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Case T-657/20: Action brought on 30 October 2020 — Ryanair v Commission
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Official Journal of the European Union
C 433/66
(Case T-657/20)
(2020/C 433/82)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Ryanair DAC (Swords, Ireland) (represented by: F. Laprévote, V. Blanc, E. Vahida, S. Rating and I. Metaxas-Maranghidis, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
—annul the European Commission’s decision (EU) of 9 June 2020 on State aid SA.57410 COVID — Recapitalisation of Finnair (1); and
—order the European Commission to pay the costs.
The applicant has also requested that its action be determined under the expedited procedure as referred to in Article 23a of the Statute of the Court of Justice.
Pleas in law and main arguments
In support of the action, the applicant relies on four pleas in law.
1.First plea in law, alleging that the Commission misapplied Article 107(3)(b) TFEU and incompletely applied the Temporary Framework and committed a manifest error of assessment by finding that the aid addresses a serious disturbance in the Finnish economy, by violating its obligation to weigh the beneficial effects of the aid against its adverse effects on trading conditions and the maintenance of undistorted competition (i.e., the ‘balancing test’) and by finding that Finnair had no significant market power.
2.Second plea in law, alleging that the Commission violated specific provisions of the TFEU and the general principles of European law regarding the prohibition of discrimination, free provision of services and free establishment that have underpinned the liberalisation of air transport in the EU since the late 1980s. The liberalization of the air transport market in the EU has allowed the growth of truly pan-European low-fares airlines. The European Commission ignored the damage caused by the COVID-19 crisis to such pan-European airlines and their role in the air connectivity of Finland by authorising Finland to reserve aid to Finnair.
3.Third plea in law, alleging that the Commission failed to initiate a formal investigation procedure despite serious difficulties and violated the applicant’s procedural rights.
4.Fourth plea in law, alleging that the Commission violated its duty to state reasons.
(1) European Commission’s decision (EU) of 9 June 2020 on State aid SA.57410 COVID — Recapitalisation of Finnair, OJ 2020 C 310, p. 6