British Energy, State Aid, the High Court & the EC Treaty

Last edited 21 November 2002 at 9:00am

Publication date:

21 March, 2007

Publication date: Nov 2002

Summary
This briefing explains

1. Why Greenpeace & Ecotricity are taking the UK Government to Court
2. What is State Aid?
3. Why Greenpeace believes the loan to British Energy is illegal
4. The role of the UK Courts and the European Commission
5. Why Greenpeace believes the loan is incompatible with the EC Treaty
6. Potential outcomes

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British Energy, State Aid, the High Court & the EC Treaty

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