Summary:
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Original Article:
Case T-366/22: Judgment of the General Court of 25 June 2025 – Ryanair v Commission (Condor II; COVID-19) (State aid – German air transport market – Public loan guaranteed by Germany to Condor Flugdienst in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic – Decision not to raise any objections – Aid intended to make good the damage caused by an exceptional occurrence – Article 107(2)(b) TFEU – Assessment of the damage – Direct causal link – Assessment of the amount of the aid – Principle of non-discrimination – Freedom to provide services – Freedom of establishment – Obligation to state reasons)
Parties:
Applicant: Ryanair DAC (Swords, Ireland) (represented by: E. Vahida, S. Rating and I.-G. Metaxas Maranghidis, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Nicolae and V. Bottka, acting as Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: J. Möller and P.-L. Krüger, acting as Agents), Condor Flugdienst GmbH, (Neu-Isenburg, Germany) (represented by: A. Rosenfeld, S. Lünenbürger, S. Blazek, A. Birnstiel and K. Reiter, lawyers)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of European Commission of 26 July 2021 on State Aid SA.56867 (2020/N, ex 2020/PN) – Germany – Compensation for the damage caused by the COVID-19 outbreak to Condor Flugdienst GmbH (OJ 2022 C 177, p. 1).
Operative part of the judgment:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Ryanair DAC to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission and by Condor Flugdienst GmbH;
3. Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to bear its own costs.