State aid in times of crisis - Swift reaction but shortcomings in the Commission’s monitoring and inconsistencies in the framework to support the EU’s industrial policy objectives. Special report 21, 2024

Following the economic disturbance caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Commission adapted its state aid framework and approved since 2020 a significant increase of state aid for undertakings. We assessed how effectively the Commission adapted the EU’s state aid framework, monitored and evaluated crisis-related state aid. We also examined the consistency of the

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