Memo: State aid: Commission rejects current plans for Gdynia and Szczecin shipyards; sets deadline for final resolution – frequently asked questions

In view of the formal undertakings given by the Polish Government to submit, by 12th September, alternative, viable restructuring plans that would comply with the applicable state aid rules, the European Commission postponed its decision. In the Commission's view, unless the new plans comply fully with EC Treaty state aid rules, and in particular remedy the shortcomings which the Commission has identified in the current plans, it will have no option but to adopt a negative decision and require repayment of the aid.