Noun
Any aid given by a state or government.
(European Union) Any grant, subsidy, or other preferential treatment or advantage to a company by a national government, and which is therefore potentially in violation of competition law.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAbout 22.7 million Americans were receiving unemployment benefits in early October, though many have exhausted their eligibility for state aid. Source: Internet
And they bridled even further at demands for a “ratchet” mechanism preventing either side from reducing standards if the other raises them in future, as well as so-called dynamic alignment requiring the UK to follow Brussels rules on state aid forever. Source: Internet
A state aid request by Austrian Airlines could be an opportunity to make the carrier more sustainable. Source: Internet
Brussels has already relaxed its state aid guidelines as a result of the crisis but is sending out mixed messages regarding attaching green strings to bailouts, as the climate and transport Commissioners chart slightly different courses. Source: Internet
& by extension: more state aid for CCS when applied to steel? because without state aid nobody will touch CCS with a barge-pole. Source: Internet
France stepped up on Monday its calls for firms using state aid to keep afloat during the coronavirus crisis to not pay out dividends to shareholders this year. Source: Internet