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OMMISSION
MEMO
Brussels, 31 December 2016
State aid: Overview of decisions and on-going in-depth
investigations of Financial Institutions in Difficulty
In 2008/2009, the Commission adopted a temporary state aid framework to enable
Member States to deal with financial problems in systemic banks, as well as support
access to finance for real economy firms. The crisis rules for banks, which were tightened
in July and December 2010, were extended on 1 December 2011. The Temporary
Framework for state aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial and
economic crisis expired in December 2011.
Situation as of 31 December 2016
MEMO/12/1018