The Commission issued an update of the overview of national rescue measures and guarantee schemes.
The Commission issued an update of the overview of national rescue measures and guarantee schemes.
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State aid cases - situation as of 3 December 2008
Decisions adopted by the Commission in 2008
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|
Member State
|
Type of measure / Beneficiary
|
Type of Decision
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Date of adoption
|
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1
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Belgium/France/
Luxembourg
|
Measures in favour of Dexia
|
Decision not to raise objections
IP/08/1745
|
19 November 2008
|
|
2
|
Belgium
|
Measures in favour of Fortis
|
Decision not to raise objections
IP/08/1746
|
19 November 2008
|
|
3
|
Belgium/Luxembourg/Netherlands
|
Restructuring aid to Fortis Bank and Fortis Bank Luxembourg
|
Decision not to raise objections
IP/08/1884
|
03 December 2008
|
|
4
|
Denmark
|
Rescue aid to
Roskilde Bank
|
Decision not to raise objections (IP/08/1222)
|
31 July 2008
|
|
5
|
Denmark
|
Liquidation aid
Roskilde bank
|
Decision not to raise objections (IP/08/1633)
|
5 November 2008
|
|
6
|
Denmark
|
Guarantee scheme for banks in Denmark
|
Decision not to raise objections (IP/08/1483)
|
10 October 2008
|
|
7
|
Finland
|
Finnish guarantee scheme
|
Commission approves Finnish support scheme for financial institutions (IP/08/1705)
|
14 November 2008
|
|
8
|
France
|
Financial support measures to the banking industry in France
(Refinancing)
|
Decision not to raise objections (IP/08/1609)
|
30 October 2008
|
|
9
|
Germany
|
Restructuring aid
to Sachsen LB
|
Conditional decision (after formal investigation procedure) (IP/08/849)
|
4 June 2008
|
|
10
|
Germany
|
Restructuring aid
to IKB
|
Conditional decision (after formal investigation procedure) (IP/08/1557)
|
21 October 2008
|
|
11
|
Germany
|
Rescue aid
to Hypo Real Estate Holding
|
Decision not to raise objections (IP/08/1453)
|
2 October 2008
|
|
12
|
Germany
|
Rescue package
for the financial institutions in Germany
|
Decision not to raise objections (IP/08/1589)
|
27 October 2008
|
|
13
|
Greece
|
Support measures to the banking industry in Greece
|
Decision not to raise objections
IP/08/1742
|
19 November 2008
|
|
14
|
Ireland
|
Guarantee scheme
for banks in Ireland
|
Decision not to raise objections (IP/08/1497)
|
13 October 2008
|
|
15
|
Italy
|
Guarantee scheme for Italian banks
|
Decision not to raise objections (IP/08/1706)
|
14 November 2008
|
|
16
|
Latvia
|
Public support measures to Parex Banka Latvia
|
Decision not to raise objections
IP/08/1766
|
24 November 2008
|
|
17
|
Netherlands
|
Guarantee scheme
for Dutch financial institutions
|
Decision not to raise objections (IP/08/1610)
|
30 October 2008
|
|
18
|
Netherlands
|
Measure in favour of ING
|
Decision not to raise objections (IP/08/1699)
|
13 November 2008
|
|
19
|
Netherlands
|
Measure in favour of Aegon
|
Decision not to raise objections
IP/08/1822
|
27 November 2008
|
|
20
|
Portugal
|
Guarantee scheme
for credit institutions in Portugal
|
Decision not to raise objections (IP/08/1601)
|
29 October 2008
|
|
21
|
Spain
|
Fund for the Acquisition of Financial Assets in Spain
|
Decision not to raise objections (IP/08/1630)
|
4 November 2008
|
|
22
|
Sweden
|
Support measures for the banking industry in Sweden
|
Decision not to raise objections (IP/08/1600)
|
29 October 2008
|
|
23
|
United Kingdom
|
Rescue aid
to Bradford and Bingley
|
Decision not to raise objections (IP/08/1437)
|
1st October 2008
|
|
24
|
United Kingdom
|
Financial support measures
to the banking industry in the UK
|
Decision not to raise objections (IP/08/1496)
|
13 October 2008
|
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Cases currently under formal investigation procedure
(in-depth investigation under the EC Treaty’s rules on state aid)
|
|
Country
|
Type of measure / Beneficiary
|
Date of decision regarding the opening of formal investigation procedure
|
|
|
1
|
Germany
|
Restructuring of
West LB
|
1 October 2008
(IP/08/1435)
|
Case under assessment
|
|
2
|
United Kingdom
|
Restructuring aid package for
Northern Rock
|
2 April 2008
(IP/08/489)
|
Case under assessment
|
Cases under assessment
|
|
Country
|
Type of measure
|
Comments
|
|
1
|
Austria
|
Aid scheme for the Austrian financial sector
|
Notified 31 October 2008
|
|
2
|
Belgium
|
Measures in favour of Ethias
|
Discussion with the Member State ongoing
|
|
3
|
Belgium
|
Measures in favour of KBC
|
Notified 01 December 2008
|
|
4
|
Belgium/France/Luxembourg
|
Dexia recapitalisation
|
Discussion with the Member State ongoing
|
|
5
|
Finland
|
Kaupthing Bank Finland AB
|
Notified 29 October 2008
|
|
6
|
Finland
|
Capital injection scheme
|
Discussion with the Member State ongoing
|
|
7
|
France
|
Financial support measures to the banking industry in France
(Recapitalisation)
|
Discussion with the Member State ongoing
|
|
8
|
Hungary
|
Financial support measures to Hungarian financial industry in form of recapitalisation and guarantee scheme
|
Discussion with the Member State ongoing
|
|
9
|
Italy
|
Recapitalisation scheme
|
Notified 17 October 2008
|
|
10
|
Latvia
|
Guarantee scheme
|
Discussion with the Member State ongoing
|
|
11
|
Netherlands
|
SNS Reaal/New capital injection by Dutch authorities
|
Notified 25 November 2008
|
|
12
|
Poland
|
Guarantee scheme for banks
|
Discussion with the Member State ongoing
|
|
13
|
Portugal
|
Nationalisation of BPN (Banco Portugués de Negócios)
|
Discussion with the Member State ongoing
|
|
14
|
Portugal
|
Recapitalisation scheme
|
Notified 5 November 2008
|
|
15
|
Slovenia
|
Scheme to assure the stability of the financial system and deposit guarantee scheme
|
Notified
24 October / 15 October 2008
|
|
16
|
Spain
|
Spanish guarantee scheme
|
Discussion with the Member State ongoing
|
|
17
|
Sweden
|
Emergency rescue measures regarding Carnegie Investment Bank
|
Discussion with the Member State ongoing
|
|
18
|
Sweden
|
Kapthing Bank
|
Discussion with the Member State ongoing
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