EU rules Poland’s shipyard aid unlawful

The long-running European Union probe into Poland’s tottering shipyards finally came to a dramatic end on the 6 November 2008 with the European Commission declaring that billions of euros of state aid had been given unlawfully and must be repaid.

BBC News, 7.11.08: Polish subsidies unfair, rules EU http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7714643.stm

Polskie Radio, 7.11.08: Poland’s shipyard workers still fear redundancy http://www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/news/?id=95383

ESO: Background information: Warsaw fears rebuff over shipyard rescue http://www.europeansources.info/record/warsaw-fears-rebuff-over-shipyard-rescue/

European Commission: SPEECH/08/588: State aid decisions on Gdynia and Szczecin shipyards http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/08/588&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

EurActiv, 7.11.08: EU demands subsidy payback by Polish shipyards http://www.euractiv.com/socialeurope/eu-demands-subsidy-payback-polis-news-220845

European Commission: Press Release: IP/08/1642: State aid: Commission agrees on terms for recovery of aid granted to Polish shipyards in Gdynia and Szczecin and conditions for viable future activities http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/1642&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: DG Competition http://ec.europa.eu/competition/index_en.html

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