Air France-KLM win partial retrial in Covid-19 state aid litigation
( November 5, 2026, 08:50 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Air-France KLM has overturned a ruling that annulled European Commission approval for a €3.4 billion state-aid package granted to the Dutch airline by the Dutch government during the Covid-19 pandemic. The EU Court of Justice said Thursday that judges at the lower court substituted their own assessment for that of the regulator "without demonstrating that the conclusion reached by the commission was implausible." They sent the case back to the General Court.The press release and the judgment are attached....
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