Chapter 9: Fairness in state aid procedure: a contribution to the debate on the right to participate.

Abstract

The authors analyse the Union of the proceeding before European commission regarding State Aid. The beneficiary, who may be affected party, has practically no procedural rights.

This is an evident violence of the Charter of fundamental rights of EU and the European convention on human rights, especially Artt. 6. The article is a pleadoyer for a change of the procedure regulation No 659/1999.

Keywords

• European commission
• state aid
• beneficiary of state aid
• the fundamental procedure rights
• change of current law
• saving of expenditure