a single entity, and therefore entitled to only a smaller amount. The Greek court is seeking clarity from the European Court of Justice on whether member states can add criteria regarding the definition of "single undertaking," including in light of the issue of press pluralism.Court decision (in Greek) is attached. EU Court case reference is C-1098/26....
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