
SUNAJUST II Dubrovnik Basic Workshop
The SUNAJUST II Basic Workshop is a training programme in which national courts are immersed in their role as State aid judges.
The following topics, among others, are covered:
The notion of State aid under Article 107(1) TFEU
The concept of an undertaking
The standstill obligation under Article 108(3) TFEU
The concept of new and unlawful aid
The notification procedures
The role of the European Commission as public enforcer of EU State aid law
The concept of de minimis aid
The exceptions to the obligation to notify new aid to the Commission
The role of national courts as enforcers of the EU State aid rules
The cooperation tools provided by EU law to assist national courts in fulfilling this role
PROGRAMME
Day 1 | Thursday 19 June 2025 |
08:30 - 09:00 | Registration Welcome coffee |
09:00 - 10:30 | Introducing EU State aid law State aid prohibition and the notions of ‘aid’ and ‘undertaking’ |
10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
11:00 - 12:30 | Procedures, compatibility, exemptions and SGEI |
12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch break |
14:00 - 15:30 | The role of national courts in the EU State aid framework Enforcement, recovery, cooperation tools, provisional measures |
15:30 - 16:00 | Tea time |
16:00 - 17:00 | ‘Good’ and ‘bad’ State aid cases before national courts |
17:00 - 17:30 | Discussion Q&A |
19:00 - 21:30 | Dinner |
Day 2 | Friday 20 June 2025 |
09:00 - 09:30 | Morning coffee |
09:30 - 10:45 | State aid case studies Interactive group work |
10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee break |
11:15 - 12:30 | Case presentations Discussion |
12:30 - 12:45 | Wrap up of the workshop |
12:45 - 14:00 | Closing lunch |