By Anna Ferrari ( September 3, 2026, 12:56 GMT | Insight) -- The European Commission committed a serious breach of EU state aid rules when it wrongly classified support for Banca Tercas as unlawful aid, the EU’s top court has ruled. However, judges rejected BdM Banca's damages claim, finding the Italian bank had failed to prove the commission's decision was the decisive cause of its alleged losses, a requirement for EU non-contractual liability.The European Commission committed a serious breach of EU state aid rules when it wrongly classified support for Banca Tercas as unlawful state aid, the EU's top court ruled on Thursday....
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