How State aid works in the EU

Key to a fair single market, EU rules do not allow State aid, unless it is used to promote general economic development, for example, when tackling the challenges of global competition or the ongoing financial crisis … The European Parliament agrees with this general principle, but calls for less and better targeted state aid in the future.
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_BRI(2020)646164

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