The paper at hand analyzes Case C-349/17 – Eesti Pagar as a landmark decision in the development of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s case law on the decentralized enforcement of State aid rules. Through this judgment, the CJEU reaffirmed the essential institutional role of national courts in ensuring compliance with Article 108(3) TFEU, highlighting their duty to assess ex officio the legality of public support measures, t...

State aid is considered an anti-competitive practice requiring legislative intervention and sanctioning according to Article 107 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. This paper details the exceptions and conditions under which state aid may be considered compatible with the internal market, as well as the role of national and European authorities in evaluating them.Within a case analysis, the authors explore Decision (...