State Aid from A to Z: Developing Capacity for Identifying the Need for State Aid, Notifying & Implementing Aid Measures - Montesquieu Instituut

Target Group

This workshop is intended for public officials who already have a good understanding of state aid issues but want to improve their knowledge and skills on how to determine whether a public measure contains state aid, how to identify the need for state aid, how to design state aid schemes that are compatible with EU rules and how to implement them correctly.

Description

The workshop is run by EIPA’s experts on state aid who have broad experience in working with public administrations. The working language is English. Extensive documentation is prepared by EIPA for use by participants.

Learning Methodology

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  Multidisciplinary approach: the Workshop examines all aspects of the design, notification and implementation of state aid measures from economic, legal and procedural perspectives.
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  Case based approach: all sessions are based on analysis of real cases.
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  Small size: the number of participants is limited, enabling extensive interaction.
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  Personal attention: the small number of participants guarantees that they have ample opportunity to discuss issues of concern directly to them.
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  Best practices: participants learn about the successful practices of public authorities dealing with state aid in various EU Member States.

The workshop starts with economic cost-benefit analysis of state aid, then examines how the incentive effect of aid can be established and concludes with a review of how to notify correctly and apply successfully state aid measures.

Objectives

The workshop covers all aspects of state aid. It uses real cases to show how to calculate the necessary amount of state aid, how to establish the incentive effect of aid and what kind of information to include in notifications to the European Commission. It also identifies best practices in applying state aid measures and in preventing misuse of aid by beneficiary undertakings. The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 15 so as to facilitate discussion and maximise learning effects. Priority is given to former participants of the State Aid seminars.

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